Intel Core Ultra 5 225T vs Intel Core i7 12700E
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 5 225T with 10 cores 2.5GHz and Intel Core i7 12700E with 12 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 225T 's Advantages
Released 3 years late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 4800)
Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 2.1GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i7 12700E 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 20MB)
Score
General Parameters
Jan 2025
Release Date
Jan 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
Arrow Lake-S
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
Intel Socket 1851
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
Arc Xe-LPG Graphics 16EU
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
65 W
105°C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
TSMC
Foundry
Intel
243 mm²
Die Size
215 mm²
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
16
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
4.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
4
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
1900 MHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.6 GHz
4.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
10
Total Core Count
12
10
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
25.0
Multiplier
21
192 KB 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
-
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1500 MHz
-
Execution Units
32
