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Intel Core i5 225F 10-core LGA1851
Built on the 3nm Arrow Lake-S architecture, this 10-core processor delivers a PassMark multi-core score of 31,322 while maintaining a 65W TDP for cooler, quieter operation. The bundled MAG CORELIQUID A13 240 liquid cooler with evaporation-proof tubing ensures sustained boost clocks up to 4.9GHz without thermal throttling. This chip is best for efficiency-focused desktop builders who need strong productivity performance and PCIe 5.0 support but can pair it with a discrete GPU.
Cores 10
Threads 10
Boost Clock 4900 MHz
L3 Cache 22 MB
TDP 65 W
Socket LGA1851
72 Overall Score
Price $160
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong efficiency (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong single thread (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong multi thread (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong platform (85th percentile) 85th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Brand | Intel |
| Series | Core Ultra 5 |
| Model | 225F |
| Codename | Arrow Lake-S |
| Class | desktop |
| Process | 3 |
Cores & Clocks
| Cores | 10 |
| P-cores | 6 |
| E-cores | 4 |
| Threads | 10 |
| Base Clock | 3300 |
| Boost Clock | 4900 |
Cache
| L2 Cache | 18 |
| L3 Cache | 22 MB |
Performance
| PassMark Multi | 31046 |
| PassMark Single | 4399 |
Memory
| Memory Type | DDR5 |
| Max Speed | 6400 |
| Max Memory | 192 |
| ECC | No |
Platform & Power
| Socket | LGA1851 |
| PCIe | 5 |
| PCIe Lanes | 20 |
| TDP | 65 |
| Max Turbo Power | 121 |
| Unlocked | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Intel Core i5 225F | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 | G.Skill Trident Z Neo | be quiet! Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 | MSI MAG X870E Tomahawk WiFi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 10 | 8 | 32 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Threads | 10 | 16 | 64 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 4900 | 5200 | 3500 | 4200 | 3400 | - |
| L3 Cache Mb | 22 | 96 | 256 | 32 | 8 | - |
| Tdp W | 65 | 120 | 200 | 65 | 270 | - |
| Socket | LGA1851 | AM5 | Socket A/Socket 462 (PGA 462) | AMD Socket AM4 | AM4 | AM5 |
| Integrated Graphics | - | AMD Radeon Graphics | No | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Feature | Platform | Efficiency | Multi Thread | Social Proof | Single Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i5 225F | 85 | 41.4 | 85.3 | 96.1 | 87.1 | 38.3 | 95.4 |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Compare | 91.2 | 98.4 | 95.1 | 87.5 | 90 | 96.5 | 95.6 |
| Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 Compare | 99.1 | 90.7 | 76.2 | 97.3 | 99.2 | 1.5 | 89.3 |
| G.Skill Trident Z Neo Compare | 72.4 | 87 | 78.2 | 82.9 | 73.4 | 1.5 | 72.3 |
| be quiet! Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 Compare | 47.6 | 62.2 | 60.5 | 32.5 | 44.1 | 90.7 | 50.2 |
| MSI MAG X870E Tomahawk WiFi Compare | 3.3 | 20.1 | 90.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 90.7 | 3.1 |
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