Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX vs Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus (98/100)

Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus leads overall with a score of 98/100 compared to Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX (69/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
Intel

Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX

69/100
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[ WINNER ]
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Intel

Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus

98/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Efficiency 73.0 Good 76.0 Good WINNER
Performance 80.0 Very Good 99.0 Excellent WINNER

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Base Frequency (E) 2.6 GHz 3.2 GHz
Base Frequency (P) 2.9 GHz 3.7 GHz
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
E-Cores 8 16
E-Threads 8 16
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 3MB (per core) 3MB (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 36MB (shared)
Multiplier 29x 37x
P-Cores 6 8
P-Threads 6 8
Total Cores 14 24
Total Threads 14 24
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.5 GHz 4.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.1 GHz 5.4 GHz
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Background blur 70.8 images/sec 116 images/sec
Clang compilation 140 Klines/sec 297.3 Klines/sec
File compression 992.5 MB/sec 2000 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 249.5 pages/sec 635.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 337.7 Mpixels/sec 716 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing 78.8 images/sec 210.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 28.9 Mpixels/sec 59 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 328.3 pages/sec 447.5 pages/sec

General

General specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Codename Arrow Lake Arrow Lake
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU) Arc iGPU (4-Cores)
Model number 235HX 270K+
Released January 6, 2025 March 12, 2026
Type Laptop Desktop
Vendor Intel Intel
AMD Equivalent — -AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
ECC Support Yes Yes
Max. Memory Bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 256 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Memory Types - DDR5-6400 - DDR5-7200

Misc

Misc specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Official Site Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX official page Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus official page
PCI Express Lanes 24 24
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0

Package

Package specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 160 W 250 W
Peak Temperature 105°C 105°C
Socket FCBGA-2114 FCLGA-1851
TDP (PL1) 45-55 W (configurable) 125 W
Transistors — 17.8 billions

PassMark

PassMark specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Data compression 426.6 MBytes/sec 803 MBytes/sec
Data encryption 32.7 GBytes/sec 59 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions 34.7B Matrices/sec 63.4B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers 366M Primes/sec 612M Primes/sec
Floating point math 129.8 GOps/sec 229.2 GOps/sec
Integer math 97.3 GOps/sec 175.8 GOps/sec
Physics 2582 Frames/sec 4038 Frames/sec
Random string sorting 50.8M Strings/sec 96.8M Strings/sec

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 27.1 PPW 19.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 263.6 PPW 219.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 743.6 PPW 547.7 PPW
Blender / Watt — 4.92 PPW

iGPU

iGPU specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Execution Units 48 64
GPU Base Clock 400 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1800 MHz 2000 MHz
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU) Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores)
ROPs 12 16
Shading Units 384 512
TGP 15 W 14 W
TMUs 24 32

Cinebench

Cinebench specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) — 9722
Cinebench 2026 (Single) — 595

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Date — Benchmark
📘 2026-04-07(IdiotStick) — Cinebench 2026
📘 2026-04-11(Daniel Comeau) — Cinebench 2026
📘 2026-06-13(sparehobos) — Cinebench 2024
📘 2026-06-25(Adnan) — Cinebench 2024
📘 2026-08-12(coolguy) — Cinebench 2026

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