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Intel Core i5-1235U vs Intel Core i3-3250
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i5-1235U
100 %
10C / 12T · 4.40 GHz
Intel Core i3-3250
29 %
2C / 4T · 3.50 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i5-1235U
100 %
10C / 12T · 2.50 GHz
Intel Core i3-3250
20 %
2C / 4T · 3.50 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i5-1235U
100 %
10C / 12T · 4.40 GHz
Intel Core i3-3250
46 %
2C / 4T · 3.50 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i5-1235U
100 %
10C / 12T · 2.50 GHz
Intel Core i3-3250
26 %
2C / 4T · 3.50 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Core i5-1235U
100 %
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)
Intel HD Graphics 2500
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance
Intel Core i5-1235U
100 %
10C / 12T · 4.40 GHz
Intel Core i3-3250
57 %
2C / 4T · 3.50 GHz
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i5-1235U
100 %
10C / 12T · 2.50 GHz
Intel Core i3-3250
27 %
2C / 4T · 3.50 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries
666 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
615 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries
534 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
1,113 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries
945 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries
941 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
826 entries
826 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
837 entries
837 entries
Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries
383 entries
CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries
140 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-1235U | Intel Core i3-3250 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i5 (336) | Intel Core i3 (205) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21) | Intel Core i 3000 (31) |
| Architecture | Alder Lake U | Ivy Bridge S |
| Technology | 10 nm | 22 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Desktop |
| Socket | BGA 1744 | LGA 1155 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor | Intel Core i5-1335U |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-1235U | Intel Core i3-3250 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 10 / 12 | 2 / 4 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | normal |
| Core Cluster 1: | 2x Golden Cove 1.30 - 4.40 GHz |
2x 3.50 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 8x Gracemont 0.90 - 3.30 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 6.50 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 12.00 MB | 3.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-1235U | Intel Core i3-3250 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) | Intel HD Graphics 2500 |
| GPU frequency | 0.35 - 1.20 GHz | 0.65 - 1.05 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 80 / 640 | 6 / 48 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 4 | 3 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB | 2 GB |
| Technology | 10 nm | 22 nm |
| Release date | Q1/2022 | Q2/2012 |
NPU AI performance
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Intel Core i5-1235U | Intel Core i3-3250 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-1235U | Intel Core i3-3250 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR5-5200 (83.2 GB/s) DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) LPDDR4X-4266 (68.2 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) | DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 4.0 x 28 | 2.0 x 16 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 55.1 GB/s | 8.0 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Intel Core i5-1235U | Intel Core i3-3250 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 15 W | 55 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 55 W | |
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-1235U | Intel Core i3-3250 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Windows 10, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX |
| Release date | Q1/2022 | Q2/2013 |
| Release price | 117 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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