Ultra 5 235A vs Ryzen 9 270
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 359 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 16.81 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Hawk Point (2024−2025) | no data |
| Release date | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 1 July 2025 (recently) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 270 and Core Ultra 5 235A 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 6 |
| Efficient-cores | no data | 8 |
| Threads | 16 | 14 |
| Base clock speed | 4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 5.2 GHz | 5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 24 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | no data |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 25,000 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 270 and Core Ultra 5 235A 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 | no data |
| Socket | FP8 | FCLGA1851 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 121 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 270 and Core Ultra 5 235A. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | USB 4, Ryzen AI (16 TOPS), MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| SIPP | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
| Supported AI Software Frameworks | - | OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN |
Security technologies
Ryzen 9 270 and Core Ultra 5 235A technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 270 and Core Ultra 5 235A are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 270 and Core Ultra 5 235A. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5-6400 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 256 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 780M | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 2 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 270 and Core Ultra 5 235A integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 4 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 9 270 and Core Ultra 5 235A integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 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 Ryzen 9 270 and Core Ultra 5 235A integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 270 and Core Ultra 5 235A.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 5.0 and 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 24 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 January 2025 | 1 July 2025 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 14 |
| Threads | 16 | 14 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 121 Watt |
Ryzen 9 270 has 14.3% more threads, and 168.9% lower power consumption.
Ultra 5 235A, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, and 75% more physical cores.
We couldn't decide between AMD Ryzen 9 270 and Intel Core Ultra 5 235A. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Ryzen 9 270 is a notebook processor while Core Ultra 5 235A is a desktop one.
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