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Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
The Intel Core Ultra 5 225U is a 15 W Arrow Lake-U mobile processor in Intel's Core Ultra 200U line, with 2 Performance cores, 8 Efficient cores and 2 low-power Efficient cores (12 cores, 14 threads) and a 4.8 GHz maximum turbo. It is built on the Intel 3 process and has 12 MB of cache, 4 Xe-core integrated graphics and a 12 TOPS NPU. Intel rates it at 15 W base and 57 W maximum turbo power.
Pros
- 12 cores and 14 threads from 2 Performance, 8 Efficient and 2 low-power Efficient cores
- Up to 4.8 GHz Performance-core turbo frequency
- 12 MB Intel Smart Cache and support for up to 128 GB of LPDDR5/X-8400 or DDR5-6400 memory
- 15 W base power suits thin-and-light laptops
- About 9,887 Geekbench 6 multi-core points on average in review testing of laptops with this chip
Cons
- Only 2 Performance cores, which limits multi-core throughput next to Core Ultra 200H chips
- 12 TOPS NPU is below the 40 TOPS Microsoft requires for Copilot+ PCs
- Integrated graphics are limited to 4 Xe-cores, and Time Spy Graphics scores ranged from about 1,530 to 2,078 across two tested laptops
- Results vary between laptops, from about 9,276 to 10,497 Geekbench 6 multi-core points in review testing
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
General
- Announced
- 2025
- Process
- 3 nm
- Base TDP
- 15 W
- Max TDP
- 57 W
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 12
- Performance cores
- 2
- Efficiency cores
- 10
- Threads
- 14
- Base clock
- 1.5 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.8 GHz
- L3 cache
- 12 MB
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- Intel Graphics (4 Xe-cores)
- iGPU clock
- 2,000 MHz
Memory
- Memory support
- LPDDR5/X-8400 / DDR5-6400
- Max memory
- 128 GB
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,373Bottom 32%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 9,887Bottom 38%
- Cinebench R23 (single)
- 1,731Bottom 46%
- Cinebench R23 (multi)
- 11,844Bottom 50%
- PassMark
- 17,659Bottom 39%
- PassMark (single thread)
- 3,558Bottom 51%
- 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)
- 1,804Top 44%
Devices with the Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
4 devices in our catalog use this chip
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core Ultra 5 225U good in 2026?
The Intel Core Ultra 5 225U earns an Inno Score of 56.7/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The Intel Core Ultra 5 225U is a 15 W Arrow Lake-U mobile processor in Intel's Core Ultra 200U line, with 2 Performance cores, 8 Efficient cores and 2 low-power Efficient cores (12 cores, 14 threads) and a 4.8 GHz maximum turbo. It is built on the Intel 3 process and has 12 MB of cache, 4 Xe-core integrated graphics and a 12 TOPS NPU. Intel rates it at 15 W base and 57 W maximum turbo power.
Does the Intel Core Ultra 5 225U count as "Core i7 or equivalent"?
Its PassMark CPU Mark average is 17,659 (cpubenchmark.net, retrieved Sep 26–Oct 8, 2026), which puts it in Tier B of our CPU tier checker: recent mainstream Core i7 / Ryzen 7, plus older H-series chips. Requirement pages word this differently, so check the exact wording with your department.
Which devices use the Intel Core Ultra 5 225U?
4 devices in our catalog use the Intel Core Ultra 5 225U: Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 3 (Intel), HP OmniBook 7 14 (2025), Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 6 (Intel), HP ProBook 4 G1i 14.
What are the key specs of the Intel Core Ultra 5 225U?
Cores: 12 · Threads: 14 · Boost clock: 4.8 GHz · Base TDP: 15 W
What are the closest alternatives to the Intel Core Ultra 5 225U?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Intel Core Ultra 9 288V, Apple M2 Pro (12-core), AMD Ryzen 7 250 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
