Ultra 5 225H vs i5-9400H
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-9400H and Core Ultra 5 225H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1251 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i5 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 10.61 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake-H (2018−2019) | no data |
| Release date | 23 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 1 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core i5-9400H and Core Ultra 5 225H 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 4 |
| Efficient-cores | no data | 8 |
| Low Power Efficient-cores | no data | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 14 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 25 | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | no data |
| Die size | 126 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-9400H and Core Ultra 5 225H 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1440 | FCBGA2049 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 115 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-9400H and Core Ultra 5 225H. 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) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | + |
| My WiFi | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| SIPP | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
| Supported AI Software Frameworks | - | OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT, DirectML, WebNN |
Security technologies
Core i5-9400H and Core Ultra 5 225H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | + |
| MPX | + | - |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-9400H and Core Ultra 5 225H are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-9400H and Core Ultra 5 225H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR5-6400 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 44.882 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Intel® Arc™ 130T GPU |
| Max video memory | 64 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | + |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-9400H and Core Ultra 5 225H integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 4 |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| DVI | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-9400H and Core Ultra 5 225H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | no data |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096 x 2304@30Hz | 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL) |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096 x 2304@60Hz | 3840x2400 @ 120Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096 x 2304@60Hz | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz |
| Max resolution over VGA | N/A | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i5-9400H and Core Ultra 5 225H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | 12.2 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-9400H and Core Ultra 5 225H.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 28 |
| PCI support | no data | 5.0 and 4.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 April 2019 | 1 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 14 |
| Threads | 8 | 14 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 115 Watt |
i5-9400H has 155.6% lower power consumption.
Ultra 5 225H, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, and 250% more physical cores and 75% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Core i5-9400H and Core Ultra 5 225H. We've got no test results to judge.
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