Intel Core Ultra 5 235U vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 5 235U with 12 cores 2.0GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 5900H with 8 cores 3.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (8400 vs 4266)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 7nm)
Lower TDP (15W vs 45W)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900H 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 2.0GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 12MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
+23%
1805
AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
1466
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
11331
AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
+13%
12815
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
+26%
2566
AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
2034
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
+39%
10282
AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
7376
General Parameters
Jan 2025
Release Date
Apr 2021
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Arrow Lake
Core Architecture
Cezanne
235U
Processor Number
-
FCBGA-2049
Socket
FP6
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Integrated Graphics
Radeon RX Vega 8
Package
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
12-15 W
Power Consumption
45 W
57 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
110 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
CPU Performance
2
Performance Cores
8
4
Performance Core Threads
16
2.0 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
4.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
10
Efficiency Cores
-
10
Efficiency Core Threads
-
1.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
4.1 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
12
Total Core Count
8
14
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
20
Multiplier
33x
112 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
2 MB per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-8400,LPDDR5x-8400,DDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266
128 GB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
68.27 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
2050 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1750 MHz
-
Shader Units
512
-
Texture Units
32
-
Raster Operation Units
8
-
Power Consumption
15 W
