Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 235HX

The Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX is a mobile 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 Jan 2025. Clocks run from 2.9 GHz base to 5.1 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 FCBGA2114 socket and exposes PCIe 5.0 (24 lanes). Rated TDP is 55 W. Notable platform capabilities: Gaussian Neural Accelerator, Extended Page Tables (EPT), Control-flow Enforcement (CET).

The Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX scores 4,711 in single-core performance and 41,025 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 13,902 for overall performance, 33,262 for productivity performance, 31,044 for creator performance, 45,897 for engineering performance and 24,389 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 2,930 per core, 2,930 per thread and 746 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 1,875. Its performance index is 172, so its overall performance is 72% 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 235HX scores 97,177 in integer math, 129,819 in floating-point math, 426,417 in compression, 32,697 in cryptography, 2,550 in physics simulation, 34,808 in vector SIMD, 361 in the prime sieve and 50,929 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 65% above in integer math, 183% above in floating-point math, 87% above in compression, 185% above in cryptography, 134% above in physics simulation, 124% above in vector SIMD, 439% above in the prime sieve and 125% 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 235HX 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 2.90 GHz and boosts up to 5.10 GHz.

The Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX is a mobile processor, belongs to the Intel Core Ultra 5 family, uses the Arrow Lake architecture, carries the codename Arrow Lake and is manufactured on a 3 nm process. It launched in Jan 2025.

The Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX 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 235HX 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 235HX supports DDR5 memory, addresses up to 256 GB of memory, uses 2 memory channels, runs memory at up to 7,200 MT/s and delivers up to 115.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth. It does not support DDR4 and LPDDR memory. It does not support ECC memory.

The Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX includes integrated graphics (Intel Graphics) and clocks the graphics up to 1.90 GHz.

The Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX uses the FCBGA2114 socket, supports PCI Express 5.0 and provides up to 24 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX has a rated TDP of 55 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.

The Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX is also identified by the model number 235HX and the processor number 235HX.

Feex has recorded 67% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX. 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. Graphics: 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, Foundry and Launch Price. Naming & Aliases: SKU and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FCBGA2114 socket as the Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX, Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX, Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX, Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX+ and Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX.