Intel Core i9-9940X vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225H

Core i9-9940X vs Core Ultra 5 225H benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Core Ultra 5 225H beats the Core i9-9940X in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i9-9940X in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i9-9940X has more threads. Our comparison shows that the Core i9-9940X 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.

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 i9-9940X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.