Ultra 5 225 vs Pentium E6500

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium E6500 and Core Ultra 5 225 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2678not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.74no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.07no data
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date9 August 2009 (15 years ago)January 2025
Launch price (MSRP)$50no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium E6500 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 cores2 (Dual-core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads210
Base clock speed2.93 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed0.93 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (shared)3 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB21 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm3 nm
Die size82 mm2243 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °Cno data
Number of transistors228 million17,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range0.85V – 1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E6500 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 configuration11
SocketLGA7751851
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E6500 and Core Ultra 5 225. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data

Security technologies

Pentium E6500 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 Pentium E6500 and Core Ultra 5 225 are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E6500 and Core Ultra 5 225. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Arc Xe-LPG Graphics 32EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E6500 and Core Ultra 5 225.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 10
Threads 2 10
Chip lithography 45 nm 3 nm

Ultra 5 225 has 400% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 1400% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Pentium E6500 and Core Ultra 5 225. We've got no test results to judge.


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