Intel Core Ultra 5 225F

Written analysis

Intel Core Ultra 5 225F at a glance

The Intel Core Ultra 5 225F is based on the Arrow Lake-S architecture and is manufactured using the 3 nm process at TSMC. It uses the LGA 1851 socket with Z890, B860, W880, Q870, H810 chipsets, PCIe Gen 5, 20 Lanes (CPU only), and DDR5 memory up to 6400 MT/s across Dual-channel memory. This is a hybrid design with 6 performance cores at 3.30–4.90 GHz and 4 efficiency cores at 2.70–4.40 GHz, for 10 threads. Cache is 3072 kB L2 and 20 MB L3.

This is a Desktop processor using consumer memory and expansion standards. Its workload suitability is better described by the measured application and gaming scores below than by core count alone.

Base TDP is 65 W and maximum package power is 121 W. A capable tower cooler is appropriate; compact builds should account for sustained rather than base power.

This CPU has no integrated graphics. A discrete graphics card is required for display output.

Best fit: Cost-conscious desktop builds paired with a discrete GPU and workloads appropriate to its measured tier.

Application performance

Intel Core Ultra 5 225F is an entry-level CPU, at 43.43% of the dataset’s best application performance. Fine for daily computing and light gaming, not for heavy professional loads.

Application value is excellent at 88.1 performance per dollar.

Gaming performance

Intel Core Ultra 5 225F is a mid-range gaming CPU, at 72.63% of the dataset’s best 1080p CPU-limited gaming. Match it with a mid-range GPU.

Gaming value is exceptional at 96.7 performance per dollar.