Ultra 7 265F vs Ultra 5 225F

Primary details

Comparing Core Ultra 5 225F and Core Ultra 7 265F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	313	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	65.14	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	28.07	no data
Architecture codename	Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)	Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date	7 January 2025 (less than a year ago)	7 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$231	$379

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 5 225F and Core Ultra 7 265F 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)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Performance-cores	6	8
Efficient-cores	4	12
Threads	10	20
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.9 GHz	5.3 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB (per core)	3 MB (per core)
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	3 nm	3 nm
Die size	243 mm2	243 mm2
Number of transistors	17,800 million	17,800 million
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 5 225F and Core Ultra 7 265F 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	FCLGA1851
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 5 225F and Core Ultra 7 265F. 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	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
SIPP	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	+
Supported AI Software Frameworks	OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN	OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN

Security technologies

Core Ultra 5 225F and Core Ultra 7 265F 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 Ultra 7 265F 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 Ultra 7 265F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-6400	DDR5-6400
Maximum memory size	192 GB	192 GB
Max memory channels	2	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 5 225F and Core Ultra 7 265F.

PCIe version	5.0 and 4.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	20	20

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	10	20
Threads	10	20

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