Intel Core Ultra 5 235 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 5 235, vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 5 235 and AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
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 9600X
2154
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
22689
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
17447
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
127
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
134
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
1228
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
970
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
4530
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
4579
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
40621
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
30020
Integer Math94.1 GOps/s90 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math126.5 GOps/s60.1 GOps/s
Prime Number Search403 M primes/s231 M primes/s
Random String Sort50.2 M strings/s36.1 M strings/s
Data Encryption31.4 GB/s16.6 GB/s
Data Compression418.2 MB/s340.4 MB/s
Physics3151 frames/s2000 frames/s
Extended Instructions352 M matrices/s279 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
2967
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
3334
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
17838
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
15031
File Compression1370 MB/s1550 MB/s
Clang Compilation144.6 KLines/s102.2 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser421.5 pages/s299.1 pages/s
PDF Rendering487.4 MP/sec375.3 MP/sec
Text Processing332.5 pages/s353.7 pages/s
Background Blur84.8 frames/s77.1 frames/s
Photo Processing153.9 frames/s123.4 frames/s
Ray Tracing29.6 MP/sec21.6 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
267.72
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
218.13

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 274.4 PPW 231.2 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 624.9 PPW 461.8 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 18.9 PPW 14.9 PPW
Blender / W 4.12 PPW 3.36 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced December, 18, 2024 June, 3, 2024
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Model number 235 n/a
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics Radeon 610M

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 6
Threads 6 12
Frequency 3.4 GHz 3.9 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5 GHz 5.4 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
Multiplier34x39x
L1 cache192 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache3000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache24 MB total32 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Package

Transistor count n/a 8.3 billion
Process tech. 3 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 65 W
Max TDP (Boost) 121 W 142 W
Socket FCLGA-1851 AM5
Critical temp. 105 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-6400 DDR5-5600
Max Size 256 GB 192 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 24 28
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

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