Intel Core Ultra 5 235T vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 5 235T with 14 cores 2.2GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT with 12 cores 3.8GHz . 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 4 years and 6 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 3200)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4.0)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 7nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 105W)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 2.2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 24MB)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 235T
+46%
2577
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
1763
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 235T
+8%
12015
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
11025
General Parameters
Jan 2025
Release Date
Jul 2020
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Arrow Lake-S
Core Architecture
Zen 2 (Matisse)
Intel Socket 1851
Socket
AM4
Arc Xe-LPG Graphics 24EU
Integrated Graphics
No
Ultra 5 (Arrow Lake)
Generation
-
Package
17.8 billions
Transistor Count
3.8 billions
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
105 W
105°C
Peak Operating Temperature
95°C
TSMC
Foundry
-
243 mm²
Die Size
-
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
12
12
Performance Core Threads
24
2.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 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
12
14
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
22.0
Multiplier
38x
192 KB per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
3 MB per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
24 MB shared
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
-
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
47.68 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
