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Intel Core Ultra 5 225U vs Core 5 330

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Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
VS
54 out of 100
Intel Core 5 330
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
Intel Core 5 330

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.5 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 225U with 12-cores against the 1.5 GHz Core 5 330 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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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 330 and 225U
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
  • Has 6 more physical cores
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Supports up to 128 GB LPDDR5-8400 RAM
  • More powerful Arc Graphics (4-Cores) integrated graphics: 2 vs 1.3 TFLOPS
  • More than 10° C higher critical temperature
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.8 GHz vs 4.6 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core 5 330
  • Newer - released 1 year and 4 months later
  • More modern manufacturing process – 2 versus 3 nanometers

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 5 225U
vs
Core 5 330

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 112
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 569
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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)
Core Ultra 5 225U +26%
9965
Core 5 330
7931
File compression 969.1 MB/sec -
Clang compilation 69.1 Klines/sec -
HTML 5 Browser 250.8 pages/sec -
PDF Renderer 283.7 Mpixels/sec -
Text processing 249 pages/sec -
Background blur 44.6 images/sec -
Photo processing 98.7 images/sec -
Ray tracing 14 Mpixels/sec -
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core Ultra 5 225U
3555
Core 5 330 +12%
3988
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core Ultra 5 225U +19%
17705
Core 5 330
14895
Integer math 62.3 GOps/sec -
Floating point math 45.2 GOps/sec -
Find prime numbers 60M Primes/sec -
Random string sorting 21.3M Strings/sec -
Data encryption 12.4 GBytes/sec -
Data compression 199 MBytes/sec -
Physics 1078 Frames/sec -
Extended instructions 11.4B Matrices/sec -
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 656 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 34.7 PPW 27 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 664.3 PPW 528.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1180.3 PPW 993 PPW
Blender / Watt 8.39 PPW -
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 5 225U and Core 5 330

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 6, 2025 April 16, 2026
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Wildcat Lake
Model number 225U 330
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 220 -
Intel CPU rating (#130th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 2
P-Threads 4 2
Base Frequency (P) 1.5 GHz 1.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.8 GHz 4.6 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 10 4
E-Threads 10 4
Base Frequency (E) 1.3 GHz 1.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.8 GHz 3.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 12 6
Total Threads 14 6
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 15x 15x
L1 Cache 112K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2560K (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 6MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 2 nm
TDP (PL1) 12-15 W (configurable) 10-15 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 57 W 35 W
Socket FCBGA-2049 FCBGA1516
Peak Temperature 110°C 100°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2000 MHz 2500 MHz
Shading Units 512 256
TMUs 32 16
ROPs 16 8
Execution Units 64 4
TGP 14 W 25 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 5 225U +54%
2 TFLOPS
Core 5 330
1.3 TFLOPS
More info: Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) compared to Arc iGPU (4-Cores)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5-8400
- LPDDR5x-8400
- DDR5-6400		 - LPDDR5X-7467
- DDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 1
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 59.7 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 5 225U official page Intel Core 5 330 official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 6

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Comments

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