Intel Core Ultra 5 225U

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Is the Intel Core Ultra 5 225U Good for Gaming?

This is a newly released CPU that contains 12 Cores and 14 Threads. The Intel Core Ultra 5 225U also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]

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Intel Core Ultra 5 225U

Description: Intel Graphics, Intel AI Boost

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA2049

Total Cores: 12 Cores, 14 Threads

Performance Cores: 2 Cores, 4 Threads, 1.5 GHz Base, 4.8 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 10 Cores, 10 Threads, 1.3 GHz Base, 3.8 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 15 W

TDP Down: 12 W

TDP Up: 57 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 64 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 5 x 2048 KB
L3 Cache: 12 MB

Cache per Eff. CPU Package:
Eff. L1 Instruction Cache: 10 x 64 KB
Eff. L1 Data Cache: 10 x 32 KB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (Up to LPDDR5/x 8400 MT/s Up to DDR5 6400 MT/s)

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2025

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
1020th fastest in multithreading out of 5785 CPUs
407th fastest in single threading out of 5785 CPUs
223rd fastest in out of 1610 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

18289

Single Thread Rating

3592

Samples: 360*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core Ultra 5 225U

Integer Math	63,670 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	46,772 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	62 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	22,186 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	12,794 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	205,603 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,125 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	11,749 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,592 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core Ultra 5 225U

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th 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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	Lenovo IdeaPad 5i 2-in-1 Laptop ntel® Core™ Ultra 5 225U Processor 16" WUXGA IPS Ultra 5 225U 16GB 512GB SSD 83KS000UUS	$799.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Flex 2-in-1 14" Touchscreen Laptop, Intel 12-core Ultra 5 225U (Beats Core 7 150U), 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Dolby Audio, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 11 Pro	$519.99 (www.amazon.com)
	HP OmniBook 5 16" Touchscreen Laptop, Intel Core Ultra 5 225U, 2K 1920 x 1200, 16GB Memory, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Model 16-af1055cl	$594.49 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo IdeaPad 5i 2-in-1 Laptop, 14" WUXGA Touchscreen, Intel 12-core Ultra 5 225U AI up to 4.8GHz, 8GB LPDDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Luna Grey, Windows 11, EAT 16GB USB Pen Accessories	$535.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,259
Apple M4 10 Core		23,700
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,625
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,759
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U		18,289
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,010
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,483
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,640
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,597
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,394

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.27
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.02
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.40
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.04
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U		3,592
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,505
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,023
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,004
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,888
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,616
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,587
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,392

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3285236 - Feb 14 2026		19914
BL3282437 - Feb 12 2026		19997
BL3282005 - Feb 12 2026		14481
BL3281569 - Feb 12 2026		14413
BL3281407 - Feb 12 2026		10774

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U		18,289
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225U		18,965 (+3.7%)
AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225U		22,066 (+20.7%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 288V vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225U		20,087 (+9.8%)
AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225U		19,600 (+7.2%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 256V vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225U		19,579 (+7.1%)
AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225U		19,418 (+6.2%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 266V vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225U		19,304 (+5.5%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 226V vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225U		18,104 (-1.0%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225U		17,877 (-2.3%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225U		17,862 (-2.3%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225U		17,326 (-5.3%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155U vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225U		16,149 (-11.7%)

Is the Intel Core Ultra 5 225U Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,772
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,412
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,991
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		8,984
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,908
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,876
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,768
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H		7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,904
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392		6,807
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,751
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U		4,004

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