Intel Core Ultra 5 225 vs Intel Core i9 9940X
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 5 225 with 10 cores 3.3GHz and Intel Core i9 9940X with 14 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 6 years and 2 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 2666)
Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 85GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 165W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
+69%
2079
Intel Core i9 9940X
1228
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
+11%
17059
Intel Core i9 9940X
15351
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
+110%
2791
Intel Core i9 9940X
1328
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
+43%
14010
Intel Core i9 9940X
9787
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
+72%
4490
Intel Core i9 9940X
2608
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
+11%
31742
Intel Core i9 9940X
28355
General Parameters
Dec 2024
Release Date
Oct 2018
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Arrow Lake
Core Architecture
Skylake
225
Processor Number
i9-9940X
FCLGA-1851
Socket
LGA-2066
Arc Graphics
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Ultra 5 (Arrow Lake)
Generation
-
Package
17.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
165 W
121 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
105 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
88 °C
TSMC
Foundry
-
243 mm²
Die Size
-
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
14
6
Performance Core Threads
28
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
4.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 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
14
10
Total Thread Count
28
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
33
Multiplier
33x
192 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
3 MB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
256 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
102.4 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
85 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
1800 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
Miscellaneous
5.0
PCIe Version
3.0
24
PCIe Lanes
44
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
