Intel Core i5 1235U vs Intel Core Ultra 5 325

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 1235U, vs Intel Core Ultra 5 325. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i5 1235U and Intel Core Ultra 5 325
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 1235U
1640
Intel Core Ultra 5 325
1800
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 1235U
6601
Intel Core Ultra 5 325
8596
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 1235U
98
Intel Core Ultra 5 325
95
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 1235U
368
Intel Core Ultra 5 325
484
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 1235U
3171
Intel Core Ultra 5 325
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 1235U
13070
Intel Core Ultra 5 325
n/a
Integer Math49.1 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math46.6 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search1211 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort17.2 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption9.4 GB/sn/a
Data Compression148.4 MB/sn/a
Physics703 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions82 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 1235U
2089
Intel Core Ultra 5 325
2312
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 1235U
6362
Intel Core Ultra 5 325
8961
File Compression448.4 MB/sn/a
Clang Compilation24.1 KLines/sn/a
HTML5 Browser156 pages/sn/a
PDF Rendering128.9 MP/secn/a
Text Processing206.3 pages/sn/a
Background Blur34.7 frames/sn/a
Photo Processing54.1 frames/sn/a
Ray Tracing10.5 MP/secn/a

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i5 1235U
80.33
Intel Core Ultra 5 325
n/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 424.1 PPW 358.4 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 871.3 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 24.5 PPW 19.4 PPW
Blender / W 5.36 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced February, 23, 2022 January, 5, 2026
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake n/a
Model number i5-1235U 325
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Graphics 4 Xe3

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 2 4
Threads 4 4
Frequency 1.3 GHz 2.1 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.4 GHz 4.5 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores84
Threads84
Frequency0.9 GHz1.6 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.3 GHz3.4 GHz
General
Cores count108
Threads count128
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier13x21x
L1 cache80 KB/coren/a
L2 cache1280 KB/coren/a
L3 Cache12 MB total12 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 2 nm
Power (TDP) 12-15 W 12-25 W
Max TDP (Boost) 55 W 55 W
Socket BGA-1744 Custom
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
- LPDDR5X-7467
- DDR5-6400
Max Size 64 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 12

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i5 1235U the clear winner in this comparison.

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