Intel Core Ultra 5 225 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 255H

Core Ultra 5 225 vs Core Ultra 7 255H comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core Ultra 5 225 beats the Core Ultra 7 255H in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core Ultra 7 255H in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core Ultra 7 255H has significantly more cores with 16 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 significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core Ultra 7 255H. Despite this, the Core Ultra 7 255H has a slightly higher turbo speed. The info from our database shows that the Core Ultra 7 255H has more L2 cache than the Core Ultra 5 225. The Core Ultra 7 255H also has slightly more L3 cache.

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. For instance, the Core Ultra 5 225 has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.