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Intel Core Ultra 5 235
Intel's Arrow Lake-S desktop chip pairs 14 cores (6P+8E, no Hyper-Threading) with integrated graphics, DDR5-6400 support and a 65 W base TDP, but the multiplier is locked and it needs a new LGA1851 motherboard with no backward compatibility.
Pros
- 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) and 14 threads for mainstream workloads
- Integrated graphics included, so a discrete GPU is optional for basic use
- DDR5-6400 support with up to 256 GB of memory
- PCIe 5.0 connectivity on the current LGA1851 platform
- On-die NPU for AI-assisted Windows features
Cons
- Locked multiplier, so manual overclocking is not supported
- No Hyper-Threading, so thread count equals core count
- Requires a new LGA1851 motherboard with no backward compatibility
- Lower per-core clocks than the higher-tier K-series parts in the same family
Good
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Intel Core Ultra 5 235
General
- Announced
- 2025
- Socket
- LGA1851
- Process
- 3 nm
- Base TDP
- 65 W
- Max turbo power
- 121 W
- Unlocked multiplier
- No
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 14
- Performance cores
- 6
- Efficiency cores
- 8
- Threads
- 14
- Base clock
- 3.4 GHz
- Boost clock
- 5 GHz
- L2 cache
- 26 MB
- L3 cache
- 24 MB
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- Intel Graphics
- iGPU clock
- 2,000 MHz
Memory
- Memory support
- DDR5-6400
- Max memory
- 256 GB
- Memory channels
- 2
Platform
- PCIe version
- 5
- CPU PCIe lanes
- 24
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,963Top 21%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 17,645Top 22%
- Cinebench R23 (single)
- 2,057Top 21%
- Cinebench R23 (multi)
- 21,677Top 28%
- PassMark
- 37,396Top 31%
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core Ultra 5 235 good in 2026?
The Intel Core Ultra 5 235 earns an Inno Score of 67.5/100 (“Good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Intel's Arrow Lake-S desktop chip pairs 14 cores (6P+8E, no Hyper-Threading) with integrated graphics, DDR5-6400 support and a 65 W base TDP, but the multiplier is locked and it needs a new LGA1851 motherboard with no backward compatibility.
What are the key specs of the Intel Core Ultra 5 235?
Cores: 14 · Threads: 14 · Boost clock: 5 GHz · Socket: LGA1851
What are the closest alternatives to the Intel Core Ultra 5 235?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are AMD Ryzen 7 7700X, Intel Core i5-13600K, Intel Core i5-14600K — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
