AMD Ryzen 5 9600 vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 9600 with 6 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core Ultra 5 225 with 10 cores 3.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 9600 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.3GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 20MB)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 5600)
Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 89.6GB/s)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 4nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
+16%
3240
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
2791
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
+5%
14815
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
14010
General Parameters
Feb 2025
Release Date
Dec 2024
Amd
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
-
Processor Number
225
AM5
Socket
FCLGA-1851
Radeon Graphics
Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Generation
Ultra 5 (Arrow Lake)
Package
-
Transistor Count
17.8 billions
4 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
121 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
TSMC
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
243 mm²
6 nm
I/O Process Size
-
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
6
12
Performance Core Threads
6
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
5.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
6
Total Core Count
10
12
Total Thread Count
10
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
38
Multiplier
33
80 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
3 MB per core
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR5-5600
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
192 GB
Max Memory Size
256 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
89.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
2200 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
2
Execution Units
-
