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CPU Comparison
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Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 225H

G-Score 72 Overall Score

14 cores / 14 threads, up to 4.90 GHz, AI acceleration

intel

Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 155U

G-Score 67 Overall Score

12 cores / 14 threads, up to 4.80 GHz, AI acceleration

Insight

VERDICT

Recommended Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 225H

Recommend Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 225H, but keep Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 155U within reach for budget deals. Match your cooling and board budget to up to 4.9 GHz, 18 MB L3 cache, 14 / 14. If Content Creation Index is your main lane, Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 225H’s ~15% index lead is the actionable signal. The largest practical gaps show up in Content Creation Index (+15%), by 14% on Compute Index—if that is your week, Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 225H pays off. Bottom line: treat “Recommended” as sort order—your main app index is still the judge.

Generated by GeeCool AI

Signals

Head-to-Head Specs

14 / 14
Cores
12 / 14
4.9 GHz
Clock
4.8 GHz
18 MB
Cache
12 MB
GeeCool Index

Six Index Comparison

Gaming Index

Game performance
Better in this index Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 225H
80
74
Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 225H Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 155U

The higher Gaming Index usually means smoother frame pacing and better minimums in CPU-sensitive games.

Content Creation Index

Editing, rendering & streaming
Better in this index Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 225H
72
63
Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 225H Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 155U

If Premiere, Blender, or OBS is daily work, Content Creation Index is more actionable than raw cores.

Compute Index

Compilation & multithreaded workloads
Better in this index Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 225H
68
60
Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 225H Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 155U

When you need sustained throughput, Compute Index is more informative than peak clock alone.

AI Capability

On-device AI workloads
Better in this index Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 225H
81
79
Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 225H Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 155U

The higher AI Capability tends to have more headroom for local LLMs and Stable Diffusion-style workloads.

Efficiency Index

Performance per watt
Better in this index Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 225H
83
79
Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 225H Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 155U

Efficiency is not just TDP—Efficiency Index captures the performance-per-watt balance.

Value Index

Capability vs platform cost
Better in this index Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 155U
30
30
Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 225H Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 155U

The higher Value Index often delivers a better return on platform spend.

Specs

Key Differences

Spec Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 225H Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 155U
硬件类型 CPU CPU
核心 / 线程 14 / 14 12 / 14
最高 Boost 4.9 GHz 4.8 GHz
L3 缓存 18 MB 12 MB
平台 FCBGA2049 FCBGA2049
内存支持 Up to LPDDR5/X 8400 MT/sUp to DDR5 6400 MT/s Up to LPDDR5/X 7467 MT/sUp to DDR5 5600 MT/s
Guide

Buying Choice

Why choose Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 225H?

  • 18.00 MB L3 cache — smoother gaming with fewer hitches
  • 14 cores / 14 threads — higher multithreaded throughput
  • Built-in NPU for local AI, speech, and vision tasks

Why choose Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 155U?

  • Balanced specs with stronger platform value

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