Intel Core i5 1230U vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i5 1230U with 10 cores 1.0GHz and Intel Core Ultra 5 235U with 12 cores 2.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 1230U 's Advantages
Lower TDP (9W vs 15W)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 11 months late
Higher specification of memory (8400 vs 5200)
Higher base frequency (2.0GHz vs 1.0GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 1230U
1399
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
+29%
1805
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 1230U
5817
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
+94%
11331
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 1230U
1848
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
+38%
2566
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 1230U
7169
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
+43%
10282
General Parameters
Feb 2022
Release Date
Jan 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake-U
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
i5-1230U
Processor Number
235U
LGA-1700
Socket
FCBGA-2049
Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
9 W
Power Consumption
12-15 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
57 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
110 °C
CPU Performance
2
Performance Cores
2
-
Performance Core Threads
4
1.0 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.0 GHz
4.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
10
-
Efficiency Core Threads
10
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.6 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.1 GHz
10
Total Core Count
12
12
Total Thread Count
14
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
10x
Multiplier
20
80 K per core
L1 Cache
112 K per core
1280 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
Memory Types
LPDDR5-8400,LPDDR5x-8400,DDR5-6400
64 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
850 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2050 MHz
640
Shader Units
-
40
Texture Units
-
20
Raster Operation Units
-
80
Execution Units
-
15 W
Power Consumption
-
1.41 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
