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Core Ultra 5 225

Core Ultra 5
Current Price
$241.00
Overall Rank
(Consumer CPUs only)
#115
of 275
Overall Rank
#132
of 292
Value Rank
#111
of 220
Gaming Rank
#129
of 292
Productivity Rank
#142
of 292

Core Specifications

Cores
10
Threads
10
P-Cores
6
E-Cores
4
Base Clock
3.3 GHz
Boost Clock (Single)
4.9 GHz
Socket
FCLGA1851
Lithography
3nm

Cache

L1 Cache
80 KB per core
L2 Cache
3 MB per core
L3 Cache
20 MB (shared)

Power & Thermal

TDP
65W
Base Power
65W
Max Turbo Power
121W

Memory Support

Memory Types
DDR5
Max Memory
256GB
Memory Channels
2
ECC Support
No

Platform & Connectivity

PCIe Version
5.0
PCIe Lanes
24
Integrated GPU
Yes
Integrated GPU Model
Intel Graphics (Xe, 3-core)

Closest Competitors by Performance

Core Ultra 5 225 (Selected)11,980

Quick Stats

Generation
Arrow Lake
Release Date
1/13/2025 - 1 year old
Status
Current
Market Segment
Desktop

Performance Scores

Overall
11980
Value49.7
Efficiency184.3

Use Case Ratings

Gaming6/10
Productivity6.5/10
Budget Value8.5/10

Benchmark Scores

Cinebench R23 Single1,930
Cinebench R23 Multi16,000
Geekbench 6 Single2,800
Geekbench 6 Multi10,500
PassMark30,453

Console Comparison

Core Ultra 5 225
100%
100%
PS5 Pro(Gen 9 Pro (2024))
84%
84%
Xbox Series X(Gen 9 (2020))
82%
82%
PS5(Gen 9 (2020))
78%
78%
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Notes

10-core (6P+4E) entry-level Arrow Lake. IMPORTANT: No ECC support (confirmed Intel ARK — unlike 235/245 series). L3 cache reduced to 20MB (vs 24MB on 235/245). 4 fewer E-cores than 235 gives noticeably lower multi-threaded throughput. Good value for budget builds with iGPU. ECC=false is intentional and confirmed.