Intel Core Ultra 5 235U vs Intel Core i9 12950HX
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 5 235U with 12 cores 2.0GHz and Intel Core i9 12950HX with 16 cores 2.3GHz . 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 2 years and 8 months late
Higher specification of memory (8400 vs 4800)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (15W vs 55W)
Intel Core i9 12950HX 's Advantages
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
Higher base frequency (2.3GHz vs 2.0GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 12MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
1805
Intel Core i9 12950HX
+8%
1962
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
11331
Intel Core i9 12950HX
+89%
21471
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
2566
Intel Core i9 12950HX
2546
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
10282
Intel Core i9 12950HX
+38%
14260
General Parameters
Jan 2025
Release Date
May 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Arrow Lake
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
235U
Processor Number
i9-12950HX
FCBGA-2049
Socket
BGA-1964
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics (32EU)
Package
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
12-15 W
Power Consumption
45-55 W
57 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
157 W
110 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
2
Performance Cores
8
4
Performance Core Threads
16
2.0 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.3 GHz
4.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
10
Efficiency Cores
8
10
Efficiency Core Threads
8
1.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.7 GHz
4.1 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
12
Total Core Count
16
14
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
20
Multiplier
23x
112 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
2 MB per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-8400,LPDDR5x-8400,DDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
2050 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1550 MHz
-
Shader Units
256
-
Texture Units
16
-
Raster Operation Units
8
-
Execution Units
32
-
Power Consumption
45 W
-
Graphics Performance
0.74 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
4.0
PCIe Version
5.0
20
PCIe Lanes
20
