Ultra 5 235 vs i5-L16G7

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-L16G7 and Core Ultra 5 235 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1933	251
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	70.01
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Ice Lake	no data
Power efficiency	28.42	32.16
Architecture codename	Lakefield (2020)	Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date	June 2020 (4 years ago)	7 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$281	$257

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-L16G7 and Core Ultra 5 235 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	5 (Penta-Core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Performance-cores	no data	6
Efficient-cores	no data	8
Threads	5	14
Base clock speed	1.4 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	5 GHz
Bus rate	4 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	80 KB	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	3 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	3 nm
Die size	82 mm2	243 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4,050 million	17,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-L16G7 and Core Ultra 5 235 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	FC-CSP1016	FCLGA1851
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-L16G7 and Core Ultra 5 235. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
SIPP	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+
Supported AI Software Frameworks	-	OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN

Security technologies

Core i5-L16G7 and Core Ultra 5 235 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	+	no data
Secure Key	+	+
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-L16G7 and Core Ultra 5 235 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-L16G7 and Core Ultra 5 235. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4267	DDR5-6400
Maximum memory size	8 GB	192 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics	Intel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Graphics max frequency	500 MHz	2 GHz
Execution Units	64	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-L16G7 and Core Ultra 5 235 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

4

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-L16G7 and Core Ultra 5 235 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4K @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 8K @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4K @ 60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	8K @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-L16G7 and Core Ultra 5 235 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DX12	12
OpenGL	OpenGL4.5	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-L16G7 and Core Ultra 5 235.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	6	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.09	21.96
Physical cores	5	14
Threads	5	14
Chip lithography	10 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	65 Watt

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