Intel Core Ultra 5 225 vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600
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We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.3 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 225 with 10-cores against the 3.8 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 7600 with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 225
- Newer - released 1 year and 11 months later
- Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-6400 RAM
- More modern manufacturing process β 3 versus 5 nanometers
- Has 4 more physical cores
- Around 28.97 GB/s (39%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- More than 10Β° C higher critical temperature
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- Unlocked multiplier
- Has 12 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- More powerful Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) integrated graphics: 0.6 vs 0.5 TFLOPS
- 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.1 GHz vs 4.9 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | - | 597 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 3144 |
Cinebench Scores (#170th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1260 MB/sec | 1280 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 104.6 Klines/sec | 89.8 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 376.8 pages/sec | 271.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 380.3 Mpixels/sec | 313.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 309.7 pages/sec | 281.5 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 74 images/sec | 55.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 135.2 images/sec | 89.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 20.6 Mpixels/sec | 16.4 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 65.3 GOps/sec | 80.2 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 92 GOps/sec | 48 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 358M Primes/sec | 198M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 36.6M Strings/sec | 36.2M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 22.3 GBytes/sec | 17.6 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 302.8 MBytes/sec | 303.8 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2340 Frames/sec | 1750 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 27.2B Matrices/sec | 23B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 14.6 PPW | 11.6 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 229.4 PPW | 192.1 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 468.6 PPW | 414.9 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 2.7 PPW | 3.09 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-15 (Rocketsteve) | Cinebench 2026 | 0 / 3319 |
| π 2026-08-11 (Rocketsteve) | Cinebench 2024 | 122 / 904 |
| π 2026-08-11 (Rocketsteve) | Cinebench 2026 | 0 / 3319 |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-22 (appiar) | Cinebench 2026 | 582 / 3131 |
| π 2026-06-22 -> Lello75 | Cinebench 2026 | 611 / 3435 |
| π 2026-04-27 -> Lello75 | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2856 / 13297 |
| π 2026-04-27 (Parrott) | Cinebench 2026 | 597 / 3144 |
| π 2026-04-16 -> Lello75 | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2859 / 13080 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 5 225 and AMD Ryzen 5 7600General
| Vendor | Intel | Amd |
| Released | December 18, 2024 | January 10, 2023 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Arrow Lake | Zen 4 (Raphael) |
| Model number | 225 | - |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics | Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) |
| Rival Equivalent | - | - Intel Core i5 13600 |
Intel CPU rating (#66th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#67th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 6 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.3 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.9 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| E-Cores | 4 | - |
| E-Threads | 4 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.7 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.4 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 10 | 6 |
| Total Threads | 10 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 33x | 38x |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 3MB (per core) | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 20MB (shared) | 32MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Transistors | - | 6.57 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 5 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 65 W | 65 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 121 W | 88 W |
| Socket | FCLGA-1851 | AM5 |
| Peak Temperature | 105Β°C | 95Β°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (67th and 79th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) |
| GPU Base Clock | 350 MHz | 400 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1800 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| TMUs | 8 | 8 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| Execution Units | 16 | 2 |
| TGP | 6-15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-6400 | - DDR5-5200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 102.37 GB/s | 73.4 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra 5 225 official page | AMD Ryzen 5 7600 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 24 | 28 |
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