Core Ultra 5 225F: specs and benchmarks
Summary
Intel started Core Ultra 5 225F sales on January 2025. Based on an Arrow Lake-S architecture, this desktop processor is primarily aimed at home systems. It has 10 cores and 10 threads, and is based on 3 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 4900 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is Intel Socket 1851 processor with a TDP of 65 Watt. It supports DDR5 memory.
Primary details
Core Ultra 5 225F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Architecture codename | Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025) | |
| Release date | January 2025 |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 10 (Deca-Core) | |
| Threads | 10 | |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (Ryzen 9 7900X) |
| Boost clock speed | 4.9 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 112 KB (per core) | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 3 MB (per core) | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| L3 cache | 21 MB (shared) | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | |
| Die size | 243 mm2 | |
| Number of transistors | 17,800 million | of 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X) |
| 64 bit support | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core Ultra 5 225F compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H) |
| Socket | 1851 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 5 225F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | |
| AVX | + | |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | |
| TSX | + |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| VT-d | + | |
| VT-x | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core Ultra 5 225F's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core Ultra 5 225F.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | of 128 (EPYC 9655P) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core Ultra 5 225F. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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