Intel Core i9 9940X vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225F
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 9940X with 14 cores 3.3GHz and Intel Core Ultra 5 225F with 10 cores 3.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core Ultra 5 225F 's Advantages
Released 6 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 2666)
Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 85GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 165W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i9 9940X
1328
Intel Core Ultra 5 225F
+110%
2791
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 9940X
9787
Intel Core Ultra 5 225F
+47%
14414
General Parameters
Oct 2018
Release Date
Jan 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Skylake
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake-S
i9-9940X
Processor Number
-
LGA-2066
Socket
Intel Socket 1851
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
-
Generation
Ultra 5 (Arrow Lake)
Package
-
Transistor Count
17.8 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
165 W
Power Consumption
65 W
88 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
105°C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
243 mm²
CPU Performance
14
Performance Cores
6
28
Performance Core Threads
12
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
4.4 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
14
Total Core Count
10
28
Total Thread Count
10
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
33x
Multiplier
33.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
192 KB per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
3 MB per core
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
128 GB
Max Memory Size
256 GB
4
Max Memory Channels
2
85 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
5
44
PCIe Lanes
20
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
Extended Instruction Set
-
