Intel
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
The Intel Core Ultra 5 235U is an Arrow Lake-U laptop processor with 12 cores and 14 threads: 2 Performance cores, 8 Efficient cores and 2 Low Power Efficient cores. The Performance cores boost up to 4.9 GHz. Intel rates it at 15 W base power and 57 W maximum turbo power, with 12 MB of cache and support for LPDDR5/X-8400 or DDR5-6400 memory.
Pros
- 12 cores and 14 threads from 2 P, 8 E and 2 LP E cores
- Up to 4.9 GHz Performance-core boost frequency
- Low 15 W base power suits thin-and-light laptops
- Supports LPDDR5/X-8400 and DDR5-6400 memory, up to 128 GB
- Low Power Efficient cores can handle light background work
Cons
- Only 2 Performance cores, so lightly threaded peak speed relies on boost clocks
- 12 MB cache is smaller than on H-series laptop chips
- Integrated Intel Graphics are modest next to the Arc graphics in Core Ultra H models
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
General
- Announced
- 2025
- Process
- 3 nm
- Base TDP
- 15 W
- Max TDP
- 57 W
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 12
- Performance cores
- 2
- Efficiency cores
- 10
- Threads
- 14
- Base clock
- 2 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.9 GHz
- L3 cache
- 12 MB
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- Intel Graphics
- iGPU clock
- 2,050 MHz
Memory
- Memory support
- LPDDR5/X-8400 / DDR5-6400
- Max memory
- 128 GB
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,422Bottom 37%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 9,395Bottom 32%
- PassMark
- 17,345Bottom 33%
- PassMark (single thread)
- 3,572Bottom 47%
Devices with the Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
2 devices in our catalog use this chip
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core Ultra 5 235U good in 2026?
The Intel Core Ultra 5 235U earns an Inno Score of 54.3/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The Intel Core Ultra 5 235U is an Arrow Lake-U laptop processor with 12 cores and 14 threads: 2 Performance cores, 8 Efficient cores and 2 Low Power Efficient cores. The Performance cores boost up to 4.9 GHz. Intel rates it at 15 W base power and 57 W maximum turbo power, with 12 MB of cache and support for LPDDR5/X-8400 or DDR5-6400 memory.
Does the Intel Core Ultra 5 235U count as "Core i7 or equivalent"?
Its PassMark CPU Mark average is 17,345 (cpubenchmark.net, retrieved Sep 26–Oct 8, 2026), which puts it in Tier B of our CPU tier checker: recent mainstream Core i7 / Ryzen 7, plus older H-series chips. Requirement pages word this differently, so check the exact wording with your department.
Which devices use the Intel Core Ultra 5 235U?
2 devices in our catalog use the Intel Core Ultra 5 235U: Panasonic Let's note SC6, Panasonic Let's note FC6.
What are the key specs of the Intel Core Ultra 5 235U?
Cores: 12 · Threads: 14 · Boost clock: 4.9 GHz · Base TDP: 15 W
What are the closest alternatives to the Intel Core Ultra 5 235U?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Intel Core 7 350, Intel Core i7-13650HX, AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
