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Intel Core Ultra 5 225 vs i5 12400

64 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
VS
49 out of 100
Intel Core i5 12400
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
Intel Core i5 12400

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.3 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 225 with 10-cores against the 2.5 GHz i5 12400 with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
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)

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Currency
VS
68.8
(Good)
Value Index
42.6
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 12400 and 225
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 225
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 3 versus 10 nanometers
  • Newer - released 3 years later
  • Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-6400 RAM
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Around 25.57 GB/s (33%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • 23% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2765 vs 2245 points
  • 11% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12400
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics 730 integrated graphics: 0.6 vs 0.5 TFLOPS

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 5 225
vs
Core i5 12400

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 295
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 1710
Cinebench Scores (#170th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 1260 MB/sec 879.2 MB/sec
Clang compilation 104.6 Klines/sec 65.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 376.8 pages/sec 223.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 380.3 Mpixels/sec 275.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 309.7 pages/sec 225.9 pages/sec
Background blur 74 images/sec 49.5 images/sec
Photo processing 135.2 images/sec 81.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 20.6 Mpixels/sec 15.1 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 1015 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core Ultra 5 225 +62%
30460
Core i5 12400
18816
Integer math 65.3 GOps/sec 58.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 92 GOps/sec 45.9 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 358M Primes/sec 67M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 36.6M Strings/sec 22.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 22.3 GBytes/sec 11.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 302.8 MBytes/sec 228 MBytes/sec
Physics 2340 Frames/sec 1090 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 27.2B Matrices/sec 15.5B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 1024 & 6661 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core Ultra 5 225 +5%
175.37
Core i5 12400
166.74

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 14.6 PPW 9.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 229.4 PPW 150.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 468.6 PPW 289.5 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.7 PPW 2.57 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-15 (Rocketsteve)Cinebench 20260 / 3319
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-11 (Rocketsteve)Cinebench 2024122 / 904
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-11 (Rocketsteve)Cinebench 20260 / 3319
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Intel Core i5 12400
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-24 (MortalMech)Cinebench 2026295 / 1710
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-06-27 (Renni)Cinebench 202499 / 598
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 5 225 and i5 12400

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released December 18, 2024 January 4, 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Alder Lake
Model number 225 i5-12400
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics UHD Graphics 730
Successor - - Intel Core Ultra 5 225
Intel CPU rating (66th and 164th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 6 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.3 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.9 GHz 4.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 -
E-Threads 4 -
Base Frequency (E) 2.7 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.4 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 10 6
Total Threads 10 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 33x 25x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 3MB (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 20MB (shared) 18MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 121 W 117 W
Socket FCLGA-1851 LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 105ยฐC 100ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (67th and 109th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Arc Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 730
GPU Base Clock 350 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1800 MHz 1450 MHz
Shading Units 128 192
TMUs 8 48
ROPs 4 24
Execution Units 16 24
TGP 6-15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 5 225
0.5 TFLOPS
Core i5 12400 +20%
0.6 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics 730 compared to Graphics (16 EU)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-6400 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 256 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 102.37 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 5 225 official page Intel Core i5 12400 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 24 20

Cast your vote

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Total votes: 14

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i5 12400 or Ultra 5 225?
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