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

Core i5-13500HX vs Core Ultra 5 225 comparison

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core Ultra 5 225 is faster than the Core i5-13500HX. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-13500HX in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i5-13500HX has slightly more cores with 14 cores compared to the Core Ultra 5 225 that has 10 cores. It also has more threads than the Core Ultra 5 225. Our comparison shows that the Core Ultra 5 225 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-13500HX. Also, the Core Ultra 5 225 has a slightly higher turbo speed. The info from our database shows that the Core Ultra 5 225 has more L2 cache than the Core i5-13500HX. Despite this, the Core i5-13500HX has slightly more L3 cache compared to the Core Ultra 5 225.

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 i5-13500HX has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.