Intel Core Ultra 5 225

Intel Core Ultra 5 225
  • Cores: 10
  • L3 cache: 20MB (shared)
  • TDP: 65 W (max. boost up to 121 W)
  • Transistor size: 3 nm
Core Ultra 5 225 - desktop processor produced by Intel for socket FCLGA-1851 that has 10 cores and 10 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 3300 MHz, but due to Turbo Boost technology, it can perform up to 4900 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 20 MB. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Intel Arc Graphics.

Review

Single-Core Performance
80
Multi-Core Performance
44
Power Efficiency
72
Integrated Graphics
16
NanoReview Final Score
64
Compare Intel Core Ultra 5 225 with other CPUs

Test in Benchmarks

Performance test of Intel Core Ultra 5 225 in benchmarks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
125
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
946
Cinebench Scores - 170th place

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2765
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
14910
File compression 1260 MB/sec
Clang compilation 104.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 376.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 380.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 309.7 pages/sec
Background blur 74 images/sec
Photo processing 135.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 20.6 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
4414
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
30460
Integer math 65.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 92 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 358M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 36.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 22.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression 302.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 2340 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 27.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3] โ€“ 1024 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
175.37

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 14.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 229.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 468.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.7 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
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-15 (Rocketsteve)Cinebench 20260 / 3319
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-11 (Rocketsteve)Cinebench 2024122 / 904
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-11 (Rocketsteve)Cinebench 20260 / 3319

Specifications

Core Ultra 5 225 technical specifications

General

Vendor Intel
Released December 18, 2024
Type Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake
Model number 225
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics
Intel CPU rating - 66th place

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6
P-Threads 6
Base Frequency (P) 3.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.9 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4
E-Threads 4
Base Frequency (E) 2.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 10
Total Threads 10
Bus Frequency 100 MHz
Multiplier 33x
L1 Cache 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 3MB (per core)
L3 Cache 20MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 121 W
Socket FCLGA-1851
Peak Temperature 105ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking - 67th place

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Arc Graphics
GPU Base Clock 350 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1800 MHz
Shading Units 128
TMUs 8
ROPs 4
Execution Units 16
TGP 6-15 W
iGPU FLOPS
0.5 TFLOPS
See also: Intel UHD Graphics (16 EU) โ€“ integrated graphics of Intel Core Ultra 5 225

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 256 GB
Memory Channels 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 102.37 GB/s
ECC Support No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 5 225 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 24
Technologies
- Compute: ABM, ADX, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, DLBoost 3.0, F16C, SHA
- Performance: EIST, TBT 2.0, Thread Director
- Virtualization: VMD, VT-d, VT-x
- Security: RDRAND, TXT, XD bit

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