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Intel Core Ultra 5 225F
Intel's entry-level non-K Arrow Lake-S part combines 6 Performance-cores and 4 Efficiency-cores (10 cores, 10 threads) with a 4.9 GHz peak boost inside a 65 W base / 121 W turbo envelope. As an F-suffix chip it ships without integrated graphics, and its locked multiplier keeps it a straightforward, budget-oriented LGA1851 upgrade.
Pros
- 10 cores / 10 threads at one of the lowest prices in the Core Ultra 200S desktop range
- 4.9 GHz peak single-core boost for a budget-tier chip
- 20 MB L3 plus 22 MB total L2 cache
- Official DDR5 support up to 6400 MT/s across 2 memory channels
- Modest 65 W base / 121 W maximum turbo power simplifies cooling
Cons
- No integrated graphics, so a discrete GPU is required for any display output
- Locked multiplier means no CPU overclocking headroom
- Only 6 P-cores and 4 E-cores, well below the 265/265F tier's core count
- No cooler included in the box
Good
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Intel Core Ultra 5 225F
General
- Announced
- 2025
- Socket
- LGA1851
- Process
- 3 nm
- Base TDP
- 65 W
- Max turbo power
- 121 W
- Unlocked multiplier
- No
- Cooler included
- No
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 10
- Performance cores
- 6
- Efficiency cores
- 4
- Threads
- 10
- Base clock
- 3.3 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.9 GHz
- L2 cache
- 22 MB
- L3 cache
- 20 MB
Memory
- Memory support
- DDR5-6400
- Max memory
- 256 GB
- Memory channels
- 2
Platform
- PCIe version
- 5
- CPU PCIe lanes
- 24
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,848Top 29%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 14,361Top 35%
- Cinebench R23 (single)
- 1,893Top 34%
- Cinebench R23 (multi)
- 16,467Top 38%
- PassMark
- 31,008Top 37%
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core Ultra 5 225F good in 2026?
The Intel Core Ultra 5 225F earns an Inno Score of 60/100 (“Good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Intel's entry-level non-K Arrow Lake-S part combines 6 Performance-cores and 4 Efficiency-cores (10 cores, 10 threads) with a 4.9 GHz peak boost inside a 65 W base / 121 W turbo envelope. As an F-suffix chip it ships without integrated graphics, and its locked multiplier keeps it a straightforward, budget-oriented LGA1851 upgrade.
What are the key specs of the Intel Core Ultra 5 225F?
Cores: 10 · Threads: 10 · Boost clock: 4.9 GHz · Socket: LGA1851
What are the closest alternatives to the Intel Core Ultra 5 225F?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are AMD Ryzen 5 7600, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, Intel Core i5-14500 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
