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Intel Core Ultra 5 225F vs Ultra 5 225

65 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 225F
VS
64 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
Intel Core Ultra 5 225F
Intel Core Ultra 5 225

We compared two 10-core desktop CPUs: the 3.3 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 225F against the 3.3 GHz Ultra 5 225. 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
132.1
(Excellent)
Value Index
68.8
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 225 and 225F
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 225
  • Includes an integrated GPU Intel Arc Graphics

Test in Benchmarks

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

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (171st and 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 1320 MB/sec 1260 MB/sec
Clang compilation 110.4 Klines/sec 104.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 352.8 pages/sec 376.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 373 Mpixels/sec 380.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 318.6 pages/sec 309.7 pages/sec
Background blur 71.7 images/sec 74 images/sec
Photo processing 130.9 images/sec 135.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 21.6 Mpixels/sec 20.6 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 66.4 GOps/sec 65.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 92.5 GOps/sec 92 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 353M Primes/sec 358M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 37.3M Strings/sec 36.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 22.6 GBytes/sec 22.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression 310.8 MBytes/sec 302.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 2429 Frames/sec 2340 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 28B Matrices/sec 27.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 677 & 1024 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core Ultra 5 225F +22%
213.75
Core Ultra 5 225
175.37

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 14.5 PPW 14.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 226.6 PPW 229.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 476.9 PPW 468.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.29 PPW 2.7 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 5 225F and Ultra 5 225

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released December 18, 2024 December 18, 2024
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Arrow Lake
Model number 225F 225
Integrated GPU No Arc Graphics
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 9600X -
Intel CPU rating (62nd and 66th place)

CPU

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

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 121 W 121 W
Socket FCLGA-1851 FCLGA-1851
Peak Temperature 105°C 105°C
Desktop CPU ranking (65th and 67th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics - Intel Arc Graphics
GPU Base Clock - 350 MHz
GPU Boost Clock - 1800 MHz
Shading Units - 128
TMUs - 8
ROPs - 4
Execution Units - 16
TGP - 6-15 W
iGPU FLOPS
See: Intel UHD Graphics (16 EU) benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-6400 - DDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 256 GB 256 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 102.37 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 5 225F official page Intel Core Ultra 5 225 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 24 24

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Comments

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