5 210H vs Ultra 5 225F

Primary details

Comparing Core Ultra 5 225F and Core 5 210H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	296	732
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	67.44	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Power efficiency	28.97	23.08
Architecture codename	Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)	Raptor Lake-H (2023−2024)
Release date	7 January 2025 (less than a year ago)	18 December 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$231	$342

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 5 225F and Core 5 210H 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Performance-cores	6	4
Efficient-cores	4	4
Threads	10	12
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.9 GHz	4.8 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	3 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	243 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	17,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 5 225F and Core 5 210H 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	FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 5 225F and Core 5 210H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	+
Supported AI Software Frameworks	OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN	-

Security technologies

Core Ultra 5 225F and Core 5 210H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 5 225F and Core 5 210H are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 5 225F and Core 5 210H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-6400	DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267
Maximum memory size	192 GB	96 GB
Max memory channels	2	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	N/A	Intel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.4 GHz
Execution Units	no data	48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 5 225F and Core 5 210H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 5 225F and Core 5 210H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core Ultra 5 225F and Core 5 210H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 5 225F and Core 5 210H.

PCIe version	5.0 and 4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	20	8

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	19.76	10.90
Physical cores	10	8
Threads	10	12
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt

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