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