Intel Core Ultra 5 225F vs Intel Core i9 12900KF
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 5 225F with 10 cores 3.3GHz and Intel Core i9 12900KF with 16 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core Ultra 5 225F 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 3.2GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)
Intel Core i9 12900KF 's Advantages
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 5)
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 20MB)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225F
+3%
2791
Intel Core i9 12900KF
2686
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225F
14414
Intel Core i9 12900KF
+11%
16130
General Parameters
Jan 2025
Release Date
Oct 2021
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Arrow Lake-S
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
-
Processor Number
i9-12900KF
Intel Socket 1851
Socket
LGA-1700
N/A
Integrated Graphics
No
Ultra 5 (Arrow Lake)
Generation
-
Package
17.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
125 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
241 W
105°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
TSMC
Foundry
-
243 mm²
Die Size
-
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
16
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
4.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
8
4
Efficiency Core Threads
8
2.7 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
4.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
10
Total Core Count
16
10
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
33.0
Multiplier
32x
192 KB 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
