Ultra 5 225F vs Ryzen 5 6600U

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 6600U and Core Ultra 5 225F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking750not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)no data
Power efficiency65.74no data
Architecture codenameRembrandt-U (Zen 3+) (2022)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release dateJanuary 2022 (2 years ago)January 2025

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 6600U 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1210
Base clock speed2.9 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)3 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)21 MB (shared)
Chip lithography6 nm3 nm
Die size208 mm2243 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data17,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 6600U 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 configuration11
SocketFP71851
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 6600U and Core Ultra 5 225F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 6600U and Core Ultra 5 225F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 6600U and Core Ultra 5 225F are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 6600U and Core Ultra 5 225F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 660M ( - 1900 MHz)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 6600U and Core Ultra 5 225F.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes2020

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 6 10
Threads 12 10
Chip lithography 6 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 6600U has 20% more threads, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

Ultra 5 225F, on the other hand, has 66.7% more physical cores, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 6600U and Core Ultra 5 225F. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 6600U is a notebook processor while Core Ultra 5 225F is a desktop one.


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