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Intel Core Ultra 5 332 vs Ultra 5 325

54 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 332
VS
57 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 325
Intel Core Ultra 5 332
Intel Core Ultra 5 325

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 332 with 6-cores against the 2.1 GHz Ultra 5 325 with 8-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 325 and 332
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 5 332
vs
Core Ultra 5 325

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 762.5 MB/sec 892.3 MB/sec
Clang compilation 50 Klines/sec 64.9 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 190.2 pages/sec 265.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 234.4 Mpixels/sec 252.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 268 pages/sec 277.9 pages/sec
Background blur 39.4 images/sec 45.2 images/sec
Photo processing 78.3 images/sec 95.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 10.3 Mpixels/sec 13.4 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 30.9 GOps/sec 42.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 41.2 GOps/sec 58.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 117M Primes/sec 181M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 17.3M Strings/sec 22.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 10.7 GBytes/sec 14.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 142.3 MBytes/sec 181.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 1289 Frames/sec 1817 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 12.8B Matrices/sec 16.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 24 & 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 22.7 PPW 25.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 319.4 PPW 378.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 599.5 PPW 780.3 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 5 332 and Ultra 5 325

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 332 325
Integrated GPU Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) Xe3 Graphics
Intel CPU rating (118th and 97th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 4
P-Threads 2 4
Base Frequency (P) 2.5 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz 4.5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 4
E-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (E) 1.9 GHz 1.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.3 GHz 3.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 8
Total Threads 6 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 25x 21x
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 (155th and 125th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) Intel Xe3 Graphics
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2300 MHz 2450 MHz
Shading Units 256 512
TMUs 16 32
ROPs 8 16
Execution Units 4 4
TGP 25 W 25 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 5 332
1.2 TFLOPS
Core Ultra 5 325 +108%
2.5 TFLOPS
More info: Xe3 Graphics (4-Core) compared to Graphics (2-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 5 332 official page Intel Core Ultra 5 325 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 12 12

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Comments

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