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The Intel Core Ultra 5 225 is a Intel desktop processor from the Intel Core Ultra lineup, built on the Arrow Lake architecture and released in 2025.
This CPU features 10 cores, a base clock of 3300 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 4900 MHz and 20 MB of L3 cache.
The Intel Core Ultra 5 225 is designed for the FCLGA1851 socket. It includes integrated Intel® Graphics graphics.
The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X is a AMD desktop processor from the Ryzen lineup, built on the Granite Ridge architecture and released in 2024.
This CPU features 6 cores, a base clock of 3900 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 5400 MHz and 32 MB of L3 cache.
Manufactured using 4 nm process technology. The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X is designed for the AM5 socket.It supports overclocking. It includes integrated AMD Radeon Graphics graphics.
Ranking
Popularity is the current popularity of the cpu. Performance is based on Blender Benchmark with 100 being best. Blender Score represents performance value per $.
| Intel Core Ultra 5 225 | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
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|---|
| Popularity (0-100) |
88% | 99%
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| Performance (0-100) |
81% | 82%
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| Blender Score / $1 |
1.2 | 1.0
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Info
Basic info about the cpu.
| Intel Core Ultra 5 225 | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
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|---|
| Type |
Desktop | Desktop
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| Cores |
10 | 6
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| Threads |
10 | 12
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| Speed |
3.3 GHz | 3.9 GHz
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| Turbo |
4.9 GHz | 5.4 GHz
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| Current Price |
$188 | $225
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| Release Price |
$236 |
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| Release Date |
2025 | 2024
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| GPU |
Intel® Graphics | AMD Radeon Graphics
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| Socket |
FCLGA1851 | AM5
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| L3 |
20 MB | 32 MB
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| Base TDP |
65 W | 65 W
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| Max TDP |
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| Nm |
| 4 nm
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| Unlocked |
- | Yes
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| Official Site |
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Benchmark
We use Blender Benchmark which measures multi core cpu performance under load.
Ranking 100% is highest performance among all ranked processors.
| Intel Core Ultra 5 225 | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
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| Blender Score |
221.9 | 233.3
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| Top % Ranking |
81 % | 82 %
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| Blender Score / $1 |
1.2 | 1.0
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| Samples |
3 | 419
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Details
| Intel Core Ultra 5 225 | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
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| Class |
Intel Core Ultra | Ryzen
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| Code Name |
Arrow Lake | Granite Ridge
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| Performance Cores |
6 | 6
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| Efficiency Cores |
4 | 0
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| Memory Type |
DDR5 | DDR5
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| Max Memory |
256 MB | 192 MB
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| Bits |
64-bit | 64-bit
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| tjMax |
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| L1 Cache |
| 480 kB
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| L2 Cache |
22.0 MB | 6.0 MB
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