Intel Core Ultra 5 235T vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 5 235T with 14 cores 2.2GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 3500X with 6 cores 3.6GHz . 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 5 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 3200)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 7nm)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 24MB)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 235T
+56%
2577
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
1650
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 235T
+84%
12015
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
6523
General Parameters
Jan 2025
Release Date
Sep 2019
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
Arrow Lake-S
Core Architecture
Matisse
Intel Socket 1851
Socket
AMD Socket AM4
Arc Xe-LPG Graphics 24EU
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Ultra 5 (Arrow Lake)
Generation
Ryzen 5 (Zen 2 (Matisse))
Package
17.8 billions
Transistor Count
3.8 billions
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
105°C
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
TSMC
Foundry
TSMC
243 mm²
Die Size
74 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
12 nm
-
I/O Die Size
124 mm²
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
-
12
Performance Core Threads
-
2.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.1 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
6
14
Total Thread Count
6
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
22.0
Multiplier
36.0
192 KB per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
3 MB per core
L2 Cache
512 KB per core
24 MB shared
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
2
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
51.2 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Graphics Performance
1.18 TFLOPS
