Intel Core Ultra 9 285 vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235

Core Ultra 9 285 vs Core Ultra 5 235 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core Ultra 9 285 performs better than the Core Ultra 5 235. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core Ultra 5 235 in all gaming tests too.

With info from our database, we find that the Core Ultra 9 285 has significantly more cores with 24 cores whereas the Core Ultra 5 235 has 14 cores. It also has more threads than the Core Ultra 5 235. Our comparison shows that the Core Ultra 5 235 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core Ultra 9 285. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Core Ultra 9 285 has significantly more L2 cache than the Core Ultra 5 235. The Core Ultra 9 285 also has significantly more L3 cache.

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 9 285 has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.