Intel Core Ultra 5 235U vs Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 5 235U with 12 cores 2.0GHz and Intel Core Ultra 7 164U with 12 cores 1.1GHz . 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 1 years and 1 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (8400 vs 5)
Higher base frequency (2.0GHz vs 1.1GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 7nm)
Intel Core Ultra 7 164U 's Advantages
Newer PCIe version (4 vs 4.0)
Lower TDP (9W vs 15W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
+18%
2566
Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
2172
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
+20%
10282
Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
8552
General Parameters
Jan 2025
Release Date
Dec 2023
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Arrow Lake
Core Architecture
Meteor Lake
235U
Processor Number
-
FCBGA-2049
Socket
Intel BGA 2551
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Integrated Graphics
Arc Xe-LPG 64EU
-
Generation
Ultra 7 (Meteor Lake)
Package
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
12-15 W
Power Consumption
9 W
57 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
110 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
110°C
-
Foundry
Intel
CPU Performance
2
Performance Cores
2
4
Performance Core Threads
4
2.0 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.1 GHz
4.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
10
Efficiency Cores
10
10
Efficiency Core Threads
10
1.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
700 MHz
4.1 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
12
Total Core Count
12
14
Total Thread Count
14
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
20
Multiplier
11.0
112 K per core
L1 Cache
112 KB per core
2 MB per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-8400,LPDDR5x-8400,DDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR5
Depends on motherboard
128 GB
Max Memory Size
-
2
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
2050 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
