Intel Core Ultra 5 225 vs Intel Core i5 12600T
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 5 225 with 10 cores 3.3GHz and Intel Core i5 12600T with 6 cores 2.1GHz . 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)
Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 18MB)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i5 12600T 's Advantages
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 5.0)
Lower TDP (35W vs 65W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
+20%
2791
Intel Core i5 12600T
2312
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
+58%
14010
Intel Core i5 12600T
8839
General Parameters
Dec 2024
Release Date
Jan 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Arrow Lake
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
225
Processor Number
-
FCLGA-1851
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
Arc Graphics
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Ultra 5 (Arrow Lake)
Generation
Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)
Package
17.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
35 W
121 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
105 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
TSMC
Foundry
Intel
243 mm²
Die Size
163 mm²
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
-
6
Performance Core Threads
-
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
4.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 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
21.0
192 K per core
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
3 MB per core
L2 Cache
1.25 MB per core
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
18 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
256 GB
Max Memory Size
-
2
Max Memory Channels
2
102.4 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1800 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1450 MHz
-
Execution Units
32
