i7-11850HE vs Ultra 5 225F

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Aggregate performance score

Core Ultra 5 225F
2025
10 cores / 10 threads, 65 Watt
17.96
+47.7%

Core Ultra 5 225F outperforms Core i7-11850HE by a considerable 48% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking376687
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation69.1919.98
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency11.6814.68
DesignerIntelIntel
ManufacturerTSMCIntel
Architecture codenameArrow Lake-S (2024−2025)Tiger Lake-H (2021)
Release date7 January 2025 (less than a year ago)3 August 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$231$400

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ultra 5 225F has 246% better value for money than i7-11850HE.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 5 225F and Core i7-11850HE 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Performance-cores6no data
Efficient-cores4no data
Threads1016
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz4.7 GHz
L1 cache192 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache20 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm10 nm
Die size243 mm2190 mm2
Number of transistors17,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 5 225F and Core i7-11850HE 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1851Intel BGA 1787
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 5 225F and Core i7-11850HE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
SIPP-+
Deep Learning Boost+-
Supported AI Software FrameworksOpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN-

Security technologies

Core Ultra 5 225F and Core i7-11850HE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 5 225F and Core i7-11850HE are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 5 225F and Core i7-11850HE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-6400DDR4
Maximum memory size256 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AIntel UHD Graphics (Xe-LP)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 5 225F and Core i7-11850HE.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.04.0
PCI Express lanes2420

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Ultra 5 225F 17.96
+47.7%
i7-11850HE 12.16

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.

Ultra 5 225F 31571
+47.8%
Samples: 113
i7-11850HE 21365
Samples: 10

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.96 12.16
Recency 7 January 2025 3 August 2021
Physical cores 10 8
Threads 10 16
Chip lithography 3 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Ultra 5 225F has a 47.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 25% more physical cores, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

i7-11850HE, on the other hand, has 60% more threads, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Intel Core Ultra 5 225F is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i7-11850HE in performance tests.

Note that Core Ultra 5 225F is a desktop processor while Core i7-11850HE is a notebook one.

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