Intel Core Ultra 5 225 vs Intel Core i7 12700TE
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 5 225 with 10 cores 3.3GHz and Intel Core i7 12700TE with 12 cores 1.4GHz . 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 1.4GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i7 12700TE 's Advantages
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 5.0)
Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 20MB)
Lower TDP (35W vs 65W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
+76%
2791
Intel Core i7 12700TE
1581
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
+111%
14010
Intel Core i7 12700TE
6634
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 i7 (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
215 mm²
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
16
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.4 GHz
4.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
4
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
2.7 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.0 GHz
4.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.4 GHz
10
Total Core Count
12
10
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
33
Multiplier
14
192 K per core
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
3 MB per core
L2 Cache
12 MB
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 MB
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
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
1500 MHz
-
Execution Units
32
