Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 235A

The Intel Core Ultra 5 235A is a desktop processor with a hybrid 14-core layout (6 performance cores + 8 efficiency cores) and 14 threads, built on the Arrow Lake architecture. It launched in Jul 2025. Clocks run from 3.4 GHz base to 5.0 GHz boost. A 24-MB L3 cache backs the cores (3.7 MB per core). It addresses DDR5 memory up to 256 GB across 2 channels. The chip drops into the FCLGA1851 socket and exposes PCIe 5.0 (24 lanes). Rated TDP is 65 W. Notable platform capabilities: Gaussian Neural Accelerator, Extended Page Tables (EPT), Control-flow Enforcement (CET).

The Intel Core Ultra 5 235A scores 4,557 in single-core performance and 38,392 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 13,227 for overall performance, 31,335 for productivity performance, 29,318 for creator performance, 42,951 for engineering performance and 23,269 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 2,742 per core, 2,742 per thread and 591 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 1,641. Its performance index is 164, so its overall performance is 64% above the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the Intel Core Ultra 5 235A scores 88,626 in integer math, 118,778 in floating-point math, 393,800 in compression, 30,136 in cryptography, 2,437 in physics simulation, 31,625 in vector SIMD, 392 in the prime sieve and 49,489 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 50% above in integer math, 159% above in floating-point math, 73% above in compression, 162% above in cryptography, 124% above in physics simulation, 104% above in vector SIMD, 485% above in the prime sieve and 118% above in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The Intel Core Ultra 5 235A has 14 physical cores and runs 14 logical threads. It uses a hybrid layout of 6 performance cores and 8 efficiency cores. It does not support simultaneous multithreading, so its thread count equals its core count. It runs at a base clock of 3.40 GHz and boosts up to 5.00 GHz.

The Intel Core Ultra 5 235A is a desktop processor, belongs to the Intel Core Ultra 5 family, uses the Arrow Lake architecture and carries the codename Arrow Lake. It launched in Jul 2025.

The Intel Core Ultra 5 235A has 1.41 MB of L1 cache, 26 MB of L2 cache and 24 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 51.4 MB of cache, or 3.67 MB per core.

The Intel Core Ultra 5 235A has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 1.4 MB, L2 at 26 MB and L3 at 24 MB. L2 is the largest level and makes up about 51% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Core Ultra 5 235A supports DDR5 memory, addresses up to 256 GB of memory and uses 2 memory channels. It does not support DDR4 and LPDDR memory.

The Intel Core Ultra 5 235A includes integrated graphics (Intel Graphics).

The Intel Core Ultra 5 235A uses the FCLGA1851 socket, supports PCI Express 5.0 and provides up to 24 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Core Ultra 5 235A has a rated TDP of 65 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

It launched at a price of $269.

The Intel Core Ultra 5 235A is also identified by the model number 235A.

Feex has recorded 59% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Core Ultra 5 235A. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L2 Cache (per Core) and L4 Cache. Memory Support: Memory Bandwidth, ECC Memory and Max Memory Speed. Graphics: Graphics Base Clock, Graphics Max Clock, Execution Units, Display Outputs and Max Video Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count and Foundry. Naming & Aliases: SKU, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FCLGA1851 socket as the Intel Core Ultra 5 235A and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Core Ultra 5 245, Intel Core Ultra 7 265T, Intel Core Ultra 9 285T, Intel Core Ultra 5 235 and Intel Core Ultra 5 245K.