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Intel Core Ultra 5 230F

10C/10T · 5.0 GHz · 65 W

The Intel Core Ultra 5 230F is a China-exclusive Arrow Lake-S desktop processor launched in the first quarter of 2025. Positioned between the Core Ultra 5 225F and 235, it has six Performance-cores and four Efficient-cores reaching up to 5.0 GHz, but no integrated graphics, so it requires a discrete graphics card. It was sold in distinctive black retail packaging with its own heat-spreader design.

General

Manufacturer: Intel
Model: Intel Core Ultra 5 230F
Segment: Desktop
Generation: Core Ultra Series 2
Codename: Arrow Lake-S
Architecture: x86_64
Microarchitecture: Lion Cove + Skymont
Release date: 2025
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Cores & clocks

Cores / threads: 10 cores / 10 threadsP6+E4
Base clock: 3.40 GHz
Boost clock: 5.00 GHz
TDP (design W): 65 W
Max: 121 W
Unlocked: ✕ No
L2 cache: 22 MB
L3 cache: 24 MB
Technology (nm): 3 nm
TSMC N3B (compute tile) + N5P/N6 tiles

Platform

Socket: FCLGA1851
2-CPU (multi-socket): ✕ No
Integrated GPU: None
Memory type: DDR5-6400
2-channel
Memory size: Up to 256 GB
ECC memory: ✕ No
PCIe: PCIe 5.0 and 4.0, 24 lanes

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions: Intel SSE4.1Intel SSE4.2Intel AVX2AES-NI
NPU: Intel AI Boost — 13 TOPS

OS support

Windows: Windows 10Windows 11 24H2Windows 11 25H2Windows 11 26H2
Linux: UbuntuFedoraArch Linux
Notes: Covered by Microsoft's Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 supported-processor lists under Intel Core Ultra Series 2; Microsoft has not published a separate list for 26H2, so the 25H2 status is carried over. Windows 10 and mainstream Linux distributions are supported. macOS is not supported.

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