Ultra 5 225H vs Ryzen 7 8745H
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 8745H outperforms Core Ultra 5 225H by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 443 | 464 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 36.81 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Hawk Point-H (Zen 4) | Arrow Lake-H (2025) |
| Release date | no data | 1 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $385 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 8745H 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 4 |
| Efficient-cores | no data | 8 |
| Low Power Efficient-cores | no data | 2 |
| Threads | 16 | 14 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.9 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| L3 cache | no data | 18 MB |
| Chip lithography | no data | 5 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 110 °C |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 8745H 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.
| Socket | no data | FCBGA2049 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 8 MB + 16 MB | 20 MB + 18 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 8745H and Core Ultra 5 225H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| 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, DirectML, WebNN |
Security technologies
Ryzen 7 8745H and Core Ultra 5 225H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 8745H and Core Ultra 5 225H 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 Ryzen 7 8745H and Core Ultra 5 225H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5-6400 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel® Arc™ 130T GPU |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 2.2 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 8745H and Core Ultra 5 225H integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 4 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 7 8745H and Core Ultra 5 225H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS)7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 FRL) |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 3840 x 2400 @ 120Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Ryzen 7 8745H and Core Ultra 5 225H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12.2 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 8745H and Core Ultra 5 225H.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 and 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 28 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 16.76 | 16.23 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 14 |
| Threads | 16 | 14 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 8 Watt | 20 Watt |
Ryzen 7 8745H has a 3.3% higher aggregate performance score, 14.3% more threads, and 150% lower power consumption.
Ultra 5 225H, on the other hand, has 75% more physical cores.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between AMD Ryzen 7 8745H and Intel Core Ultra 5 225H.
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