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Intel Core Ultra 5 225 vs Intel Xeon 6972P
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
100 %
10C / 10T · 4.90 GHz
Intel Xeon 6972P
73 %
96C / 192T · 3.90 GHz
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Cinebench 2026 (ST)
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Cinebench 2026 (MC)
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Cinebench 2024 (SC)
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Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
422 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
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Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
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Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
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Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
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FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
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PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
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AI performance (NPU)
218 entries
218 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 5 225 | Intel Xeon 6972P |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core Ultra 5 (35) | Intel Xeon 6 (12) |
| CPU group | Intel Core Ultra 200 AL-S (20) | Intel Xeon 6900 (5) |
| Architecture | Arrow Lake | Granite Rapids-AP |
| Technology | 3 nm | 5 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Enterprise / Embedded |
| Socket | LGA 1851 | LGA 7529 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 5 225 | Intel Xeon 6972P |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 10 / 10 | 96 / 192 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | normal |
| Core Cluster 1: | 6x Lion Cove 3.30 - 4.90 GHz |
96x 2.40 - 3.90 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 4x Skymont 2.70 - 4.40 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 26.00 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 24.00 MB | 480.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 5 225 | Intel Xeon 6972P |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Arrow Lake) | no iGPU |
| GPU frequency | 0.30 - 1.80 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | 4 / 512 | / |
| Raytracing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB | |
| Technology | 5 nm | |
| Release date | Q3/2024 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 5 225 | Intel Xeon 6972P |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Intel® AI Boost | Intel® AI Boost |
| AI specifications | Intel AI Boost NPU 4 @ 13 TOPS | Intel® Deep Learning Boost |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU | 23 TOPS |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 5 225 | Intel Xeon 6972P |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR5-6400 (102.4 GB/s) | DDR5-6400 (614.4 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 256 GB | 3072 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 12 |
| ECC | Yes | Yes |
| PCIe | 5.0 x 20 | 5.0 x 96 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 78.8 GB/s | 378.0 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 5 225 | Intel Xeon 6972P |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 65 W | 500 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 121 W | |
| TDP up | 500 W | |
| TDP down | 400 W | |
| T. junction max. | 105 °C | 102 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 5 225 | Intel Xeon 6972P |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 11, Linux | Windows 11, Windows Server, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, AMX |
| Release date | Q1/2025 | Q3/2024 |
| Release price | 236 $ | 14600 $ |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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