Intel Core Ultra 5 225U vs Intel Core i5 13500HX
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 5 225U with 12 cores 1.5GHz and Intel Core i5 13500HX with 14 cores 2.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U 's Advantages
Released 2 years late
Higher specification of memory (8400 vs 4800)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (15W vs 55W)
Intel Core i5 13500HX 's Advantages
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 1.5GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (24MB vs 12MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
1802
Intel Core i5 13500HX
1794
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
12454
Intel Core i5 13500HX
+47%
18345
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
+7%
2516
Intel Core i5 13500HX
2344
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
9418
Intel Core i5 13500HX
+36%
12886
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
99
Intel Core i5 13500HX
+5%
104
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
540
Intel Core i5 13500HX
+61%
872
General Parameters
Jan 2025
Release Date
Jan 2023
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Arrow Lake
Core Architecture
Raptor Lake
225U
Processor Number
i5-13500HX
FCBGA-2049
Socket
BGA-1964
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics (16EU)
Package
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
12-15 W
Power Consumption
45-55 W
57 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
157 W
110 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
2
Performance Cores
6
4
Performance Core Threads
12
1.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
4.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
10
Efficiency Cores
8
10
Efficiency Core Threads
8
1.3 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
3.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
12
Total Core Count
14
14
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
15
Multiplier
25x
112 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
2 MB per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
24 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-8400,LPDDR5x-8400,DDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
2000 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1500 MHz
-
Shader Units
128
-
Texture Units
16
-
Raster Operation Units
8
-
Execution Units
16
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Graphics Performance
0.382 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
4.0
PCIe Version
5.0
20
PCIe Lanes
20
