Intel Core Ultra 5 225 vs Intel Core i5 12600
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 5 225 with 10 cores 3.3GHz and Intel Core i5 12600 with 6 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 5 225 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 11 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 18MB)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
+12%
2079
Intel Core i5 12600
1853
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
+27%
17059
Intel Core i5 12600
13367
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
+10%
2791
Intel Core i5 12600
2536
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
+33%
14010
Intel Core i5 12600
10456
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
+17%
4490
Intel Core i5 12600
3814
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
+49%
31742
Intel Core i5 12600
21246
General Parameters
Dec 2024
Release Date
Jan 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Arrow Lake
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
225
Processor Number
i5-12600
FCLGA-1851
Socket
LGA-1700
Arc Graphics
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Ultra 5 (Arrow Lake)
Generation
-
Package
17.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
121 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
117 W
105 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
TSMC
Foundry
-
243 mm²
Die Size
-
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
6
6
Performance Core Threads
6
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
4.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
-
4
Efficiency Core Threads
-
2.7 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
4.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
10
Total Core Count
6
10
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
33
Multiplier
33x
192 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
3 MB per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
18 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
256 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
102.4 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1800 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1450 MHz
-
Shader Units
256
-
Texture Units
16
-
Raster Operation Units
8
-
Execution Units
32
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Graphics Performance
0.78 TFLOPS
