Chez Intelthere are obviously no ideas, even if it is sometimes difficult for ordinary people that we are to appreciate them at their fair value. The latest is the addition of three new processors Arrow Lake In the manufacturer’s catalog, inaugurating a new suffix: “A”. The new ones thus have the names of Core Ultra 5 235A, Core Ultra 5 235TA et Core Ultra 5 235UA. The first two are processors for office computers, while the third is for laptops.
The question that obviously arises is to know what this series “A” specifically brings again and there, frankly, mystery and gum ball! After consulting long, in large, in large and across the official product sheets of Intel of the three newcomers for an hour the only thing we can assert with certainty is that the three lads actually offers one more thing: an additional letter in their name and not just any: the first of the alphabet. It’s crazy, no! Well, we have also detected a second difference: they are a little more expensive than the “no A” versions. We will say that it is because of the additional letter to engrave, it must be that …
For the form, here are still the detailed characteristics of the three newcomers as well as their corresponding “non -” counterparts. We start with the two so -called “desktop” models:
| Not core | Ultra 5 235A | Ultra 5 235 | Ultra 5 235TA | Ultra 5 235T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code name | Arrow Lake | Arrow Lake | Arrow Lake | Arrow Lake |
| Socket | LGA1851 | LGA1851 | LGA1851 | LGA1851 |
| Cœurs / Threads | 14 / 14 | 14 / 14 | 14 / 14 | 14 / 14 |
| P-Cores / E-Cores | 6 / 8 | 6 / 8 | 6 / 8 | 6 / 8 |
| Fréq. Base / Turbo P-cores |
3,4 / 5,0 GHz | 3,4 / 5,0 GHz | 2,2 / 5,0 GHz | 2,2 / 5,0 GHz |
| Fréq. Base / Turbo E-Cores |
2,9 / 4,4 GHz | 2,9 / 4,4 GHz | 1,6 / 4,4 GHz | 1,6 / 4,4 GHz |
| Cache L2 | 26 Mo | 26 Mo | 26 Mo | 26 Mo |
| L3 cache | 24 Mo | 24 Mo | 24 Mo | 24 Mo |
| PBP | 65 W | 65 W | 35 W | 35 W |
| MTP | 121 W | 121 W | 114 W | 114 W |
| Gravure | TSMC N3B | TSMC N3B | TSMC N3B | TSMC N3B |
| Total INT8 | 27 TOPS | 27 TOPS | 27 TOPS | 27 TOPS |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Graphics | Intel Graphics | Intel Graphics | Intel Graphics |
| GPU cores | 3 xe-cores | 3 xe-cores | 3 xe-cores | 3 xe-cores |
| Freq. Max GPU | 2 GHz | 2 GHz | 2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Npu | Intel you have boost | Intel you have boost | Intel you have boost | Intel you have boost |
| NPU INT8 | 13 TOPS | 13 TOPS | 13 TOPS | 13 TOPS |
| Launch | Q3 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q1 2025 |
| Official “Tray” price | 269 $ | 247 $ | 269 $ | 247 $ |
We obviously do not put all of the characteristics for you but have absolutely consulted everything: there is no visible technical difference between the 235 and the 235a, nor between the 235T and the 235TA. The only thing is that the “A” models are only announced in “Tray” version, that is to say sold “naked” by Intel, suggesting that they are intended for OEM partners such as computers and assemblers. We note, in any case, that the firm does not hesitate to climb its price by almost 10 % all the same without any visible justification appears for the time being.
Make way for the newcomer to the laptops sector now, and there too the misunderstanding dominates:
| Not core | Ultra 5 235UA | Ultra 5 235U |
|---|---|---|
| Code name | Arrow Lake (Meteor Lake…) |
Arrow Lake (Meteor Lake…) |
| Socket | Bga2049 | Bga2049 |
| Cœurs / Threads | 12 / 14 | 12 / 14 |
| P-cores / E-cores / LP-cores | 2 / 8 / 2 | 2 / 8 / 2 |
| Fréq. Base / Turbo P-cores |
2,0 / 4,9 GHz | 2,0 / 4,9 GHz |
| Fréq. Base / Turbo E-Cores |
1,6 / 4,1 GHz | 1,6 / 4,1 GHz |
| Fréq. Base / Turbo LP-cores |
0,7 / 2,4 GHz | 0,7 / 2,4 GHz |
| L3 cache | 12 Mo | 12 Mo |
| PBP | 15 W | 15 W |
| MTP | 57 W | 57 W |
| Gravure | Intel 3 | Intel 3 |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Graphics | Intel Graphics |
| GPU cores | 4 xe-cores | 4 xe-cores |
| Freq. Max GPU | 2,05 GHz | 2,05 GHz |
| Npu | Intel you have boost | Intel you have boost |
| NPU INT8 | 12 TOPS | 12 TOPS |
| Launch | Q3 2025 | Q1 2025 |
No difference visible again between these two processors Meteor Lake Sorry Arrow Lake, if not the presence of this suffix “A” as part of the Core Ultra 5 235UA. This time we cannot see if it has an impact on the official price, since Intenl does not give them for its mobile processors.
We will see if, in the coming weeks, Intel eventually explains the raison d’être of these new processors. In the state, we can only start from the principle that they are in all points identical to the models devoid of this famous “A”. If you want to have a clear heart of all these characteristics, including those that we do not cite in our tables, we give you the bonds of all product sheets. (Sources: @momomo_us / Core Ultra 5 235 / Core Ultra 5 235a / Core Ultra 5 235T / Core Ultra 5 235TA / Core Ultra 5 235U / Core Ultra 5 235UA)
