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Intel Core Ultra 5 325 vs Ultra 5 322

57 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 325
VS
54 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 322
Intel Core Ultra 5 325
Intel Core Ultra 5 322

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.1 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 325 with 8-cores against the 2.5 GHz Ultra 5 322 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 322 and 325
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 325
  • More powerful Intel Xe3 Graphics integrated graphics: 2.5 vs 1.2 TFLOPS
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.5 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 5 325
vs
Core Ultra 5 322

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 453 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 2539 -
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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 892.3 MB/sec 846.1 MB/sec
Clang compilation 64.9 Klines/sec 48.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 265.8 pages/sec 206.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 252.8 Mpixels/sec 227.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 277.9 pages/sec 233.6 pages/sec
Background blur 45.2 images/sec 38.6 images/sec
Photo processing 95.2 images/sec 72.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 13.4 Mpixels/sec 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)
Integer math 42.5 GOps/sec -
Floating point math 58.4 GOps/sec -
Find prime numbers 181M Primes/sec -
Random string sorting 22.4M Strings/sec -
Data encryption 14.2 GBytes/sec -
Data compression 181.9 MBytes/sec -
Physics 1817 Frames/sec -
Extended instructions 16.8B Matrices/sec -
Sources: PassMark [3] – 113 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 25.2 PPW 22.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 378.9 PPW 317.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 780.3 PPW 617.5 PPW
Blender / Watt 5.67 PPW -
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 5 325 and Ultra 5 322

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 5, 2026 January 5, 2026
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Panther Lake Panther Lake
Model number 325 322
Integrated GPU Xe3 Graphics Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
Intel CPU rating (97th and 119th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 2
P-Threads 4 2
Base Frequency (P) 2.1 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.5 GHz 4.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 4
E-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (E) 1.6 GHz 1.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.4 GHz 3.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 6
Total Threads 8 6
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 21x 25x
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 2 nm 2 nm
TDP (PL1) 12-25 W (configurable) 12-25 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 55 W 55 W
Socket FCBGA2540 FCBGA2540
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Laptop processors ranking (125th and 156th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Xe3 Graphics Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2450 MHz 2300 MHz
Shading Units 512 256
TMUs 32 16
ROPs 16 8
Execution Units 4 4
TGP 25 W 25 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 5 325 +108%
2.5 TFLOPS
Core Ultra 5 322
1.2 TFLOPS
More info: Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) compared to Graphics (4-Core)

Memory Support

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

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 5 325 official page Intel Core Ultra 5 322 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 12 12

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Comments

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