Intel Core i9 11980HK vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i9 11980HK with 8 cores 2.6GHz and Intel Core Ultra 5 235U with 12 cores 2.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i9 11980HK 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 2.0GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (24MB vs 12MB)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 8 months late
Higher specification of memory (8400 vs 3200)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (15W vs 65W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i9 11980HK
1563
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
+15%
1805
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 11980HK
+22%
13935
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
11331
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i9 11980HK
2295
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
+11%
2566
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 11980HK
+3%
10659
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
10282
General Parameters
May 2021
Release Date
Jan 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Tiger Lake H45
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
i9-11980HK
Processor Number
235U
BGA-1787
Socket
FCBGA-2049
UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU)
Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
45-65 W
Power Consumption
12-15 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
57 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
110 °C
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
2
16
Performance Core Threads
4
2.6-3.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.0 GHz
5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
10
-
Efficiency Core Threads
10
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.6 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.1 GHz
8
Total Core Count
12
16
Total Thread Count
14
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
26-33x
Multiplier
20
96 K per core
L1 Cache
112 K per core
1280 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
24 MB shared
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
LPDDR5-8400,LPDDR5x-8400,DDR5-6400
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
51.2 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
350 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1450 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2050 MHz
256
Shader Units
-
16
Texture Units
-
8
Raster Operation Units
-
32
Execution Units
-
15 W
Power Consumption
-
0.742 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
Miscellaneous
4.0
PCIe Version
4.0
20
PCIe Lanes
20
