Core Ultra 5 225F: specs and benchmarks

Summary

Intel started Core Ultra 5 225F sales on January 2025. Based on an Arrow Lake-S architecture, this desktop processor is primarily aimed at home systems. It has 10 cores and 10 threads, and is based on 3 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 4900 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is Intel Socket 1851 processor with a TDP of 65 Watt. It supports DDR5 memory.

Primary details

Core Ultra 5 225F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in the ranking	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date	January 2025

Detailed specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	10
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	of 4.7 GHz (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed	4.9 GHz	of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS)
L1 cache	112 KB (per core)	of 80 KB (EPYC 9965)
L2 cache	3 MB (per core)	of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P)
L3 cache	21 MB (shared)	of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography	3 nm
Die size	243 mm2
Number of transistors	17,800 million	of 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X)
64 bit support	+

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 5 225F compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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	of 8 (Opteron 842)
Socket	1851
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P)

Technologies and extensions

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

AES-NI	+
AVX	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+
TSX	+

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-d	+
VT-x	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core Ultra 5 225F's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core Ultra 5 225F.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version	5.0
PCI Express lanes	20	of 128 (EPYC 7551P)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core Ultra 5 225F. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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