Intel Core Ultra 5 235 vs Intel Core i9-12900F

Intel Core Ultra 5 235 $257
Intel Core i9-12900F $524
14 Cores
14 Threads
3.4GHz Clock
16 Cores
24 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
Socket
LGA 1851
Socket
LGA 1700
iGPU
Graphics 3C 2000MHz
iGPU
No GPU
GB6S - N/A
0%
GB6S 2,525
62%
GB6M - N/A
0%
GB6M 13,625
51%
CB23S - N/A
0%
CB23S 1,990
76%
CB23M - N/A
0%
CB23M 23,215
54%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Arrow Lake
Architecture
Alder Lake
Family
Core Ultra Series 2
Family
Core 12th Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
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Arrow Lake-S-8P-16E
P-Core
Lion Cove
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-
E-Core
Skymont
Codename
Alder Lake-S
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Alder Lake-8P-8E
P-Core
Golden Cove
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-
E-Core
Gracemont
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
1/6/2025
Release Date
1/18/2022
Foundry
TSMC
TSMC (iGPU Die)
TSMC (SoC Die)
TSMC (IO Die)
Foundry
Intel
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-
Node
N3B
N5 (iGPU Die)
N6 (SoC Die)
N6 (IO Die)
Node
Intel 7
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-
-
Die Size
135 mm²
23 mm² (iGPU Die)
100 mm² (SoC Die)
28 mm² (IO Die)
Die Size
202 mm²
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-
-
Transistor Count
Unknown
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-
-
Transistor Count
14.6 Billion
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-
-
14 Cores
6 P-Cores
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8 E-Cores
16 Cores
8 P-Cores
-
8 E-Cores
14 Threads
6 P-Threads
-
8 E-Threads
24 Threads
16 P-Threads
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8 E-Threads
P-Core
3.4GHz
5GHz Boost
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P-Core
2.4GHz
5.1GHz Boost
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-
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-
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-
E-Core
2.9GHz
4.4GHz Boost
E-Core
1.8GHz
3.8GHz Boost
Overclocking
Locked
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-
-
Overclocking
Locked
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-
Type
DMI
Type
DMI
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-
-
-
-
-
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-
Transfer Rate
16GT/s
Transfer Rate
16GT/s
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-
-
-
Lanes
8
Lanes
8
Bandwidth
16GB/s
Bandwidth
16GB/s
Bi-directional
32GB/s
Bi-directional
32GB/s
L0 Instruction
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-
L0 Instruction
-
-
L0 Data
-
-
L0 Data
-
-
L1 Instruction
64KB/P-Core
8-way set associative
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-
64KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L1 Instruction
32KB/P-Core
8-way set associative
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-
64KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
48KB/P-Core
12-way set associative
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-
32KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
48KB/P-Core
12-way set associative
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-
32KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L2
3072KB/Core
10-way set associative
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-
-
-
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8MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L2
1280KB/Core
10-way set associative
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-
-
-
-
-
-
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4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L3
-
24MB Shared
-
12-way set associative
-
-
-
-
-
L3
-
30MB Shared
-
12-way set associative
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
192GB
Max Memory
128GB
ECC
Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
3200MHz
Transfer Rate
6400MT/s
Clock
2400MHz
Transfer Rate
4800MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
51.2GB/s
Bandwidth
102.4GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
38.4GB/s
Bandwidth
76.8GB/s
TDP
65W
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-
121W Peak
TDP
65W
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-
202W Peak
Temp
105°C Max
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Temp
100°C Max
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Included Cooler
Laminar RM1
Included Cooler
Laminar RH1
PCIe 5.0 x20 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes
PCIe 5.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes
Graphics 3C 2000MHz
384 Shaders
2000MHz
No GPU
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-
AI Boost 3
GNA 3.0
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2 Cores
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-
13 TOPS
INT8
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-
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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