Intel Core Ultra 5 225H vs Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 5 225H, vs Intel Core Ultra 9 185H. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 5 225H and Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
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 225H
2014
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
1809
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
16025
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
18420
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
109
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
107
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
821
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
987
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
n/a
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
3701
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
n/a
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
29410
Integer Mathn/a98.3 GOps/s
Floating-Point Mathn/a73.4 GOps/s
Prime Number Searchn/a123 M primes/s
Random String Sortn/a39.6 M strings/s
Data Encryptionn/a19.9 GB/s
Data Compressionn/a340.2 MB/s
Physicsn/a1962 frames/s
Extended Instructionsn/a203 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
2715
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
2446
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
13395
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
13613
File Compression1170 MB/s1270 MB/s
Clang Compilation95.1 KLines/s102.8 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser335.7 pages/s342.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering352.6 MP/sec389.7 MP/sec
Text Processing296.4 pages/s245.1 pages/s
Background Blur59.8 frames/s45.2 frames/s
Photo Processing125 frames/s131.5 frames/s
Ray Tracing20.9 MP/sec23.3 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
n/a
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
200.07

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 478.4 PPW 209.4 PPW
PassMark CPU / W n/a 452.5 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 29.3 PPW 15.2 PPW
Blender / W n/a 3.08 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced January, 6, 2025 December, 14, 2023
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Meteor Lake
Model number 225H 185H
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 130T Arc Graphics (8-Cores)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Frequency 1.7 GHz 2.3 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.9 GHz 5.1 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores810
Threads810
Frequency1.3 GHz1.8 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.3 GHz3.8 GHz
General
Cores count1416
Threads count1422
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier17x23x
L1 cache112 KB/core112 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core2000 KB/core
L3 Cache18 MB total24 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) 20-28 W 35-65 W
Max TDP (Boost) 115 W 115 W
Socket FCBGA-2049 FCBGA-2049
Critical temp. 110 °C 110 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - LPDDR5-8400
- LPDDR5x-8400
- DDR5-6400
- LPDDR5-7467
- LPDDR5x-7467
- DDR5-5600
Max Size 128 GB 96 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 28 28
Tech n/a - Compute: ABM, ADX, AI Boost NPU 3, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, DLBoost 3.0, F16C, SHA, VNNI
- Performance: EIST, TBT 2.0, TBT 3.0, TSX
- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x
- Security: RDRAND, TXT, XD bit, vPro

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