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Intel Core Ultra 5 235 vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285K

Intel Core Ultra 5 235

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The Intel Core Ultra 5 235 is a desktop processor based on the Arrow Lake-S series that was introduced at the beginning of 2025. It offers 14 cores divided in 6 performance cores with up to 5 GHz and 8 efficiency cores with up to 4.4 GHz.

The CPU performance is comparable to the old Intel Core i5-13600K and therefore well suited for demanding tasks.

The Arrow Lake-S chips are composed of several chiplets. The CPU part is manufactured at TSMC in the modern N3B (3nm) process, the GPU also comes from TSMC in the N5P process. The SoC and I/O tile are manufactured in the TSMC N6 process. The base tile is manufactured by Intel in the 22nm process and carries the individual chiplets thanks to Fovero's 3D packaging.

The TDP is specified at 65 watts (long-term) to 121 watts (Turbo).

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K

ModelIntel Core Ultra 5 235Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
CodenameArrow Lake-SArrow Lake-S
SeriesIntel Arrow LakeIntel Arrow Lake
Series: Arrow Lake Arrow Lake-S
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K3.2 - 5.7 GHz24 / 24 cores36 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K compare3.6 - 5.2 GHz14 / 14 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 235 « 3.4 - 5 GHz14 / 14 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 225F compare3.3 - 4.9 GHz10 / 10 cores20 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K « 3.2 - 5.7 GHz24 / 24 cores36 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K compare3.6 - 5.2 GHz14 / 14 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 2353.4 - 5 GHz14 / 14 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 225F compare3.3 - 4.9 GHz10 / 10 cores20 MB L3
Clock3400 - 5000 MHz3200 - 5700 MHz
L2 Cache26 MB40 MB
L3 Cache24 MB36 MB
Cores / Threads14 / 14
6 x 5.0 GHz Intel Lion Cove P-core
8 x 4.4 GHz Intel Skymont E-core
24 / 24
8 x 5.7 GHz Intel Lion Cove P-core
16 x 4.6 GHz Intel Skymont E-core
TDP65 Watt125 Watt
TDP Turbo PL2121 Watt250 Watt
SocketLGA1851
iGPUIntel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) (300 - 2000 MHz)Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc)
Architecturex86x86
$247 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerwww.intel.deark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - Ultra 5 235
43.8 pt (73%)
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Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - Ultra 9 285K
52 pt (87%)
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Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
127 Points (71%)
min: 143     avg: 144.5     median: 144.5 (81%)     max: 146 Points
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
1172 Points (22%)
min: 2367     avg: 2398     median: 2395 (45%)     max: 2436 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
21677 Points (20%)
min: 41911     avg: 42356     median: 42404 (39%)     max: 42705 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
2057 Points (87%)
min: 2342     avg: 2359     median: 2357.5 (99%)     max: 2377 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
795 Points (87%)
min: 899     avg: 909     median: 908.5 (99%)     max: 918 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
8518 Points (21%)
min: 16435     avg: 16575     median: 16572 (40%)     max: 16722 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
3642 Points (23%)
min: 6396     avg: 6472     median: 6451 (41%)     max: 6588 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
312 Points (86%)
min: 355     avg: 357.8     median: 357.5 (99%)     max: 361 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
44.3 Points (57%)
min: 70.77     avg: 74     median: 74 (96%)     max: 77.29 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
3.8 Points (90%)
min: 4.17     avg: 4.2     median: 4.2 (100%)     max: 4.21 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
11400 Points (69%)
min: 12494     avg: 12522     median: 12521.5 (76%)     max: 12549 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
84924 Points (62%)
min: 100637     avg: 102887     median: 102886 (75%)     max: 105136 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
131431 Points (84%)
156586 Points (100%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
17602 Points (21%)
19296 Points (24%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
77.7 s (1%)
min: 42.591     avg: 45.7     median: 45.7 (1%)     max: 48.806 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
2.8 s (1%)
min: 2.12     avg: 2.2     median: 2.2 (0%)     max: 2.197 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
9883 Points (16%)
min: 12599     avg: 12772     median: 12771.5 (20%)     max: 12944 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
71174 MIPS (41%)
min: 129542     avg: 129707     median: 129706 (74%)     max: 129871 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
6479 MIPS (76%)
min: 7288     avg: 7366     median: 7366 (87%)     max: 7444 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
200.9 fps (5%)
min: 296.5     avg: 297.8     median: 297.8 (8%)     max: 299 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
378 fps (10%)
min: 422     avg: 424     median: 424 (11%)     max: 426 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
25 fps (44%)
min: 45     avg: 45.4     median: 45.4 (80%)     max: 45.7 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.4 GB/s (41%)
min: 2.3     avg: 2.4     median: 2.4 (71%)     max: 2.5 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
2.8 GB/s (48%)
min: 4.9     avg: 5     median: 5 (85%)     max: 5 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
15.9 GB/s (41%)
min: 16     avg: 16.7     median: 16.7 (43%)     max: 17.3 GB/s
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
278 Seconds (4%)
min: 123     avg: 123.5     median: 123.5 (2%)     max: 124 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
168 Seconds (1%)
79 Seconds (1%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.4 sec (9%)
min: 0.3796     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (8%)     max: 0.3833 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
19133 Points (41%)
min: 21727     avg: 21932     median: 21932 (47%)     max: 22137 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.6 s (2%)
min: 6.713     avg: 6.8     median: 6.8 (1%)     max: 6.857 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
16.7 s (1%)
min: 14.64     avg: 14.8     median: 14.8 (1%)     max: 14.936 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
104702 Points (80%)
130172 Points (100%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
26990 Points (66%)
min: 28636     avg: 29702     median: 29701.5 (73%)     max: 30767 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
113507 Points (92%)
104369 Points (85%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
114645 Points (93%)
104929 Points (85%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
116826 Points (94%)
108690 Points (87%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
24481 Points (62%)
29808 Points (75%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
37722 Points (67%)
min: 53194     avg: 53836     median: 53541 (95%)     max: 54772 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
16138 Points (68%)
min: 17911     avg: 18413     median: 18322 (77%)     max: 19007 Points
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Single-Core
2971 Points (74%)
min: 3260     avg: 3283     median: 3283 (82%)     max: 3306 Points
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Multi-Core
17484 Points (68%)
min: 21507     avg: 21598     median: 21597.5 (84%)     max: 21688 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
2171 Points (82%)
min: 2366     avg: 2388     median: 2387.5 (91%)     max: 2409 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
17696 Points (32%)
min: 25740     avg: 25963     median: 25963 (47%)     max: 26186 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
2127 Points (9%)
min: 2332     avg: 2351     median: 2350.5 (10%)     max: 2369 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
17664 Points (56%)
min: 25793     avg: 25808     median: 25807.5 (81%)     max: 25822 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
9043 Points (90%)
min: 9791     avg: 9857     median: 9857 (98%)     max: 9923 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
65823 Points (65%)
min: 92188     avg: 93778     median: 93777.5 (92%)     max: 95367 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
436 ms (1%)
min: 396     avg: 396.5     median: 396.5 (0%)     max: 397 ms
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
313 Points (86%)
min: 345     avg: 350     median: 350 (96%)     max: 355 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
329 Points (59%)
min: 377     avg: 387     median: 387 (69%)     max: 397 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
2131 Points (80%)
min: 2529     avg: 2531     median: 2531 (95%)     max: 2533 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
163 Watt (28%)
min: 379     avg: 380.5     median: 380.5 (66%)     max: 382 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
225 Watt (41%)
min: 356     avg: 364.5     median: 364.5 (67%)     max: 373 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
92.3 Watt (61%)
min: 76.2     avg: 86     median: 86 (57%)     max: 95.7 Watt
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
16.2 Points per Watt (12%)
min: 17.1     avg: 17.8     median: 17.8 (13%)     max: 18.5 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks Intel Core Ultra 5 235 → 100% n=51

Average Benchmarks Intel Core Ultra 9 285K → 134% n=51

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Redaktion, 2017-09- 8 (Update: 2023-07- 1)