Intel Core Ultra 5 225H vs Intel Core i7-6870HQ

Intel Core Ultra 5 225H $385
Intel Core i7-6870HQ $434
14 Cores
14 Threads
1.7GHz Clock
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.7GHz Clock
Socket
BGA 2049
Socket
BGA 1440
iGPU
Arc 130T 2200MHz
3.94 TFLOPS FP32
iGPU
Iris Pro 580 1000MHz
1.15 TFLOPS FP32
GB6S 1,190
29%
GB6M 3,970
15%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Arrow Lake
Architecture
Skylake
Family
Core Ultra Series 2
Family
Core 6th 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
Skylake-H
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Skylake-4C-GT4
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Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
1/6/2025
Release Date
1/24/2016
Foundry
TSMC
TSMC (iGPU Die)
TSMC (SoC Die)
TSMC (IO Die)
Foundry
Intel
Intel (eDRAM Die)
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Node
N3B
N5 (iGPU Die)
N6 (SoC Die)
N6 (IO Die)
Node
14nm
22nm (eDRAM Die)
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Die Size
Unknown
44 mm² (iGPU Die)
100 mm² (SoC Die)
28 mm² (IO Die)
Die Size
184 mm²
77 mm² (eDRAM Die)
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Transistor Count
Unknown
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Transistor Count
3.2 Billion
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14 Cores
4 P-Cores
8 M-Cores
2 E-Cores
4 Cores
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14 Threads
4 P-Threads
8 M-Cores
2 E-Threads
8 Threads
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P-Core
1.7GHz
4.9GHz Boost
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2.7GHz
3.6GHz 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
DMI
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Transfer Rate
8GT/s
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Lanes
4
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Bandwidth
4GB/s
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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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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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8MB Shared
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16-way set associative
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L4
128MB Shared
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Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
128GB
Max Memory
64GB
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
1067MHz
Transfer Rate
2133MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
67.2GB/s
Bandwidth
134.4GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
17.1GB/s
Bandwidth
34.1GB/s
TDP
28W
20W cTDP Down
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115W Peak
TDP
45W
35W cTDP Down
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Temp
110°C Max
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Temp
100°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
Iris Pro 580 1000MHz
576 Shaders
1000MHz
1.15 TFLOPS FP32
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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