Intel Core Ultra 5 225H vs Ultra 5 125H
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We compared two 14-core laptop CPUs: the 1.7 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 225H against the 1.2 GHz Ultra 5 125H. 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
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
- More modern manufacturing process β 3 versus 7 nanometers
- Newer - released 1 year and 1 month later
- Supports up to 128 GB LPDDR5-8400 RAM
- 27% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2715 vs 2136 points
- 9% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 GHz vs 4.5 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#154th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1170 MB/sec | 1090 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 95.1 Klines/sec | 78.8 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 335.7 pages/sec | 273.9 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 352.6 Mpixels/sec | 321.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 296.4 pages/sec | 226.1 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 59.8 images/sec | 42.4 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 125 images/sec | 103.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 20.9 Mpixels/sec | 17.6 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 68.5 GOps/sec | 67.6 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 86.6 GOps/sec | 49.4 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 220M Primes/sec | 85M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 33.7M Strings/sec | 25.9M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 21.4 GBytes/sec | 13.5 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 283.4 MBytes/sec | 222.3 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1875 Frames/sec | 1359 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 21.9B Matrices/sec | 12.9B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 35.8 PPW | 25.3 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 478.4 PPW | 359.9 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 1004.4 PPW | 715.9 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 7.33 PPW | 4.9 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-01-30 (vsm) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2721 / 15088 |
| π 2025-12-15 (AbduAlhuzali) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2698 / 14644 |
| π 2025-11-30 (BatmanKun) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2643 / 14536 |
| π 2025-09-18 (goektug) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2782 / 14959 |
| π 2025-09-11 (vvvvv) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2791 / 15240 |
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-07 (Dazzy G) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2266 / 11468 |
| π 2026-05-25 (SunrayVision) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2314 / 11107 |
| π 2026-05-25 (SunrayVision) | Cinebench 2024 | 103 / 763 |
| π 2026-04-05 (Fadaf) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2221 / 11456 |
| π 2025-11-30 (ilikememe) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2201 / 11410 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 5 225H and Ultra 5 125HGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | January 6, 2025 | December 14, 2023 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Arrow Lake | Meteor Lake |
| Model number | 225H | 125H |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics 130T | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 5 230 | - AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS |
| Successor | - | - Intel Core Ultra 5 225H |
Intel CPU rating (67th and 138th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 4 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 1.7 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.9 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| E-Cores | 10 | 10 |
| E-Threads | 10 | 10 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.3 GHz | 0.7 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.3 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Total Cores | 14 | 14 |
| Total Threads | 14 | 18 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 17x | 12x |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 112K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 2MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 18MB (shared) | 18MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 7 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 20-28 W (configurable) | 20-28 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 115 W | 115 W |
| Socket | FCBGA-2049 | FCBGA-2049 |
| Peak Temperature | 110Β°C | 110Β°C |
Laptop processors ranking (76th and 178th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Arc Graphics 130T | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2200 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Shading Units | 896 | 896 |
| TMUs | 56 | 56 |
| ROPs | 28 | 24 |
| Execution Units | 7 | 112 |
| TGP | 35 W | 28 W |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Arc iGPU (7-Cores) compared to Arc 130T
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5-8400 - LPDDR5x-8400 - DDR5-6400 |
- LPDDR5-7467 - LPDDR5x-7467 - DDR5-5600 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 96 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | - | 89.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra 5 225H official page | Intel Core Ultra 5 125H official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | 28 |
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