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Intel Core Ultra 5 338H vs Ultra 5 225H

67 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 338H
VS
64 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
Intel Core Ultra 5 338H
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.9 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 338H with 12-cores against the 1.7 GHz Ultra 5 225H with 14-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 (1)

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 225H and 338H
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 338H
  • Newer - released 1 year later
  • More powerful Intel Arc B370 integrated graphics: 6.1 vs 3.9 TFLOPS
  • More modern manufacturing process – 2 versus 3 nanometers
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
  • Supports up to 128 GB LPDDR5-8400 RAM
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • More than 10Β° C higher critical temperature
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 GHz vs 4.7 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 5 338H
vs
Core Ultra 5 225H

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 501 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 3840 -
Cinebench Scores (163rd and 154th place)
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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 1210 MB/sec 1170 MB/sec
Clang compilation 98.2 Klines/sec 95.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 371.3 pages/sec 335.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 368 Mpixels/sec 352.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 293 pages/sec 296.4 pages/sec
Background blur 59.2 images/sec 59.8 images/sec
Photo processing 118.3 images/sec 125 images/sec
Ray tracing 19.7 Mpixels/sec 20.9 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 63.8 GOps/sec 68.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 82.6 GOps/sec 86.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 301M Primes/sec 220M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 33.8M Strings/sec 33.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 21.1 GBytes/sec 21.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 274.2 MBytes/sec 283.4 MBytes/sec
Physics 2652 Frames/sec 1875 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 23.7B Matrices/sec 21.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 51 & 750 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 38.7 PPW 35.8 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 561.3 PPW 478.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1133.2 PPW 1004.4 PPW
Blender / Watt 8.22 PPW 7.33 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
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Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
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πŸ“˜ 2026-01-30 (vsm)Geekbench 6 CPU2721 / 15088
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-15 (AbduAlhuzali)Geekbench 6 CPU2698 / 14644
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-30 (BatmanKun)Geekbench 6 CPU2643 / 14536
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-18 (goektug)Geekbench 6 CPU2782 / 14959
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-11 (vvvvv)Geekbench 6 CPU2791 / 15240
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 5 338H and Ultra 5 225H

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 5, 2026 January 6, 2025
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Panther Lake Arrow Lake
Model number 338H 225H
Integrated GPU Arc B370 Arc Graphics 130T
Rival Equivalent - - AMD Ryzen 5 230
Intel CPU rating (56th and 67th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 4
P-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (P) 1.9 GHz 1.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.7 GHz 4.9 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 10
E-Threads 8 10
Base Frequency (E) 1.5 GHz 1.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.4 GHz 4.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 12 14
Total Threads 12 14
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 19x 17x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2560K (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 18MB (shared) 18MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 2 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 15-25 W (configurable) 20-28 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 80 W 115 W
Socket FCBGA2540 FCBGA-2049
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 110Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (68th and 76th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Arc B370 Arc Graphics 130T
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2400 MHz 2200 MHz
Shading Units 1280 896
TMUs 40 56
ROPs 20 28
Execution Units 10 7
TGP 25 W 35 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 5 338H +56%
6.1 TFLOPS
Core Ultra 5 225H
3.9 TFLOPS
More info: Arc 130T compared to Arc B370

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-8533 - LPDDR5-8400
- LPDDR5x-8400
- DDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 136.5 GB/s -
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 5 338H official page Intel Core Ultra 5 225H official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 12 28

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core Ultra 5 225H or Ultra 5 338H?
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ComputerNerd March 9, 2026 at 04:19 PM
Intel core Ultra 5 225H is an excellent value CPU. You get most of the benefits of Panther Lake, but in lower costing devices (laptops and mini-PCs for the desktop). Currently found in Asus NUC 15 Pro and and Geekom IT15. The primary advantage the Intel Core Ultra 5 338H CPU (Panther Lake) has is the iGPU. Not listed here currently, but the iGPU is far more powerful based on gaming tests.
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