Intel Core Ultra 5 235U vs AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 5 235U with 12 cores 2.0GHz and AMD Ryzen AI Max 390 with 12 cores 3.2GHz . 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
Higher specification of memory (8400 vs 8000)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 4nm)
Lower TDP (15W vs 55W)
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390 's Advantages
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2.0GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 12MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
1805
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
+20%
2172
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
11331
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
+171%
30768
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
2566
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
+13%
2909
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
10282
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
+80%
18560
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
100
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
+34%
134
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
571
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
+203%
1731
General Parameters
Jan 2025
Release Date
Jan 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Amd
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Arrow Lake
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Strix Halo)
235U
Processor Number
-
FCBGA-2049
Socket
FP11
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Integrated Graphics
Radeon 8050S
-
Generation
Ryzen AI Max (Zen 5 (Strix Halo))
Package
-
Transistor Count
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
12-15 W
Power Consumption
55 W
57 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
120 W
110 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
CPU Performance
2
Performance Cores
12
4
Performance Core Threads
24
2.0 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
4.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
10
Efficiency Cores
0
10
Efficiency Core Threads
1.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
4.1 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
12
Total Core Count
12
14
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
20
Multiplier
32
112 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
2 MB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-8400,LPDDR5x-8400,DDR5-6400
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8000
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
2050 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2800 MHz
-
Shader Units
2048
-
Texture Units
128
-
Raster Operation Units
64
-
Execution Units
32
-
Power Consumption
45-120
-
Max Resolution
-
Graphics Performance
11.47 TFLOPS
AI Accelerator
-
NPU
AMD Ryzen™ AI
-
Theoretical performance
50 TOPS
