Intel Core Ultra 5 225U vs Intel Core i9 14900HX

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Review

Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
Intel Core i9 14900HX
Single-Core Performance
67
83
Multi-Core Performance
28
69
Power Efficiency
79
61
Integrated Graphics
51
31
QucikComparison Final Score
53
72
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Intel Core Ultra 5 225U and Intel Core i9 14900HX

Reasons to consider the Intel Core Ultra 5 225U

  • + 2 P-cores + 10 E-cores hybrid design
  • + DDR5 memory support
  • + FCBGA-2049 socket
  • + Arrow Lake architecture

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9 14900HX

  • + 8 P-cores + 16 E-cores hybrid design
  • + DDR5 memory support
  • + BGA-1964 socket
  • + Raptor Lake Refresh architecture

Pros & Cons

Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
  • Solid single-core performance
  • Great power efficiency
  • Capable integrated graphics
  • Modern DDR5 memory support
  • Limited multi-threaded performance

"A mid-range Intel Core Ultra 5 225U processor with strong single-core performance (67/100), excellent power efficiency. Suited for everyday productivity."

Intel Core i9 14900HX
  • Excellent single-core performance
  • Capable multi-core performance
  • High core count (24 cores)
  • Built-in integrated graphics
  • Modern DDR5 memory support
  • No significant drawbacks for its tier

"A mid-to-upper-range Intel Core i9 14900HX processor with strong single-core performance (83/100). Suited for demanding workloads."

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Benchmarks

Blender
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
125.82
Intel Core i9 14900HX +182%
354.31
Cinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
101
Intel Core i9 14900HX +29%
130
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U Intel Core i9 14900HX
Cinebench 2024 (Multi) 520 1780

Specifications

GeekBench v6
Specification Intel Core Ultra 5 225U ↗ Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) 2425 3029
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 9965 18430
File compression 969.1 MB/sec 1420 MB/sec
Clang compilation 69.1 Klines/sec 173.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 250.8 pages/sec 463.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 283.7 Mpixels/sec 508.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 249 pages/sec 287.7 pages/sec
Background blur 44.6 images/sec 54.6 images/sec
Photo processing 98.7 images/sec 154.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 14 Mpixels/sec 39.9 Mpixels/sec
PassMark
Specification Intel Core Ultra 5 225U ↗ Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗
Passmark CPU (Single-Core) 3542 4199
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) 17933 44281
Integer math 62.6 GOps/sec 159 GOps/sec
Floating point math 45.8 GOps/sec 113.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 61M Primes/sec 195M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 21.7M Strings/sec 61.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 12.6 GBytes/sec 33 GBytes/sec
Data compression 201.3 MBytes/sec 546.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 1104 Frames/sec 2673 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 11.5B Matrices/sec 31.7B Matrices/sec
Performance Per Watt
Specification Intel Core Ultra 5 225U ↗ Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 34.7 PPW 32.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 664.3 PPW 335.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1195.5 PPW 805.1 PPW
Blender / Watt 8.39 PPW 6.44 PPW
General
Specification Intel Core Ultra 5 225U ↗ Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗
Vendor Intel Intel
Released 6-Jan-25 9-Jan-24
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Raptor Lake Refresh
Model number 225U i9-14900HX
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) UHD Graphics (32EU)
Qualcomm Equivalent
CPU
Specification Intel Core Ultra 5 225U ↗ Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗
P-Cores 2 8
P-Threads 4 16
Base Frequency (P) 1.5 GHz 2.2 GHz
E-Cores 10 16
E-Threads 10 16
Base Frequency (E) 1.3 GHz 1.6 GHz
Total Cores 12 24
Total Threads 14 32
Multiplier 15x 22x
L1 Cache 112K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes
Package
Specification Intel Core Ultra 5 225U ↗ Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗
Transistors
Fabrication Process 3 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 12-15 W (configurable) 45-55 W (configurable)
Socket FCBGA-2049 BGA-1964
Peak Temperature 110°C 100°C
iGPU
Specification Intel Core Ultra 5 225U ↗ Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗
Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
GPU Boost Clock 2000 MHz 1650 MHz
Shading Units 512 256
TMUs 32 16
ROPs 16 8
Execution Units 64 32
iGPU FLOPS 2 TFLOPS 0.8 TFLOPS
Memory Support
Specification Intel Core Ultra 5 225U ↗ Intel Core i9 14900HX ↗
Memory Types #NAME? -8800
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

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