Intel
Intel Core Ultra 5 235H
The Intel Core Ultra 5 235H is an Arrow Lake-H mobile processor with 14 cores and 14 threads: 4 Lion Cove Performance cores, 8 Skymont Efficient cores and 2 low-power Efficient cores. It boosts to 5.1 GHz, is rated at 28 W base power and 115 W maximum turbo power, and includes an Intel Arc 140T iGPU and an NPU.
Pros
- 14 cores from 4 Performance, 8 Efficient and 2 low-power Efficient cores
- Up to 5.1 GHz boost frequency
- Integrated Intel Arc 140T graphics with 8 Xe cores
- Built-in NPU rated at 13 TOPS (INT8)
- Supports LPDDR5X-8400 and DDR5-6400 memory
Cons
- No hyper-threading, so thread count equals core count (14)
- Up to 115 W maximum turbo power calls for capable cooling
- Two fewer Performance cores than the Core Ultra 7 and 9 H-series chips
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Intel Core Ultra 5 235H
General
- Announced
- 2025
- Process
- 3 nm
- Base TDP
- 28 W
- Max TDP
- 115 W
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 14
- Performance cores
- 4
- Efficiency cores
- 10
- Threads
- 14
- Boost clock
- 5.1 GHz
- L3 cache
- 18 MB
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- Intel Arc 140T
- iGPU clock
- 2,250 MHz
Memory
- Memory support
- LPDDR5X-8400 / DDR5-6400
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,743Top 37%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 14,451Top 28%
- PassMark
- 29,776Top 26%
- PassMark (single thread)
- 4,323Top 13%
Devices with the Intel Core Ultra 5 235H
1 device in our catalog uses this chip
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core Ultra 5 235H good in 2026?
The Intel Core Ultra 5 235H earns an Inno Score of 58.7/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The Intel Core Ultra 5 235H is an Arrow Lake-H mobile processor with 14 cores and 14 threads: 4 Lion Cove Performance cores, 8 Skymont Efficient cores and 2 low-power Efficient cores. It boosts to 5.1 GHz, is rated at 28 W base power and 115 W maximum turbo power, and includes an Intel Arc 140T iGPU and an NPU.
Does the Intel Core Ultra 5 235H count as "Core i7 or equivalent"?
Its PassMark CPU Mark average is 29,776 (cpubenchmark.net, retrieved Sep 26–Oct 8, 2026), which puts it in Tier A of our CPU tier checker: current Core i7 H / Core Ultra 7 / Ryzen 7 class and above. Requirement pages word this differently, so check the exact wording with your department.
Which devices use the Intel Core Ultra 5 235H?
One device in our catalog uses the Intel Core Ultra 5 235H: Panasonic TOUGHBOOK 56.
What are the key specs of the Intel Core Ultra 5 235H?
Cores: 14 · Threads: 14 · Boost clock: 5.1 GHz · Base TDP: 28 W
What are the closest alternatives to the Intel Core Ultra 5 235H?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Intel Core Ultra 7 268V, Intel Core i7-14700HX, Intel Core Ultra 7 355 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
