Ultra 5 225 vs Duron 950
Primary details
Comparing Duron 950 and Core Ultra 5 225 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Duron | no data |
| Architecture codename | K7 (2000−2004) | Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025) |
| Release date | 12 July 2001 (23 years ago) | January 2025 |
Detailed specifications
Duron 950 and Core Ultra 5 225 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 10 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.95 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Bus type | FSB | no data |
| Bus rate | 200 MT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 9.5 | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 112 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 64 KB | 3 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 21 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 105.68 mm2 | 243 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 25 Million | 17,800 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Duron 950 and Core Ultra 5 225 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 | no data | 1851 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 44.4 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Duron 950 and Core Ultra 5 225. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
Duron 950 and Core Ultra 5 225 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Duron 950 and Core Ultra 5 225 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Duron 950 and Core Ultra 5 225. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 GB | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Arc Xe2 Graphics 32EU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Duron 950 and Core Ultra 5 225.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 10 |
| Threads | 1 | 10 |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 44 Watt | 65 Watt |
Duron 950 has 47.7% lower power consumption.
Ultra 5 225, on the other hand, has 900% more physical cores and 900% more threads, and a 5900% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Duron 950 and Core Ultra 5 225. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Duron 950 and Core Ultra 5 225, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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