Ultra 5 225F vs i5-560M

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-560M and Core Ultra 5 225F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2330not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency3.23no data
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date26 September 2010 (14 years ago)January 2025
Launch price (MSRP)$225no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-560M and Core Ultra 5 225F 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 cores2 (Dual-core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads410
Base clock speed2.66 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache128 KB112 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB3 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)21 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm3 nm
Die size81+114 mm2243 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors382+177 Million17,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-560M and Core Ultra 5 225F 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketBGA1288,PGA9881851
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-560M and Core Ultra 5 225F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-560M and Core Ultra 5 225F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-560M and Core Ultra 5 225F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-560M and Core Ultra 5 225F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® ProcessorsN/A
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency766 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-560M and Core Ultra 5 225F integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-560M and Core Ultra 5 225F.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanes1620

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 10
Threads 4 10
Chip lithography 32 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

i5-560M has 85.7% lower power consumption.

Ultra 5 225F, on the other hand, has 400% more physical cores and 150% more threads, and a 966.7% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-560M and Core Ultra 5 225F. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i5-560M is a notebook processor while Core Ultra 5 225F is a desktop one.


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