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Intel Core Ultra 5 225
Benchmarks & Specs

Name: Intel Core Ultra 5 225
Brand: Intel
Rating: 4.1 (62 reviews)

Last updated: 2026-06-06

Table of Contents

Summary
Benchmarks
Specifications
User Reviews
Popular Comparisons

Summary

The Intel Core Ultra 5 225 presents itself as a truly exciting new addition. It is based on the advanced Arrow Lake architecture. Interestingly, this processor is manufactured using a modern 3 nm process. This promises not only remarkable efficiency but also solid performance for everyday tasks.

We believe this provides a very good foundation for future systems. The integrated Intel Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Arrow Lake) delivers quite usable graphics performance. It is particularly noteworthy that the chip already supports PCIe 5.0. This enables a lightning-fast connection to state-of-the-art components.

With 26 MB L2 and 24 MB L3 cache, the buffer memories are also quite generously sized. This certainly contributes to an overall smooth workflow. All in all, the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 seems to be a versatile chip. It offers a good basis for everyday use and more. It is a smart choice for various application areas.

Modern Arrow Lake Architecture
Manufactured using the 3 nm process
Supports PCIe 5.0
Generous L2 and L3 cache

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

Rank 62 / 474
In segment Desktop

Multi-core performance

Rank 131 / 454
In segment Desktop

Cinebench 2026 Single-Thread
Single-core performance

20C / 28T · 5.40 GHz

499 pts

20C / 28T · 5.40 GHz

499 pts

10C / 10T · 4.90 GHz

495 pts

6C / 12T · 5.10 GHz

490 pts

12C / 24T · 5.40 GHz

490 pts

Cinebench 2026 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

8C / 16T · 5.10 GHz

4,205 pts

8C / 16T · 5.10 GHz

4,205 pts

10C / 10T · 4.90 GHz

4,149 pts

12C / 24T · 4.60 GHz

4,132 pts

6C / 12T · 5.40 GHz

4,122 pts

Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
Single-core performance

16C / 24T · 5.40 GHz

126 pts

16C / 24T · 5.20 GHz

126 pts

10C / 10T · 4.90 GHz

125 pts

14C / 28T · 3.30 GHz

124 pts

16C / 24T · 5.20 GHz

124 pts

Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

10C / 20T · 5.30 GHz

936 pts

10C / 20T · 5.30 GHz

936 pts

10C / 10T · 4.90 GHz

935 pts

12C / 24T · 4.80 GHz

922 pts

10C / 16T · 4.90 GHz

909 pts

Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance

8C / 16T · 5.25 GHz

2,095 pts

16C / 24T · 5.50 GHz

2,082 pts

10C / 10T · 4.90 GHz

2,081 pts

16C / 32T · 5.70 GHz

2,072 pts

6C / 12T · 5.20 GHz

2,051 pts

Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

6C / 12T · 3.80 GHz

17,215 pts

22C / 44T · 2.80 GHz

17,213 pts

10C / 10T · 3.30 GHz

17,020 pts

10C / 20T · 4.80 GHz

16,820 pts

10C / 16T · 4.20 GHz

16,572 pts

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

12C / 24T · 5.60 GHz

2,896

8C / 16T · 5.60 GHz

2,894

10C / 10T · 4.90 GHz

2,890

14C / 14T · 5.10 GHz

2,885

24C / 32T · 5.60 GHz

2,876

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

16C / 24T · 4.20 GHz

15,367

14C / 20T · 1.80 GHz

15,354

10C / 10T · 3.30 GHz

15,340

32C / 64T · 3.75 GHz

15,273

8C / 16T · 5.20 GHz

15,137

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)

1,797

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)

1,797

Intel Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Arrow Lake)

1,790

AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 (Raven Ridge)

1,760

AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 (Raven Ridge)

1,760

AI performance (NPU)

6C / 12T · 4.30 GHz

16.0 TOPS

8C / 16T · 4.20 GHz

16.0 TOPS

8C / 16T · 4.20 GHz

16.0 TOPS

8C / 16T · 3.65 GHz

16.0 TOPS

10C / 10T · 3.30 GHz

13.0 TOPS

More benchmarks

Cinebench 2026 (ST)
218 entries

Cinebench 2026 (MC)
219 entries

Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries

Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries

Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries

AI performance (NPU)
218 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Property	Value
Family	Intel Core Ultra 5 (35)
CPU group	Intel Core Ultra 200 AL-S (20)
Architecture	Arrow Lake
Technology	3 nm
Segment	Desktop
Socket	LGA 1851
Generation	2
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Property	Value
CPU Cores / Threads	10 / 10
Hyperthreading / SMT	✗
Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1:	6x Lion Cove 3.30 - 4.90 GHz
Core Cluster 2:	4x Skymont 2.70 - 4.40 GHz
L2-Cache	26.00 MB
L3-Cache	24.00 MB
Overclocking	No

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Property	Value
GPU name	Intel Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Arrow Lake)
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

Property	Value
AI hardware	Intel® AI Boost
AI specifications	Intel AI Boost NPU 4 @ 13 TOPS
NPU + CPU + iGPU	23 TOPS

Memory & PCIe

Memory type	Memory bandwidth
DDR5-6400	102.4 GB/s
Property	Value
Max. Memory	256 GB
Memory channels	2
ECC	✓
PCIe	5.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth	78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

Property	Value
TDP	65 W
TDP (PL2)	121 W
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.	105 °C

Technical details

Property	Value
Chip design	Monolithic
AES-NI	✓
Operating systems	Windows 11, Linux
Instruction set	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date	Q1/2025
Release price	236 $
Documents	Technical data sheet

User Reviews

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