Intel Core Ultra 5 225H Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core Ultra 5 225H has 14 cores with 14 threads and is based on the 2. gen of the Intel Core Ultra 5 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 2049 socket and was released in Q1/2025.
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H

At a glance

Name: Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
Family: Intel Core Ultra 5 (27)
CPU group: Intel Core Ultra 200H (5)
Architecture: Arrow Lake H
Technology: 3 nm
Segment: Notebook
Generation: 2
Predecessor: Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core Ultra 5 225H has 14 CPU cores and can calculate 14 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core Ultra 5 225H is 1.70 GHz (4.90 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 14 / 14
Core architecture: hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A-Core: 4x Lion Cove
B-Core: 8x Skymont
C-Core: 2x Crestmont
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: No
A-Core Frequency: 1.70 GHz (4.90 GHz)
B-Core Frequency: 1.30 GHz (4.30 GHz)
C-Core Frequency: 0.70 GHz (2.50 GHz)

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AI hardware: Intel® AI Boost
AI specifications: Intel AI Boost (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT)
NPU + CPU + iGPU: 94 TOPS

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core Ultra 5 225H has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core Ultra 5 225H uses the Intel Arc 140T, which has 1024 texture shaders and 64 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name: Intel Arc 140T
GPU frequency: 0.60 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 2.20 GHz
Compute units: 64
Shader: 1024
Hardware Raytracing: Yes
Release date: Q1/2025
Max. displays: 3
Generation: --
Direct X: 12.2
Technology: 5 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 32 GB
Frame Generation: Intel XeSS

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode
VP9: Decode
AV1: Decode / Encode
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 128 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 134.4 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
LPDDR5X-8400
DDR5-6400
134.4 GB/s
102.4 GB/s
Max. Memory: 128 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 5.0 x 28
PCIe Bandwidth: 110.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 28 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 28 W
TDP (PL2): 115 W
TDP up: --
TDP down: 20 W
Tjunction max.: 110 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core Ultra 5 225H is made in 3 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 18.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 3 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: BGA 2049
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 18.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 11, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date: Q1/2025
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
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16C 22T @ 5.10 GHz
2522
Intel Core Ultra 7 165H Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
16C 22T @ 5.00 GHz
2502
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
12C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
2497
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
14C 14T @ 4.90 GHz
2489
AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
2478
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
2478
AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
2478

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
12439
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
12407
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
12407
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
14C 14T @ 1.70 GHz
12337
Intel Core i7-13620H Intel Core i7-13620H
10C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
12310
Intel Core i5-14450HX Intel Core i5-14450HX
10C 16T @ 2.40 GHz
12177
Intel Core i7-12800HE Intel Core i7-12800HE
14C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
12167

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
AMD Radeon 890M @ 2.90 GHz
5524
Intel Core Ultra 5 235H Intel Core Ultra 5 235H
Intel Arc 140T @ 2.25 GHz
5458
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
Intel Arc 140T @ 2.25 GHz
5458
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
Intel Arc 140T @ 2.20 GHz
5337
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
Apple M1 Pro (16 Core) @ 1.30 GHz
5300
AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 AMD Ryzen AI 9 365
AMD Radeon 880M @ 3.20 GHz
5200
Intel Core Ultra 5 238V Intel Core Ultra 5 238V
Intel Arc 130V @ 1.85 GHz
5180

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