Intel Core Ultra 5 235U vs AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2025
Jan 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Amd
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
Zen 5 (Strix Halo)
Processor Number
235U
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Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Radeon 8060S
Generation
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Zen 5 (Strix Halo)
Series
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Ryzen AI Max 300 Series
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
4 nm
Socket
FCBGA-2049
Custom
Power Consumption
12-15 W
45-120 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
57 W
120 W
Peak Operating Temperature
110 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
2
8
Performance Core Threads
4
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.0 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
5.0 GHz
Efficiency Cores
10
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Efficiency Core Threads
10
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.6 GHz
—
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.1 GHz
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Total Core Count
12
8
Total Thread Count
14
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
20
36
L1 Cache
112 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
32 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-8400,LPDDR5x-8400,DDR5-6400
LPDDR5X-8000
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Bandwidth
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256 GB/s
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2050 MHz
2900 MHz
Shader Units
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2560
Texture Units
—
160
Raster Operation Units
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64
Execution Units
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40
Power Consumption
—
45-120
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
20
16
AI Accelerator
NPU
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AMD Ryzen™ AI
Theoretical performance
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50 TOPS
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
2,566
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Geekbench 6
10,282
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.