Intel Core Ultra 5 225U vs Intel Core i3 1215U
Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 5 225U, vs Intel Core i3 1215U. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
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
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | n/a | 35.9 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | n/a | 25.7 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | n/a | 33 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | n/a | 13.2 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | n/a | 7.1 GB/s |
| Data Compression | n/a | 118.5 MB/s |
| Physics | n/a | 599 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | n/a | 7 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | n/a | 356.7 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | n/a | 45.1 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | n/a | 117.1 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | n/a | 180.5 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | n/a | 224.7 pages/s |
| Background Blur | n/a | 18.9 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | n/a | 54.2 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | n/a | 9.45 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 661.2 PPW | 377.5 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | n/a | 708.3 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 34.1 PPW | 18.9 PPW |
| Blender / W | n/a | 3.93 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Announced | January, 6, 2025 | February, 23, 2022 |
| Type | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Arrow Lake | Alder Lake |
| Model number | 225U | i3-1215U |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | UHD Graphics (64EU) |
Processor
| Cores | 2 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.5 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 4.8 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 10 | 4 |
| Threads | 10 | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.3 GHz | 0.9 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 3.8 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Cores count | 12 | 6 |
| Threads count | 14 | 8 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 15x | 12x |
| L1 cache | 112 KB/core | 80 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 2000 KB/core | 1280 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB total | 10 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 10 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 12-15 W | 12-15 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | 57 W | 55 W |
| Socket | FCBGA-2049 | BGA-1744 |
| Critical temp. | 110 °C | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | - LPDDR5-8400 - LPDDR5x-8400 - DDR5-6400 |
- DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-5200 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
| Max Size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC support | No | No |
Other
| PCIe Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 20 | 20 |
Results
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Survey
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