Ultra 5 225 vs Atom N455

Primary details

Comparing Atom N455 and Core Ultra 5 225 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Architecture codename	Pinetrail (2009−2011)	Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date	1 June 2010 (14 years ago)	January 2025
Launch price (MSRP)	$64	no data

Detailed specifications

Atom N455 and Core Ultra 5 225 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	1 (Single-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	2	10
Base clock speed	1.66 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.67 GHz	4.9 GHz
Bus rate	533 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	3 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	21 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	3 nm
Die size	66 mm2	243 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	123 million	17,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom N455 and Core Ultra 5 225 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	FCBGA559	1851
Power consumption (TDP)	6.5 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N455 and Core Ultra 5 225. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	no data
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data

Security technologies

Atom N455 and Core Ultra 5 225 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N455 and Core Ultra 5 225 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N455 and Core Ultra 5 225. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5
Maximum memory size	2 GB	no data
Max memory channels	1	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel GMA 3150

Arc Xe-LPG Graphics 32EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom N455 and Core Ultra 5 225.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	1	10
Threads	2	10
Chip lithography	45 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	65 Watt

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