Intel Core i5-1235U vs Intel Pentium T2390

Last updated: 2023-12-08

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-1235U		Intel Pentium T2390
CPU comparison Intel Core i5-1235U or Intel Pentium T2390 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Core i5-1235U has 10 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-1235U was released in Q1/2022. The Intel Pentium T2390 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.86 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium T2390 was released in Q1/2008.

Intel Core i5 (331)	Family	Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21)	CPU group	Intel Pentium T2000/T3000 (7)
12	Generation	1
Alder Lake U	Architecture	Merom (Core)
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
Intel Core i5-1335U	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i5-1235U is a 10 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.30 GHz (4.40 GHz). The Intel Pentium T2390 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.86 GHz.
Intel Core i5-1235U	Characteristic	Intel Pentium T2390
10	Cores	2
12	Threads	2
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.30 GHz (4.40 GHz) 2x Golden Cove	A-Core	1.86 GHz 2x Core
0.90 GHz (3.30 GHz) 8x Gracemont	B-Core	--
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Core i5-1235U	Characteristic	Intel Pentium T2390
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)	GPU	no iGPU
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	--
1.20 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
13	GPU Generation	--
10 nm	Technology
4	Max. displays
80	Compute units	--
640	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
32 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12.1	DirectX Version	--

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)	GPU	no iGPU
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode	Codec VP8	No
Decode	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i5-1235U supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium T2390 can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i5-1235U	Characteristic	Intel Pentium T2390
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	Memory	DDR2-800
64 GB	Max. Memory	8 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
83.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	12.8 GB/s
No	ECC	No
6.50 MB	L2 Cache	1.00 MB
12.00 MB	L3 Cache	--
4.0	PCIe version	--
28	PCIe lanes	--
55.1 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-1235U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Pentium T2390 is 35 W.
Intel Core i5-1235U	Characteristic	Intel Pentium T2390
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	35 W
55 W	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i5-1235U has a 18.50 MB cache, while the Intel Pentium T2390 cache has a total of 1.00 MB.
Intel Core i5-1235U	Characteristic	Intel Pentium T2390
10 nm	Technology	65 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
BGA 1744	Socket	PGA 478
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2022	Release date	Q1/2008
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-1235U (100%)

Intel Pentium T2390 (17%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-1235U (100%)

Intel Pentium T2390 (6%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-1235U 10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	1479 (100%)
	Intel Pentium T2390 2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz	255 (17%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i5-1235U 10C 12T @ 2.50 GHz	5977 (100%)
	Intel Pentium T2390 2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz	451 (8%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Core i5-1235U 10C 12T @ 2.50 GHz	13681 (100%)
	Intel Pentium T2390 2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz	602 (4%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-1235U 10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	1668 (100%)
	Intel Pentium T2390 2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i5-1235U 10C 12T @ 2.50 GHz	7852 (100%)
	Intel Pentium T2390 2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz	0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Core i5-1235U 10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	2089 (100%)
	Intel Pentium T2390 2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz	0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Core i5-1235U 10C 12T @ 2.50 GHz	6454 (100%)
	Intel Pentium T2390 2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-1235U 10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	637 (100%)
	Intel Pentium T2390 2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i5-1235U 10C 12T @ 2.50 GHz	3321 (100%)
	Intel Pentium T2390 2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz	0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Core i5-1235U Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) @ 1.20 GHz	1487 (100%)
	Intel Pentium T2390 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i5-1235U 10C 12T @ 1.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Pentium T2390 2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz	293 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-1235U 10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	214 (100%)
	Intel Pentium T2390 2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i5-1235U 10C 12T @ 2.50 GHz	1128 (100%)
	Intel Pentium T2390 2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	Intel Core i5-1235U 7,852 CB R23 MC @ 35 W	222 (100%)
	Intel Pentium T2390 1.86 GHz	0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core i5-1235U	Intel Pentium T2390
HP 250 G9 (2022) HP Pavilion 15-eg2000sf	Unknown

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