Intel Core Ultra 5 225 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 255H

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 5 225, vs Intel Core Ultra 7 255H. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 5 225 and Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
2081
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
2009
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
17050
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
18689
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
125
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
125
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
940
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
1028
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
4436
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
30711
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
n/a
Integer Math66.3 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math93.5 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search367 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort36.4 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption22.5 GB/sn/a
Data Compression303.4 MB/sn/a
Physics2547 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions268 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
2791
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
2725
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
14020
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
15123
File Compression1210 MB/s1270 MB/s
Clang Compilation108.2 KLines/s103.2 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser327.3 pages/s399 pages/s
PDF Rendering351.5 MP/sec443.6 MP/sec
Text Processing320.3 pages/s283.7 pages/s
Background Blur69.3 frames/s62.4 frames/s
Photo Processing113.1 frames/s144.8 frames/s
Ray Tracing21.2 MP/sec24 MP/sec

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 215.7 PPW 540.1 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 472.5 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 14.5 PPW 36.7 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced December, 18, 2024 January, 6, 2025
Type PC use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Arrow Lake
Model number 225 255H
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics Arc Graphics 140T

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 6
Threads 6 6
Frequency 3.3 GHz 2.0 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.9 GHz 5.1 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores410
Threads410
Frequency2.7 GHz1.5 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.4 GHz4.4 GHz
General
Cores count1016
Threads count1016
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier33x20x
L1 cache192 KB/core112 KB/core
L2 cache3000 KB/core2000 KB/core
L3 Cache20 MB total24 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 20-28 W
Max TDP (Boost) 121 W 115 W
Socket FCLGA-1851 FCBGA-2049
Critical temp. 105 °C 110 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-6400 - LPDDR5-8400
- LPDDR5x-8400
- DDR5-6400
Max Size 256 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 24 28
Tech - Compute: ABM, ADX, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, DLBoost 3.0, F16C, SHA
- Performance: EIST, TBT 2.0, Thread Director
- Virtualization: VMD, VT-d, VT-x
- Security: RDRAND, TXT, XD bit
n/a

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