Intel Core Ultra 5 225

Written analysis

Intel Core Ultra 5 225 at a glance

The Intel Core Ultra 5 225 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.

Integrated graphics: Arc Xe-LPG Graphics 16EU with 2 GPU cores at 0.30–1.80 GHz. That is enough for display output, desktop work, and lighter games without a discrete GPU.

Best fit: Balanced everyday systems that benefit from usable display output without requiring a discrete GPU.

Application performance

Intel Core Ultra 5 225 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 73.0 performance per dollar.

Gaming performance

Intel Core Ultra 5 225 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 80.1 performance per dollar.