Intel Core i9-11950H vs Intel Core Ultra 5 236V

Core i9-11950H vs Core Ultra 5 236V specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Core i9-11950H beats the Core Ultra 5 236V in overall performance. Despite this, the Core Ultra 5 236V has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i9-11950H has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i9-11950H has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core Ultra 5 236V. Also, the Core i9-11950H has a slightly higher turbo speed.

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 i9-11950H has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.