Ultra 5 225T vs Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 outperforms Core Ultra 5 225T by a considerable 48% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 256 | 500 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 74.57 | 21.68 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Strix Point (2024−2025) | Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025) |
| Release date | July 2024 (recently) | January 2025 (recently) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Core Ultra 5 225T 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 6 |
| Efficient-cores | no data | 4 |
| Threads | 24 | 10 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Bus rate | 54 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 112 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 3 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 24 MB (shared) | 20 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 233 mm2 | 243 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 17,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Core Ultra 5 225T 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 | FP8 | 1851 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Core Ultra 5 225T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
| Supported AI Software Frameworks | - | OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN |
Security technologies
Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Core Ultra 5 225T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Core Ultra 5 225T are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Core Ultra 5 225T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5-6400 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 256 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 890M | Intel® Graphics |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.8 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Core Ultra 5 225T integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 4 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Core Ultra 5 225T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4K @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 8K @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL) |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4K @ 60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 8K @ 60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Core Ultra 5 225T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Core Ultra 5 225T.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 5.0 and 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 20 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 21.84 | 14.74 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 10 |
| Threads | 24 | 10 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 65 Watt |
Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 has a 48.2% higher aggregate performance score, 20% more physical cores and 140% more threads, and 132.1% lower power consumption.
Ultra 5 225T, on the other hand, has a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core Ultra 5 225T in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 is a notebook processor while Core Ultra 5 225T is a desktop one.
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