N150 vs Ultra 5 225F
Primary details
Comparing Core Ultra 5 225F and N150 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 296 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 67.44 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 28.97 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025) | no data |
| Release date | 7 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 1 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $231 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core Ultra 5 225F and N150 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 | 10 (Deca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Performance-cores | 6 | no data |
| Efficient-cores | 4 | no data |
| Threads | 10 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.9 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 192 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 3 MB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 20 MB (shared) | 6 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 243 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 17,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core Ultra 5 225F and N150 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 | FCLGA1851 | FCBGA1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 5 225F and N150. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
| Supported AI Software Frameworks | OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN | - |
Security technologies
Core Ultra 5 225F and N150 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 5 225F and N150 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 5 225F and N150. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-6400 | DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | 192 GB | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | Intel® Graphics |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1 GHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 24 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 5 225F and N150 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 5 225F and N150 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2160@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096 x 2160@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core Ultra 5 225F and N150 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 5 225F and N150.
| PCIe version | 5.0 and 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 9 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 10 | 4 |
| Threads | 10 | 4 |
Ultra 5 225F has 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Core Ultra 5 225F and N150. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Core Ultra 5 225F is a desktop processor while N150 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core Ultra 5 225F and N150, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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