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Intel Core Ultra 5 322 vs Core 5 320

54 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 322
VS
54 out of 100
Intel Core 5 320
Intel Core Ultra 5 322
Intel Core 5 320

We compared two 6-core laptop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 322 against the 1.5 GHz Core 5 320. 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 320 and 322
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 322
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Supports up to 128 GB LPDDR5X-7467 RAM
  • Around 29.9 GB/s (50%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
Advantages of Intel Core 5 320
  • 5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.6 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 5 322
vs
Core 5 320

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 113
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 566
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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 846.1 MB/sec -
Clang compilation 48.2 Klines/sec -
HTML 5 Browser 206.5 pages/sec -
PDF Renderer 227.7 Mpixels/sec -
Text processing 233.6 pages/sec -
Background blur 38.6 images/sec -
Photo processing 72.3 images/sec -
Ray tracing 9.81 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)
Core Ultra 5 322 +2%
15438
Core 5 320
15109
Integer math - 31.7 GOps/sec
Floating point math - 41.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers - 110M Primes/sec
Random string sorting - 17.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption - 10.8 GBytes/sec
Data compression - 144.7 MBytes/sec
Physics - 1200 Frames/sec
Extended instructions - 12.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3] – 71 samples

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 22.4 PPW 26.7 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 317.6 PPW 537.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 617.5 PPW 1007.3 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 5 322 and Core 5 320

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 5, 2026 April 16, 2026
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Panther Lake Wildcat Lake
Model number 322 320
Integrated GPU Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
Intel CPU rating (119th and 117th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 2
P-Threads 2 2
Base Frequency (P) 2.5 GHz 1.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz 4.6 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 4
E-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (E) 1.9 GHz 1.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.3 GHz 3.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 6 6
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 25x 15x
L1 Cache - 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2560K (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 6MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 2 nm 2 nm
TDP (PL1) 12-25 W (configurable) 10-15 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 55 W 35 W
Socket FCBGA2540 FCBGA1516
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Laptop processors ranking (156th and 154th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2300 MHz 2500 MHz
Shading Units 256 256
TMUs 16 16
ROPs 8 8
Execution Units 4 4
TGP 25 W 25 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 5 322
1.2 TFLOPS
Core 5 320 +8%
1.3 TFLOPS
See: Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-7467
- DDR5-6400		 - LPDDR5X-7467
- DDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 1
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 59.7 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 5 322 official page Intel Core 5 320 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 12 6

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Total votes: 16

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Comments

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