Intel Core i5-13500 vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225H

Core i5-13500 vs Core Ultra 5 225H specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Core Ultra 5 225H beats the Core i5-13500 in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-13500 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i5-13500 has more threads. Our comparison shows that the Core i5-13500 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core Ultra 5 225H. Despite this, the Core Ultra 5 225H has a slightly higher turbo speed. In terms of cache, the Core Ultra 5 225H has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i5-13500. Despite this, the Core i5-13500 has slightly more L3 cache compared to the Core Ultra 5 225H.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i5-13500 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.