Intel Core Ultra 5 235T vs Intel Core i7 12700
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 5 235T with 14 cores 2.2GHz and Intel Core i7 12700 with 12 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core Ultra 5 235T 's Advantages
Released 3 years late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 4800)
Higher base frequency (2.2GHz vs 2.1GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i7 12700 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 5)
Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 24MB)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 235T
+3%
2577
Intel Core i7 12700
2491
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 235T
12015
Intel Core i7 12700
+7%
12863
General Parameters
Jan 2025
Release Date
Jan 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Arrow Lake-S
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
-
Processor Number
i7-12700
Intel Socket 1851
Socket
LGA-1700
Arc Xe-LPG Graphics 24EU
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Ultra 5 (Arrow Lake)
Generation
-
Package
17.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
180 W
105°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
TSMC
Foundry
-
243 mm²
Die Size
-
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
16
2.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
4
8
Efficiency Core Threads
4
1600 MHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.6 GHz
4.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
14
Total Core Count
12
14
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
22.0
Multiplier
21x
192 KB per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
3 MB per core
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
24 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
-
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1500 MHz
-
Shader Units
256
-
Texture Units
16
-
Raster Operation Units
8
-
Execution Units
32
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Graphics Performance
0.78 TFLOPS
