Intel Core Ultra 5 225H

Cores: 14
L3 cache: 18MB (shared)
TDP: 20-28 W (max. boost up to 115 W)
Transistor size: 3 nm

Core Ultra 5 225H - laptop processor produced by Intel for socket FCBGA-2049 that has 14 cores and 14 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 1700 MHz, but due to Turbo Boost technology, it can perform up to 4900 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 18 MB. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Arc Graphics 130T.

Review

Single-Core Performance

Multi-Core Performance

Power Efficiency

Integrated Graphics

NanoReview Final Score

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Test in Benchmarks

Performance test of Intel Core Ultra 5 225H in benchmarks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors

Cinebench 2024 (Single)

122

Cinebench 2024 (Multi)

1001

Cinebench Scores - 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)

2715

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

13395

File compression	1170 MB/sec
Clang compilation	95.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser	335.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer	352.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing	296.4 pages/sec
Background blur	59.8 images/sec
Photo processing	125 images/sec
Ray tracing	20.9 Mpixels/sec

Sources: GeekBench [1]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions

Passmark CPU (Single-Core)

4256

Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)

28122

Integer math	68.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math	86.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers	220M Primes/sec
Random string sorting	33.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption	21.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression	283.4 MBytes/sec
Physics	1875 Frames/sec
Extended instructions	21.9B Matrices/sec

Sources: PassMark [3] – 750 samples

Blender

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

Blender CPU

205.33

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP

Cinebench 2024 / Watt	35.8 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt	478.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt	1004.4 PPW
Blender / Watt	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

Date	Benchmark	Result
📘 2026-01-30 (vsm)	Geekbench 6 CPU	2721 / 15088
📘 2025-12-15 (AbduAlhuzali)	Geekbench 6 CPU	2698 / 14644
📘 2025-11-30 (BatmanKun)	Geekbench 6 CPU	2643 / 14536
📘 2025-09-18 (goektug)	Geekbench 6 CPU	2782 / 14959
📘 2025-09-11 (vvvvv)	Geekbench 6 CPU	2791 / 15240
📘 2025-09-11 (vvvvv)	Cinebench 2024	122 / 1001
📘 2025-08-21 (Sid)	Geekbench 6 CPU	2683 / 14824

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Specifications

Core Ultra 5 225H technical specifications

General

Vendor	Intel
Released	January 6, 2025
Type	Laptop
Instruction Set	x86-64
Codename	Arrow Lake
Model number	225H
Integrated GPU	Arc Graphics 130T
AMD Equivalent	- AMD Ryzen 5 230

Intel CPU rating - 67th place

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores	4
P-Threads	4
Base Frequency (P)	1.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P)	4.9 GHz

Efficient Cores
E-Cores	10
E-Threads	10
Base Frequency (E)	1.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E)	4.3 GHz

Total
Total Cores	14
Total Threads	14
Bus Frequency	100 MHz
Multiplier	17x
L1 Cache	192K (per core)
L2 Cache	2MB (per core)
L3 Cache	18MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier	No

Package

Fabrication Process	3 nm
TDP (PL1)	20-28 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2)	115 W
Socket	FCBGA-2049
Peak Temperature	110°C

Laptop processors ranking - 76th place

iGPU

Integrated Graphics	Arc Graphics 130T
GPU Base Clock	300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock	2200 MHz
Shading Units	896
TMUs	56
ROPs	28
Execution Units	7
TGP	35 W

iGPU FLOPS

3.9 TFLOPS

See also: Intel Arc 130T – integrated graphics of Intel Core Ultra 5 225H

Memory Support

Memory Types	- LPDDR5-8400 - LPDDR5x-8400 - DDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size	128 GB
Memory Channels	2
ECC Support	No

Misc

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

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Darkstar August 8, 2026 at 12:35 PM

The E-core count on the chip is wrong. The total core count is cited as 14 which is correct yet the efficient cores are only 8 with 4 performance, meaning its missing those two cores

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Serhii August 10, 2026 at 07:01 AM

Thank you for a comment. Specs updated!