Intel Core Ultra 5 225 vs Intel Core i9-9900K

Intel Core Ultra 5 225 $246
Intel Core i9-9900K $488
10 Cores
10 Threads
3.3GHz Clock
8 Cores
16 Threads
3.6GHz Clock
Socket
LGA 1851
Socket
LGA 1151
iGPU
Graphics 2C 1800MHz
iGPU
UHD 630 1200MHz
GB6S - N/A
0%
GB6S 1,700
42%
GB6M - N/A
0%
GB6M 8,000
30%
CB23S - N/A
0%
CB23S 1,345
52%
CB23M - N/A
0%
CB23M 12,470
29%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Arrow Lake
Architecture
Skylake
Family
Core Ultra Series 2
Family
Core 9th Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
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Arrow Lake-S-8P-16E
P-Core
Lion Cove
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E-Core
Skymont
Codename
Coffee Lake-R
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Coffee Lake-8C
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Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
1/6/2025
Release Date
6/1/2019
Foundry
TSMC
TSMC (iGPU Die)
TSMC (SoC Die)
TSMC (IO Die)
Foundry
Intel
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Node
N3B
N5 (iGPU Die)
N6 (SoC Die)
N6 (IO Die)
Node
14nm++
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Die Size
135 mm²
23 mm² (iGPU Die)
100 mm² (SoC Die)
28 mm² (IO Die)
Die Size
174 mm²
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Transistor Count
Unknown
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Transistor Count
3 Billion
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10 Cores
6 P-Cores
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4 E-Cores
8 Cores
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10 Threads
6 P-Threads
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4 E-Threads
16 Threads
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P-Core
3.3GHz
4.9GHz Boost
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3.6GHz
5GHz Boost
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E-Core
2.7GHz
4.4GHz Boost
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Overclocking
Locked
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Overclocking
Locked
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Type
DMI
Type
DMI
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Transfer Rate
16GT/s
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
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Lanes
8
Lanes
4
Bandwidth
16GB/s
Bandwidth
4GB/s
Bi-directional
32GB/s
Bi-directional
8GB/s
L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
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L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
64KB/P-Core
8-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Data
48KB/P-Core
12-way set associative
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32KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L2
3072KB/Core
10-way set associative
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4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L2
256KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L3
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20MB Shared
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12-way set associative
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L3
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16MB Shared
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16-way set associative
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Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
192GB
Max Memory
128GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
3200MHz
Transfer Rate
6400MT/s
Clock
1333MHz
Transfer Rate
2666MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
51.2GB/s
Bandwidth
102.4GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
21.3GB/s
Bandwidth
42.7GB/s
TDP
65W
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121W Peak
TDP
95W
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Temp
105°C Max
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Temp
100°C Max
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Included Cooler
Laminar RM1
Included Cooler
Not Included
PCIe 5.0 x20 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes
PCIe 3.0 x16 Lanes
Graphics 2C 1800MHz
256 Shaders
1800MHz
UHD 630 1200MHz
192 Shaders
1200MHz
AI Boost 3
No NPU
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2 Cores
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13 TOPS
INT8
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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