Intel Core Ultra 5 235 vs AMD Ryzen 5 4500

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 5 235, vs AMD Ryzen 5 4500. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 5 235 and AMD Ryzen 5 4500
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 Ultra 5 235
2108
AMD Ryzen 5 4500
1211
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
22689
AMD Ryzen 5 4500
9305
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
127
AMD Ryzen 5 4500
74
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
1228
AMD Ryzen 5 4500
483
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
4530
AMD Ryzen 5 4500
2596
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
40621
AMD Ryzen 5 4500
16112
Integer Math94.1 GOps/s49.8 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math126.5 GOps/s29.5 GOps/s
Prime Number Search403 M primes/s34 M primes/s
Random String Sort50.2 M strings/s24 M strings/s
Data Encryption31.4 GB/s13.6 GB/s
Data Compression418.2 MB/s229.2 MB/s
Physics3151 frames/s725 frames/s
Extended Instructions352 M matrices/s152 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
2967
AMD Ryzen 5 4500
1580
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
17838
AMD Ryzen 5 4500
6777
File Compression1370 MB/s586.6 MB/s
Clang Compilation144.6 KLines/s59.5 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser421.5 pages/s146.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering487.4 MP/sec206.7 MP/sec
Text Processing332.5 pages/s144.5 pages/s
Background Blur84.8 frames/s37.8 frames/s
Photo Processing153.9 frames/s57 frames/s
Ray Tracing29.6 MP/sec10.7 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
267.72
AMD Ryzen 5 4500
125.61

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 274.4 PPW 104.3 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 624.9 PPW 247.9 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 18.9 PPW 7.4 PPW
Blender / W 4.12 PPW 1.93 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced December, 18, 2024 April, 4, 2022
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Zen 2 (Renoir)
Model number 235 n/a
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 6
Threads 6 12
Frequency 3.4 GHz 3.6 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5 GHz 4.1 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores8n/a
Threads8n/a
Frequency2.9 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.4 GHzn/a
General
Cores count146
Threads count1412
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier34x36x
L1 cache192 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache3000 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache24 MB total8 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Package

Transistor count n/a 9.8 billion
Process tech. 3 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 65 W
Max TDP (Boost) 121 W 88 W
Socket FCLGA-1851 AM4
Critical temp. 105 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-6400 DDR4-3200
Max Size 256 GB 64 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes No

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 3.0
Max PCIe Lanes 24 16
Tech - Compute: ABM, ADX, AVX-VNNI, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, DLBoost 3.0, F16C, SHA
- Performance: CFET, EIST, TBT 2.0, Thread Director
- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-rp, VT-x
- Security: MBEC, RDRAND, SIPP, TDT, TXT, XD bit, vPro
n/a

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core Ultra 5 235 the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

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Total Votes: 5

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