Intel Core Ultra 5 225U

Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
  • Cores: 12
  • L3 cache: 12MB (shared)
  • TDP: 12-15 W (max. boost up to 57 W)
  • Transistor size: 3 nm
Core Ultra 5 225U - laptop processor produced by Intel for socket FCBGA-2049 that has 12 cores and 14 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 1500 MHz, but due to Turbo Boost technology, it can perform up to 4800 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 12 MB. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Arc Graphics (4-Cores).

Review

Single-Core Performance
67
Multi-Core Performance
28
Power Efficiency
77
Integrated Graphics
51
NanoReview Final Score
53
Compare Intel Core Ultra 5 225U with other CPUs

Test in Benchmarks

Performance test of Intel Core Ultra 5 225U in benchmarks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
101
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
520

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2425
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
9965
File compression 969.1 MB/sec
Clang compilation 69.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 250.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 283.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 249 pages/sec
Background blur 44.6 images/sec
Photo processing 98.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 14 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
3555
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
17705
Integer math 62.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 45.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 60M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 21.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption 12.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 199 MBytes/sec
Physics 1078 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 11.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3] – 656 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
125.82

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 34.7 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 664.3 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1180.3 PPW
Blender / Watt 8.39 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Core Ultra 5 225U technical specifications

General

Vendor Intel
Released January 6, 2025
Type Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake
Model number 225U
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
AMD Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 220
Intel CPU rating - 129th place

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2
P-Threads 4
Base Frequency (P) 1.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.8 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 10
E-Threads 10
Base Frequency (E) 1.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.8 GHz
Total
Total Cores 12
Total Threads 14
Bus Frequency 100 MHz
Multiplier 15x
L1 Cache 112K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 12-15 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 57 W
Socket FCBGA-2049
Peak Temperature 110°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2000 MHz
Shading Units 512
TMUs 32
ROPs 16
Execution Units 64
TGP 14 W
iGPU FLOPS
2 TFLOPS
See also: Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) – integrated graphics of Intel Core Ultra 5 225U

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 225U official page
PCI Express Version 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20

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fuuk1 January 8, 2025 at 02:43 PM
Didn't Arrow Lake ditch hyper threading? Why did Intel have performance cores with threads?
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Serhii January 10, 2025 at 09:59 AM
Only performance cores support hyper threading.
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