Intel Core Ultra 5 225 vs i5 13400
64
out of 100
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53
out of 100
We compared two 10-core desktop CPUs: the 3.3 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 225 against the 2.5 GHz i5 13400. 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
- More modern manufacturing process โ 3 versus 10 nanometers
- Newer - released 2 years later
- Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-6400 RAM
- Around 25.57 GB/s (33%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 15% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2765 vs 2402 points
- 9% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 GHz vs 4.5 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13400
- More powerful Intel UHD Graphics 730 integrated graphics: 0.6 vs 0.5 TFLOPS
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#170th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1260 MB/sec | 755.8 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 104.6 Klines/sec | 89.9 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 376.8 pages/sec | 231.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 380.3 Mpixels/sec | 310 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 309.7 pages/sec | 244 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 74 images/sec | 52.4 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 135.2 images/sec | 77.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 20.6 Mpixels/sec | 20.4 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 65.3 GOps/sec | 79 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 92 GOps/sec | 59.6 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 358M Primes/sec | 73M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 36.6M Strings/sec | 31.2M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 22.3 GBytes/sec | 16.1 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 302.8 MBytes/sec | 304.9 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2340 Frames/sec | 1229 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 27.2B Matrices/sec | 19.4B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 14.6 PPW | 11.3 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 229.4 PPW | 167 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 468.6 PPW | 367.6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-08-15 (Rocketsteve) | Cinebench 2026 | 0 / 3319 |
| ๐ 2026-08-11 (Rocketsteve) | Cinebench 2024 | 122 / 904 |
| ๐ 2026-08-11 (Rocketsteve) | Cinebench 2026 | 0 / 3319 |
Intel Core i5 13400
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-04-30 (Vincent Liu) | Cinebench 2024 | 82 / 777 |
| ๐ 2025-11-02 (Elyes Boudhina) | Cinebench 2024 | 101 / 737 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 5 225 and i5 13400General
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | December 18, 2024 | January 3, 2023 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Arrow Lake | Raptor Lake |
| Model number | 225 | i5-13400 |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| Rival Equivalent | - | - AMD Ryzen 5 7500F |
| Successor | - | - Intel Core Ultra 5 225 |
Intel CPU rating (66th and 133rd place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 6 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.3 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.9 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| E-Cores | 4 | 4 |
| E-Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.7 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.4 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Total Cores | 10 | 10 |
| Total Threads | 10 | 16 |
| 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) | 20MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 65 W | 65 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 121 W | 154 W |
| Socket | FCLGA-1851 | LGA-1700 |
| Peak Temperature | 105ยฐC | 100ยฐC |
Desktop CPU ranking (67th and 96th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 730 |
| GPU Base Clock | 350 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1800 MHz | 1550 MHz |
| Shading Units | 128 | 192 |
| TMUs | 8 | 48 |
| ROPs | 4 | 24 |
| Execution Units | 16 | 24 |
| TGP | 6-15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-6400 | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 256 GB | 192 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 13400 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 24 | 20 |
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