Intel Core Ultra 5 225 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265K

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 5 225, vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265K. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 5 225 and Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
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 265K
2304
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
17050
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
36309
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
125
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
137
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
940
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
2024
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
4436
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
30711
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
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 265K
3157
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
14020
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
21377
File Compression1210 MB/s1580 MB/s
Clang Compilation108.2 KLines/s201.1 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser327.3 pages/s475.1 pages/s
PDF Rendering351.5 MP/sec615.6 MP/sec
Text Processing320.3 pages/s350.8 pages/s
Background Blur69.3 frames/s76.9 frames/s
Photo Processing113.1 frames/s167.2 frames/s
Ray Tracing21.2 MP/sec42.2 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
n/a
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
463.1

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 215.7 PPW 171 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 472.5 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 14.5 PPW 16.2 PPW
Blender / W n/a 3.7 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced December, 18, 2024 October, 11, 2024
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Arrow Lake
Model number 225 265K
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics Arc iGPU (4-Cores)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 8
Threads 6 8
Frequency 3.3 GHz 3.9 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.9 GHz 5.4 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores412
Threads412
Frequency2.7 GHz3.3 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.4 GHz4.6 GHz
General
Cores count1020
Threads count1020
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier33x39x
L1 cache192 KB/core112 KB/core
L2 cache3000 KB/core3000 KB/core
L3 Cache20 MB total30 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 125 W
Max TDP (Boost) 121 W 250 W
Socket FCLGA-1851 FCLGA-1851
Critical temp. 105 °C 105 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-6400 DDR5-6400
Max Size 256 GB 192 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No Yes

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 24 24
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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core Ultra 7 265K the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

Which CPU would you pick?
12 (48%)
13 (52%)
Total Votes: 25

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