Intel Core Ultra 5 235U vs Intel Core i5 12500H
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 5 235U with 12 cores 2.0GHz and Intel Core i5 12500H with 12 cores 2.5GHz . 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 late
Higher specification of memory (8400 vs 5200)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (15W vs 45W)
Intel Core i5 12500H 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 2.0GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (18MB vs 12MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
+6%
1805
Intel Core i5 12500H
1702
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
11331
Intel Core i5 12500H
+16%
13201
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
+15%
2566
Intel Core i5 12500H
2214
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
+13%
10282
Intel Core i5 12500H
9079
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
100
Intel Core i5 12500H
+2%
102
General Parameters
Jan 2025
Release Date
Jan 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Arrow Lake
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
235U
Processor Number
i5-12500H
FCBGA-2049
Socket
BGA-1744
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Integrated Graphics
Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Package
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
12-15 W
Power Consumption
35-45 W
57 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
95 W
110 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
2
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
8
2.0 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
4.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
10
Efficiency Cores
8
10
Efficiency Core Threads
8
1.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
4.1 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.3 GHz
12
Total Core Count
12
14
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
20
Multiplier
25x
112 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
2 MB per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
18 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-8400,LPDDR5x-8400,DDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
128 GB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
2050 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1300 MHz
-
Shader Units
640
-
Texture Units
40
-
Raster Operation Units
20
-
Execution Units
80
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Graphics Performance
1.41 TFLOPS
