Ryzen AI Max+ 395 vs Ultra 5 225
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen AI Max+ 395 outperforms Core Ultra 5 225 by an impressive 54% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 316 | 159 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 64.03 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 29.16 | 53.12 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025) | Strix Halo (2025) |
| Release date | 7 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $246 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core Ultra 5 225 and Ryzen AI Max+ 395 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 10 (Deca-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Performance-cores | 6 | no data |
| Efficient-cores | 4 | no data |
| Threads | 10 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.9 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 192 KB (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 3 MB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 20 MB (shared) | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 243 mm2 | 2x 70.6 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 17,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core Ultra 5 225 and Ryzen AI Max+ 395 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1851 | FP11 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 5 225 and Ryzen AI Max+ 395. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
| Supported AI Software Frameworks | OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN | - |
Security technologies
Core Ultra 5 225 and Ryzen AI Max+ 395 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 5 225 and Ryzen AI Max+ 395 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 5 225 and Ryzen AI Max+ 395. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-6400 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 256 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® Graphics | AMD Radeon 8060S |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.8 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 5 225 and Ryzen AI Max+ 395 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 4 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 5 225 and Ryzen AI Max+ 395 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4K @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 8K @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL) | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4K @ 60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 8K @ 60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core Ultra 5 225 and Ryzen AI Max+ 395 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 5 225 and Ryzen AI Max+ 395.
| PCIe version | 5.0 and 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 16 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 19.80 | 30.52 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 16 |
| Threads | 10 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 55 Watt |
Ultra 5 225 has a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.
Ryzen AI Max+ 395, on the other hand, has a 54.1% higher aggregate performance score, 60% more physical cores and 220% more threads, and 18.2% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 in performance tests.
Note that Core Ultra 5 225 is a desktop processor while Ryzen AI Max+ 395 is a notebook one.
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