Intel Core Ultra 5 235T vs Intel Xeon Gold 6230

Compare Intel Core Ultra (Series 2) 14 core CPU vs Intel 2nd Generation Xeon Scalable 20 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

8919 points
9125 points
2% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

12454 points
115% significantly better gaming score
5766 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

7821 points
10388 points
32% slightly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

7571 points
11200 points
47% significantly better heavy workload score

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Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

14
20
42% many more cores

Threads

Number of logical processing units

14
40
185% significantly more threads

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

2.2 GHz
5% slightly higher clock speed
2.10 GHz

PCIe Lanes

Number of physical connections between the CPU and expansion slots

24
48
100% significantly more pcie lanes

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
6
200% significantly more memory channels

L2 Cache

Secondary embedded memory, slower than L1 cache

26 MiB
30% slightly more L2 cache
20 MiB

L3 Cache

General memory pool for all cores

24 MiB
27.5 MiB
14% slightly more L3 cache

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

117th of 1,114
114th of 1,114

Family

The product line

Core Ultra (Series 2)
2nd Generation Xeon Scalable

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2025 February
2019 May

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR5-6400
DDR4-2933

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

Yes
Yes

Core Ultra 5 235T vs Xeon Gold 6230 benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Xeon Gold 6230 is faster than the Core Ultra 5 235T. Despite this, the Core Ultra 5 235T has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Xeon Gold 6230 has many more cores with 20 cores compared to the Core Ultra 5 235T that has 14 cores. 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 Xeon Gold 6230. The info from our database shows that the Core Ultra 5 235T has more L2 cache than the Xeon Gold 6230. Despite this, the Xeon Gold 6230 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. For instance, the Core Ultra 5 235T has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.

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