Intel Core i9-13950HX vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235T

Compare Intel 13th Generation Core i9 24 core CPU vs Intel Core Ultra (Series 2) 14 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

9156 points
2% slightly better overall score
8919 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

9937 points
12454 points
25% slightly better gaming score

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

9021 points
15% slightly better multitasking score
7821 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

9146 points
20% slightly better heavy workload score
7571 points

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Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

24
71% significantly more cores
14

Threads

Number of logical processing units

32
128% significantly more threads
14

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

2.2 GHz
Identical
2.2 GHz

PCIe Lanes

Number of physical connections between the CPU and expansion slots

20
24
20% slightly more pcie lanes

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
Identical
2

Supported Memory

Maximum amount of RAM supported by this CPU

128 GiB
256 GiB
100% significantly more supported memory

L2 Cache

Secondary embedded memory, slower than L1 cache

16 MiB
26 MiB
62% significantly more L2 cache

L3 Cache

General memory pool for all cores

36 MiB
49% significantly more L3 cache
24 MiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

109th of 1,089
113th of 1,089

Family

The product line

13th Generation Core i9
Core Ultra (Series 2)

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2023 February
2025 February

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR5-5600
DDR5-6400

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

Yes
Yes

Core i9-13950HX vs Core Ultra 5 235T specs and performance

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i9-13950HX 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 i9-13950HX has significantly more cores than the Core Ultra 5 235T. Indeed, the Core i9-13950HX has 24 cores compared to 14 cores found in the Core Ultra 5 235T. It also has more threads than the Core Ultra 5 235T. In terms of clock speed, the Core i9-13950HX and Core Ultra 5 235T are identical in this regard. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Core Ultra 5 235T has significantly more L2 cache than the Core i9-13950HX. Despite this, the Core i9-13950HX has significantly 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 i9-13950HX has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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