The launch of Intel’s Core Ultra 200, scheduled for the end of October, will take place in several stages. If the first meeting will offer a focus on K references, we should subsequently benefit from wiser references with a TDP of 65 Watts.
This is precisely the heart of a recent discovery in the Geekbench benchmark database. Among the recently spotted versions is the Core Ultra 5 235, which is not positioned as a high-end model.
Core Ultra 5 235, the power of the Core i5-14500?
The Geekbench database suggests a processor with 14 cores, divided between 6 “Lion Cove” P-Cores and 8 “Skymont” E-Cores. This architecture places it below the flagship model of the Arrow Lake-S range, which has two additional P-Cores and 8 E-Cores. The data suggests a turbo frequency of 5 GHz.
Initial tests show a 3% improvement in single-core performance over the current Core i5-14500, while multi-core results remain similar, despite the lack of hyper-threading. This situation highlights a marginal, but technologically interesting, improvement in overall performance.
Intel could announce its non-K processors later, probably during CES 2025. The leak concerning this Core Ultra 5 235 comes from a test carried out by Lenovo around its ThinkCenter PCBG1 PC. However, this information remains to be confirmed.
