Intel Core Ultra 5 235T vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 5 235T with 14 cores 2.2GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 1500X with 4 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core Ultra 5 235T 's Advantages
Released 7 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 2666)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (24MB vs 16MB)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 14nm)
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.2GHz)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 235T
+126%
2577
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
1136
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 235T
+221%
12015
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
3734
General Parameters
Jan 2025
Release Date
Apr 2017
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Arrow Lake-S
Core Architecture
Zen
Intel Socket 1851
Socket
AM4
Arc Xe-LPG Graphics 24EU
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Ultra 5 (Arrow Lake)
Generation
-
Package
17.8 billions
Transistor Count
4.8 billions
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
105°C
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
TSMC
Foundry
-
243 mm²
Die Size
-
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
4
12
Performance Core Threads
8
2.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
-
8
Efficiency Core Threads
-
1600 MHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
4.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
14
Total Core Count
4
14
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
22.0
Multiplier
35x
192 KB per core
L1 Cache
96 K per core
3 MB per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
24 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
-
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
39.74 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
