Intel Core Ultra 5 Processor 225 20M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz

The Intel® Core Ultra 5 225 is a 10-core desktop processor built for smooth everyday computing, productivity, and light content creation. It combines up to 4.9 GHz turbo frequency with integrated Intel® Graphics and a built-in Intel® AI Boost NPU for AI-accelerated workloads.

Key specifications

• Total Cores: 10 (6 Performance-cores, 4 Efficient-cores)
• Total Threads: 10
• Max Turbo Frequency: 4.9 GHz (Performance-core), 4.4 GHz (Efficient-core)
• Cache: 20 MB Intel® Smart Cache, 22 MB total L2 cache
• Memory Support: Up to DDR5 6400 MT/s, max 256 GB, 2 channels
• Integrated Graphics: Intel® Graphics with up to 1.8 GHz dynamic frequency
• AI Boost NPU: 13 TOPS (Int8) with sparsity support
• Processor Base Power: 65 W (Max Turbo Power 121 W)
• Socket: FCLGA1851

AI and graphics

• Overall peak TOPS (Int8): 23 (CPU + GPU + NPU combined)
• GPU peak TOPS (Int8): 4, with 2 Xe-cores
• NPU peak TOPS (Int8): 13, supports Windows Studio Effects
• AI software frameworks supported: OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN
• Hardware encode/decode for H.264, H.265 (HEVC), and AV1
• Intel® Quick Sync Video supported
• Supports up to 4 displays

Connectivity and expansion

• PCI Express 5.0 and 4.0 support, up to 24 PCIe lanes
• PCIe configurations: up to 1x16+2x4, 2x8+2x4, 1x8+4x4
• Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 support
• DMI revision 4 with 8 lanes
• Graphics output: eDP 1.4b, DP 2.1 UHBR20, HDMI 2.1 FRL

Advanced technologies

• Intel® Thread Director for intelligent workload scheduling
• Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0
• Intel® Speed Shift Technology and Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology
• Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology: No
• Instruction set extensions: Intel® SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
• Intel® Deep Learning Boost on CPU

Security and reliability

• Intel® Threat Detection Technology
• Intel® Secure Key and Intel® AES New Instructions
• Intel® Trusted Execution Technology
• Intel® OS Guard and Intel® Boot Guard
• Execute Disable Bit and Mode-based Execute Control
• Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) and VT-d with Extended Page Tables