Intel Core i5-4210H vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225

Compare Intel 4th Generation Core i5 2 core CPU vs Intel Core Ultra (Series 2) 10 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

1272 points
9336 points
633% significantly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

2473 points
12806 points
417% significantly better gaming score

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

954 points
8189 points
758% significantly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

916 points
7901 points
762% significantly better heavy workload score

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Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

2
10
400% significantly more cores

Threads

Number of logical processing units

4
10
150% significantly more threads

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

2.9 GHz
3.3 GHz
13% slightly higher clock speed

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

3.5 GHz
4.9 GHz
40% slightly higher turbo speed

PCIe Lanes

Number of physical connections between the CPU and expansion slots

16
24
49% significantly more pcie lanes

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
Identical
2

Supported Memory

Maximum amount of RAM supported by this CPU

32 GiB
256 GiB
700% significantly more supported memory

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

877th of 1,089
103rd of 1,089

Family

The product line

4th Generation Core i5
Core Ultra (Series 2)

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2014 August
2025 February

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR3-1333
DDR5-6400

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

No
No

Core i5-4210H vs Core Ultra 5 225 comparison

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core Ultra 5 225 is faster than the Core i5-4210H. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-4210H in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core Ultra 5 225 has significantly more cores with 10 cores compared to the Core i5-4210H that has 2 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i5-4210H. Our comparison shows that the Core Ultra 5 225 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-4210H. Also, the Core Ultra 5 225 has a slightly higher turbo speed.

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 i5-4210H has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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