Intel Core Ultra 9 386H vs Ultra 5 225H
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.1 GHz Intel Core Ultra 9 386H with 16-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.
Review
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
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
- Newer - released 1 year and 1 month later
- More modern manufacturing process β 2 versus 3 nanometers
- Has 2 more physical cores
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
- More powerful Arc Graphics 130T integrated graphics: 3.9 vs 2.6 TFLOPS
- More than 10Β° C higher critical temperature
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 502 | - |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 4687 | - |
Cinebench Scores (102nd and 152nd place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1420 MB/sec | 1170 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 118.2 Klines/sec | 95.1 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 426.1 pages/sec | 335.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 483.8 Mpixels/sec | 352.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 286.3 pages/sec | 296.4 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 65.7 images/sec | 59.8 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 157.6 images/sec | 125 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 24.3 Mpixels/sec | 20.9 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 87.7 GOps/sec | 68.5 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 109.4 GOps/sec | 86.6 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 347M Primes/sec | 220M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 43.6M Strings/sec | 33.7M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 27.8 GBytes/sec | 21.4 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 365.2 MBytes/sec | 283.4 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 3086 Frames/sec | 1875 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 30.2B Matrices/sec | 21.9B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 49.6 PPW | 35.8 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 668.2 PPW | 478.4 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 1446.8 PPW | 1004.4 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 9.76 PPW | 7.33 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
No benchmark results yet
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-01-30 (vsm) | GeekBench | 2721 / 15088 |
| π 2025-12-15 (AbduAlhuzali) | GeekBench | 2698 / 14644 |
| π 2025-11-30 (BatmanKun) | GeekBench | 2643 / 14536 |
| π 2025-09-18 (goektug) | GeekBench | 2782 / 14959 |
| π 2025-09-11 (vvvvv) | GeekBench | 2791 / 15240 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 9 386H and Ultra 5 225HGeneral
| 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 | 386H | 225H |
| Integrated GPU | Xe3 Graphics | Arc Graphics 130T |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 | - AMD Ryzen 5 230 |
Intel CPU rating (43rd and 67th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 4 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.1 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.9 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| E-Cores | 12 | 10 |
| E-Threads | 12 | 10 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.6 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.7 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Total Cores | 16 | 14 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 14 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 20x | 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 (54th and 76th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Xe3 Graphics | Arc Graphics 130T |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2500 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Shading Units | 512 | 896 |
| TMUs | 32 | 56 |
| ROPs | 16 | 28 |
| Execution Units | 4 | 7 |
| TGP | 25 W | 35 W |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Arc 130T compared to Xe3 Graphics (4-Core)
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-9600 - DDR5-7200 |
- LPDDR5-8400 - LPDDR5x-8400 - DDR5-6400 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s | - |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra 9 386H official page | Intel Core Ultra 5 225H official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 28 |
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