Intel Core Ultra 5 225

Benchmarks for the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 Good for Gaming?

This is relatively new CPU that contains 10 Cores and 10 Threads. The Intel Core Ultra 5 225 also has great single threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this is a high end chip that would be great for gaming. [More ...]

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Intel Core Ultra 5 225

Description: Intel Graphics, Intel AI Boost

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1851

Total Cores: 10 Cores, 10 Threads

Performance Cores: 6 Cores, 6 Threads, 3.3 GHz Base, 4.9 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 4 Cores, 4 Threads, 2.7 GHz Base, 4.4 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 65 W

TDP Up: 121 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 64 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 3072 KB
L3 Cache: 20 MB

Cache per Eff. CPU Package:
Eff. L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 64 KB
Eff. L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
Eff. L2 Cache: 1 x 4096 KB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 192 GB (Up to DDR5 6400 MT/s)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra 5 225

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2025

CPUmark/$Price: 152.73

Overall Rank:
496th fastest in multithreading out of 5777 CPUs
84th fastest in single threading out of 5777 CPUs
153rd fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $199.00 USD (2026-02-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

30394

Single Thread Rating

4413

Samples: 487*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core Ultra 5 225

Integer Math	65,116 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	91,679 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	357 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	36,483 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	22,206 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	301,380 KBytes/Sec
Physics	2,379 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	27,020 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	4,413 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core Ultra 5 225

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,457
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,302
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,943
Intel Core Ultra 5 225		30,394
Apple M4 10 Core		23,698
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,576
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,091
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,679
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		170.63
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.59
Intel Core Ultra 5 225		152.73
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.24
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.64
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.36
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.97
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.62
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Intel Core Ultra 5 225		4,413
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core Ultra 5 225
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3268490 - Feb 06 2026		32129
BL3265587 - Feb 05 2026		28662
BL3265191 - Feb 05 2026		31710
BL3264754 - Feb 05 2026		21956
BL3264707 - Feb 05 2026		32540

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core Ultra 5 225
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core Ultra 5 225		30,394
Intel Core Ultra 5 235T vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225		32,094 (+5.6%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225F vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225		31,261 (+2.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225		30,031 (-1.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225		28,011 (-7.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225		31,183 (+2.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225		25,213 (-17.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225		26,641 (-12.3%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225		43,290 (+42.4%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225		43,260 (+42.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225		34,402 (+13.2%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225		32,503 (+6.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225		28,320 (-6.8%)

Is the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,423
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,258
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,793
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,516
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,385
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,259
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,181
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,770
Intel Core Ultra 5 225		7,126

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