The initial lineup of the Core Ultra 200 series won't include the 65W TDP SKUs. These processors are most likely launching in early 2025, but someone already got hold of a sample and tested it on Geekbench. This sample is of the Core Ultra 5 235, which is seen clocking up to 5.0GHz during testing.

The entry shared by Benchleaks shows this CPU has 14 cores, of which six are Lion Cove P-cores, and eight are Skymont E-cores. During the test, the CPU clocked as high as 4987MHz, so it's reasonable to assume a boost clock speed of 5.0GHz. The test was made on a Lenovo ThinkCenter PCBG1 with 16GB of memory.

Based on the data that has leaked so far, the Core Ultra 235 will likely succeed the Core i5-14500. Compared to it, it was about 3% faster in single-thread performance and equally as fast in multi-thread performance, despite the Core Ultra 235 processor lacking Hyperthreading.

The Core Ultra 235 and remaining Core Ultra 200 non-K CPUs are expected to be announced at CES 2025.

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