Ultra 5 225F vs Ryzen Z1 Extreme
Aggregate performance score
Core Ultra 5 225F outperforms Ryzen Z1 Extreme by a significant 26% 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 | 675 | 465 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 40.50 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 39.66 | 11.54 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Phoenix (Zen 4) (2023) | Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025) |
| Release date | May 2023 (3 years ago) | 7 January 2025 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $231 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Ryzen Z1 Extreme and Core Ultra 5 225F: 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) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 6 |
| Efficient-cores | no data | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 10 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 192 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 3 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 20 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | 243 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 25,000 million | 17,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen Z1 Extreme 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FP8 | FCLGA1851 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Z1 Extreme and Core Ultra 5 225F. 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 | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
| Supported AI Software Frameworks | - | OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN |
Security technologies
Ryzen Z1 Extreme and Core Ultra 5 225F 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 Z1 Extreme and Core Ultra 5 225F are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Z1 Extreme and Core Ultra 5 225F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5-6400 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 256 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz) | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Z1 Extreme and Core Ultra 5 225F.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 5.0 and 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 24 |
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.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.36 | 18.11 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 10 |
| Threads | 16 | 10 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
Ryzen Z1 Extreme has 60% more threads, and 333% lower power consumption.
Ultra 5 225F, on the other hand, has a 26% higher aggregate performance score, 25% more physical cores, and a 33% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Core Ultra 5 225F is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen Z1 Extreme is a notebook processor while Core Ultra 5 225F is a desktop one.
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