Ryzen 7 PRO 250 vs Ultra 5 225U
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 722 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c) |
| Power efficiency | 73.56 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Arrow Lake-U (2025) | Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023−2025) |
| Release date | 1 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core Ultra 5 225U and Ryzen 7 PRO 250 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Performance-cores | 2 | no data |
| Efficient-cores | 8 | no data |
| Low Power Efficient-cores | 2 | no data |
| Threads | 14 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.8 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | Intel 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 110 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core Ultra 5 225U and Ryzen 7 PRO 250 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 | no data |
| Socket | FCBGA2049 | FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 5 225U and Ryzen 7 PRO 250. 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, Ryzen AI (16 TOPS), AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
| Supported AI Software Frameworks | OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT | - |
Security technologies
Core Ultra 5 225U and Ryzen 7 PRO 250 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 225U and Ryzen 7 PRO 250 are enumerated here.
| 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 225U and Ryzen 7 PRO 250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 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 780M ( - 2700 MHz) |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 2 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 5 225U and Ryzen 7 PRO 250 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 4 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 5 225U and Ryzen 7 PRO 250 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL) | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 3840x2400 @ 120Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core Ultra 5 225U and Ryzen 7 PRO 250 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12.2 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 5 225U and Ryzen 7 PRO 250.
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
| PCI support | 4.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 12 | 8 |
| Threads | 14 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 28 Watt |
Ultra 5 225U has 50% more physical cores, and 86.7% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 7 PRO 250, on the other hand, has 14.3% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Intel Core Ultra 5 225U and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 250. We've got no test results to judge.
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