Intel Core i7 8700 vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235T
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 8700 with 6 cores 3.2GHz and Intel Core Ultra 5 235T with 14 cores 2.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i7 8700 Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2.2GHz)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235T Advantages
Released 7 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 2666)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (24MB vs 12MB)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 8700
1258
Intel Core Ultra 5 235T
+104%
2577
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 8700
4394
Intel Core Ultra 5 235T
+173%
12015
General Parameters
Oct 2017
Release Date
Jan 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Coffee Lake
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake-S
i7-8700
Processor Number
-
LGA-1151
Socket
Intel Socket 1851
UHD Graphics 630
Integrated Graphics
Arc Xe-LPG Graphics 24EU
-
Generation
Ultra 5 (Arrow Lake)
Package
-
Transistor Count
17.8 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
105°C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
243 mm²
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
6
12
Performance Core Threads
12
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.2 GHz
4.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1600 MHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
6
Total Core Count
14
12
Total Thread Count
14
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
32x
Multiplier
22.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
192 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
3 MB per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
24 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
128 GB
Max Memory Size
-
2
Max Memory Channels
2
41.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
350 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1200 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
192
Shader Units
-
24
Texture Units
-
3
Raster Operation Units
-
24
Execution Units
-
15 W
Power Consumption
-
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
0.38 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
5
16
PCIe Lanes
20
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
