Intel Core i7-12850HX vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235T

Core i7-12850HX vs Core Ultra 5 235T benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i7-12850HX is faster than the Core Ultra 5 235T. Despite this, the Core Ultra 5 235T has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-12850HX has slightly more cores than the Core Ultra 5 235T. Indeed, the Core i7-12850HX has 16 cores compared to 14 cores found in the Core Ultra 5 235T. It also has more threads than the Core Ultra 5 235T. Our comparison shows that the Core Ultra 5 235T has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-12850HX. In terms of cache, the Core Ultra 5 235T has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i7-12850HX. Despite this, the Core i7-12850HX has slightly more L3 cache compared to the Core Ultra 5 235T.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i7-12850HX has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.