Intel Core Ultra 5 235U vs AMD Ryzen Z1
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 5 235U with 12 cores 2.0GHz and AMD Ryzen Z1 with 6 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (8400 vs 7500)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 4nm)
Lower TDP (15W vs 30W)
AMD Ryzen Z1 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2.0GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 12MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
+1%
1805
AMD Ryzen Z1
1785
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
+14%
11331
AMD Ryzen Z1
9872
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
+12%
2566
AMD Ryzen Z1
2291
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
+15%
10282
AMD Ryzen Z1
8878
General Parameters
Jan 2025
Release Date
Apr 2023
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Arrow Lake
Core Architecture
Zen 4 (Phoenix)
235U
Processor Number
-
FCBGA-2049
Socket
FP7
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Integrated Graphics
Radeon 740M
Package
-
Transistor Count
25 billions
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
12-15 W
Power Consumption
9-30 W
57 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
110 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
2
Performance Cores
6
4
Performance Core Threads
12
2.0 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
4.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
10
Efficiency Cores
-
10
Efficiency Core Threads
-
1.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
4.1 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
12
Total Core Count
6
14
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
20
Multiplier
32x
112 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
2 MB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-8400,LPDDR5x-8400,DDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR5-5600, LPDDR5x-7500
128 GB
Max Memory Size
256 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
800 MHz
2050 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2500 MHz
-
Shader Units
256
-
Texture Units
16
-
Raster Operation Units
8
-
Execution Units
4
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Graphics Performance
1.28 TFLOPS
