Intel Core i5 12600HX vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12600HX with 12 cores 2.5GHz and Intel Core Ultra 5 225H with 14 cores 1.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 12600HX 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 1.7GHz)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 8 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (8400 vs 4800)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (28W vs 55W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12600HX
2346
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
+15%
2716
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12600HX
10523
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
+27%
13398
General Parameters
May 2022
Release Date
Jan 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake-HX
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
i5-12600HX
Processor Number
225H
BGA-1744
Socket
FCBGA-2049
UHD Graphics (32EU)
Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics 130T
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
45-55 W
Power Consumption
20-28 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
115 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
110 °C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
4
-
Performance Core Threads
4
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.7 GHz
4.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.3 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.3 GHz
12
Total Core Count
14
16
Total Thread Count
14
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
25x
Multiplier
17
80 K per core
L1 Cache
112 K per core
1280 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
18 MB shared
L3 Cache
18 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Memory Types
LPDDR5-8400,LPDDR5x-8400,DDR5-6400
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
800 MHz
1350 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
256
Shader Units
896
16
Texture Units
56
8
Raster Operation Units
28
32
Execution Units
7
45 W
Power Consumption
-
0.74 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
3.9 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
5.0
PCIe Version
5.0
20
PCIe Lanes
28
