Intel Core Ultra 5 225H vs Intel Core i3-8121U

Intel Core Ultra 5 225H $385
Intel Core i3-8121U
14 Cores
14 Threads
1.7GHz Clock
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
Socket
BGA 2049
Socket
BGA 1356
iGPU
Arc 130T 2200MHz
3.94 TFLOPS FP32
iGPU
No GPU
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CB23S N/A
0%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Arrow Lake
Architecture
Cannon Lake
Family
Core Ultra Series 2
Family
Core 8th Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
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Arrow Lake-H-4P-8E
P-Core
Lion Cove
M-Core
Skymont
E-Core
Crestmont
Codename
Cannon Lake
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Palm Cove
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Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
1/6/2025
Release Date
5/5/2018
Foundry
TSMC
TSMC (iGPU Die)
TSMC (SoC Die)
TSMC (IO Die)
Foundry
Intel
Intel (PCH Die)
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Node
N3B
N5 (iGPU Die)
N6 (SoC Die)
N6 (IO Die)
Node
10nm
14nm (PCH Die)
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Die Size
Unknown
44 mm² (iGPU Die)
100 mm² (SoC Die)
28 mm² (IO Die)
Die Size
71 mm²
46 mm² (PCH Die)
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Transistor Count
Unknown
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Transistor Count
3.1 Billion
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14 Cores
4 P-Cores
8 M-Cores
2 E-Cores
2 Cores
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14 Threads
4 P-Threads
8 M-Cores
2 E-Threads
4 Threads
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P-Core
1.7GHz
4.9GHz Boost
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2.2GHz
3.2GHz Boost
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M-Core
1.3GHz
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E-Core
700MHz
2.5GHz Boost
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Overclocking
Locked
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Overclocking
Locked
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Integrated Chipset
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Type
OPI
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Transfer Rate
4GT/s
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Lanes
4
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Bandwidth
2GB/s
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Bi-directional
4GB/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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-
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L2
3072KB/Core
10-way set associative
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8MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L2
256KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L3
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18MB Shared
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12-way set associative
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L3
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4MB Shared
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16-way set associative
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Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
128GB
Max Memory
32GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
4200MHz
Transfer Rate
8400MT/s
Clock
1200MHz
Transfer Rate
2400MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
67.2GB/s
Bandwidth
134.4GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
19.2GB/s
Bandwidth
38.4GB/s
TDP
28W
20W cTDP Down
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115W Peak
TDP
15W
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Temp
110°C Max
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Temp
105°C Max
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
PCIe 5.0 x8 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x20 Lanes
PCIe 3.0 x16 Lanes
Arc 130T 2200MHz
896 Shaders
2200MHz
3.94 TFLOPS FP32
No GPU
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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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