Intel Core Ultra 5 225F

Brand
Intel
Model
Intel Core Ultra 5 225F
$133–$147estimated range · from catalog price Sep 28, 2026Seen 7% off

Mainstream 10‑core Arrow Lake‑S CPU for LGA1851, launched Jan 7, 2025; DDR5‑6400 and PCIe 5.0; no iGPU—good for 1080p gaming and productivity with a dGPU.

Compute rankTop 34% of CPUs
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ReleasedJan 2025
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Cores10
Threads14
SocketFCLGA1851
MemoryDDR5
Base clock3.30 GHz
Boost clock4.90 GHz
TDP65 W
Cache22 MB
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Product overview

Released January 7, 2025, the Core Ultra 5 225F is a Series 2 (Arrow Lake‑S) desktop CPU for socket LGA1851 and Intel 800‑series motherboards. It uses a 10‑core hybrid layout (6P+4E) with 10 threads (no Hyper‑Threading), boosts up to 4.9 GHz from a 3.3 GHz base, carries 20 MB L3 plus 22 MB L2 cache, and has a 65 W base power. It is not discontinued as of August 2026. Positioned in the mainstream tier, it exists to deliver balanced gaming and productivity value below Ultra 7/9. With DDR5‑6400 support and PCIe 5.0/4.0 lanes from the CPU, it’s a solid fit for 1080p gaming, office/productivity, and budget builds—just pair a discrete GPU since this F‑suffix part lacks integrated graphics.

Best for
  • 1080p gaming
  • office/productivity
  • budget builds
Official product specifications

Specifications

At a glance iEach dot represents a catalog model. Farther right means a higher measured value, not necessarily a better fit.Measured against the CPUs catalog
Current modelCatalog models
Cores10
Higher than 74% of CPUs
Threads14
Higher than 47% of CPUs
Boost clock4.9 GHZ
Higher than 59% of CPUs
RAM speed6400 MT/s
Higher than 98% of CPUs
Cores
10
Threads
14
Socket
FCLGA1851
Memory
DDR5
Base clock
3.3 GHZ
Boost clock
4.9 GHZ
TDP
65 W
Cache
22 MB
Generation
2
Bus Speed
16 GT/s
Max Memory Size
192 GB
ECC Support
Yes
Hyper Threading
Yes
Turbo Boost
Yes
Chipset
Intel 800 series
Ram Speed
6400 MT/s
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