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Intel Core Ultra 5 238V
The Intel Core Ultra 5 238V is a Lunar Lake mobile processor in Intel's Core Ultra 200V line, pairing 4 Performance cores with 4 Low Power Efficient cores (8 cores, 8 threads) and a 4.7 GHz maximum turbo. It carries 32 GB of LPDDR5X-8533 memory on the package, Arc 130V graphics with 7 Xe-cores and a 40 TOPS NPU. Intel rates it at 17 W base and 37 W maximum turbo power and lists vPro Enterprise eligibility.
Pros
- Intel vPro Enterprise eligibility for managed business laptops
- 40 TOPS Intel AI Boost NPU, with an overall peak of 97 TOPS across CPU, GPU and NPU
- 32 GB of LPDDR5X-8533 memory on the package
- Performance-core turbo up to 4.7 GHz at 17 W base and 37 W maximum turbo power
- About 2,697 Geekbench 6 single-core points in review testing of a Dell Pro 14 Plus with this chip
Cons
- 8 cores and 8 threads with no Hyper-Threading
- Memory is on the package and cannot be upgraded
- 8 MB of L3 cache versus 12 MB on the Core Ultra 7 and 9 200V chips
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Intel Core Ultra 5 238V
General
- Announced
- 2024
- Process
- 3 nm
- Base TDP
- 17 W
- Max TDP
- 37 W
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 8
- Performance cores
- 4
- Efficiency cores
- 4
- Threads
- 8
- Base clock
- 2.1 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.7 GHz
- L3 cache
- 8 MB
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- Intel Arc 130V
- iGPU clock
- 1,850 MHz
Memory
- Memory support
- LPDDR5X-8533 (on-package)
- Max memory
- 32 GB
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,697Top 41%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 10,285Bottom 37%
- PassMark
- 18,363Bottom 35%
- PassMark (single thread)
- 3,888Top 32%
- 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)
- 3,388Top 16%
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core Ultra 5 238V good in 2026?
The Intel Core Ultra 5 238V earns an Inno Score of 55.6/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The Intel Core Ultra 5 238V is a Lunar Lake mobile processor in Intel's Core Ultra 200V line, pairing 4 Performance cores with 4 Low Power Efficient cores (8 cores, 8 threads) and a 4.7 GHz maximum turbo. It carries 32 GB of LPDDR5X-8533 memory on the package, Arc 130V graphics with 7 Xe-cores and a 40 TOPS NPU. Intel rates it at 17 W base and 37 W maximum turbo power and lists vPro Enterprise eligibility.
Does the Intel Core Ultra 5 238V count as "Core i7 or equivalent"?
Its PassMark CPU Mark average is 18,363 (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.
What are the key specs of the Intel Core Ultra 5 238V?
Cores: 8 · Threads: 8 · Boost clock: 4.7 GHz · Base TDP: 17 W
What are the closest alternatives to the Intel Core Ultra 5 238V?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX, AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS, AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
