The performance in multi-threaded applications of the 18 core CPU is excellent, however in gaming and workloads with less threads, fast clocked consumer CPUs like the Core i9-9900K are faster.
The CPU is specified with a TDP of 165 Watt and therefore needs a big and capable cooling system.
Codename Cascade Lake Series Intel Core i9 (Desktop) Clock Rate 3000 - 4600 MHz Level 1 Cache 1.1 MB Level 2 Cache 18 MB Level 3 Cache 24.8 MB Number of Cores / Threads 18 / 36 Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power) 165 Watt Manufacturing Technology 14 nm Max. Temperature 86 °C Socket FCLGA-2066 (LGA) Features Quad-Channel DDR4-2933 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, AES-NI, TSX-NI, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vPro 64 Bit 64 Bit support Architecture x86 Starting Price $979 U.S. Announcement Date 10/02/2019 Product Link (external) ark.intel.com
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 487 avg: 489.5 median: 489.5 (54%) max: 492 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 8220 avg: 8533 median: 8532.5 (21%) max: 8845 Points
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Intel Core Ultra 5 235
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 3632 avg: 3712 median: 3744 (24%) max: 3761 Points
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Intel Core Ultra 5 235
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0 190 380 570 760 950 1140 1330 1520 1710 1900 2090 2280 2470 2660 2850 3040 3230 3420 3610 Tooltip Asus X299 Prime Desktop: Ø3596 (3541.7-3632.07)
Asus X299 Prime Desktop DDR4-3200: Ø3704 (3571.43-3760.81)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 204 avg: 207.3 median: 208 (58%) max: 210 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
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Intel Core Ultra 5 235
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7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
min: 93061 avg: 93077 median: 93076.5 (53%) max: 93092 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5333 avg: 5371 median: 5370.5 (63%) max: 5408 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz
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Intel Core Ultra 5 225F
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 26.2 avg: 27 median: 27 (47%) max: 27.8 fps
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Tooltip Asus X299 Prime Desktop DDR4-3200: Ø25.8 (1.21-33.3)
Asus X299 Prime Desktop: Ø27.2 (1.25-35.2)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 125 avg: 130 median: 130 (1%) max: 135 Seconds
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
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Intel Core Ultra 5 235
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
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Intel Core Ultra 5 235
Intel Core Ultra 5 225F
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Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
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Intel Core Ultra 5 235
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Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1208 avg: 1240 median: 1239.5 (5%) max: 1271 points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 15598 avg: 15744 median: 15743.5 (50%) max: 15889 points
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Intel Core Ultra 5 225F
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Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 5769 avg: 5795 median: 5794.5 (58%) max: 5820 points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 50801 avg: 54223 median: 54222.5 (54%) max: 57644 points
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Intel Core Ultra 5 225F
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Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
11.9 Points per Watt (9%)
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- Average benchmark values
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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