Intel Core Ultra 5 225 vs Intel Core i9 12900KS
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 5 225 with 10 cores 3.3GHz and Intel Core i9 12900KS with 16 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core Ultra 5 225 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 8 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 150W)
Intel Core i9 12900KS 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 3.3GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 20MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
2079
Intel Core i9 12900KS
2082
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
17059
Intel Core i9 12900KS
+62%
27796
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
+9%
2791
Intel Core i9 12900KS
2559
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
14010
Intel Core i9 12900KS
+10%
15546
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
+3%
4490
Intel Core i9 12900KS
4357
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
31742
Intel Core i9 12900KS
+40%
44470
General Parameters
Dec 2024
Release Date
Apr 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Arrow Lake
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
225
Processor Number
i9-12900KS
FCLGA-1851
Socket
LGA-1700
Arc Graphics
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Ultra 5 (Arrow Lake)
Generation
-
Package
17.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
150 W
121 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
105 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
TSMC
Foundry
-
243 mm²
Die Size
-
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
-
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
4.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
8
4
Efficiency Core Threads
-
2.7 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
4.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
10
Total Core Count
16
10
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
33
Multiplier
34x
192 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
3 MB per core
L2 Cache
14 MB shared
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
256 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
102.4 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1800 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1550 MHz
-
Shader Units
256
-
Texture Units
16
-
Raster Operation Units
8
-
Execution Units
32
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Graphics Performance
0.78 TFLOPS
