Leaks in the Intel Core Ultra 5 225F Processor: 4.9 GHz boost, 10 cores, and no iGPU

Intel’s unannounced Core Ultra 5 225F CPU without an integrated GPU has recently shown intriguing performance gains over its predecessors in Geekbench findings. According to the benchmark findings, which were first made public by Benchleaks on X, the performance of this new 10-core chip is on par with that of the more powerful Core i5-13600. The Core Ultra 5 225F scored 13,028 points for multi-core performance and 2,653 points for single-core performance. The processor has 20 MB of L3 cache, four E-cores, and six P-cores. The chip’s maximum frequency during testing was 4.887 GHz. With almost 13% greater performance in single and multi-core tests, the new 225F shows notable gains over its direct predecessor, the Core i5-14400F.

Even more amazingly, despite having fewer cores and threads, it manages to outperform the 14-core Core i5-13600 by 5% on both measurements. The Core Ultra 5 245K, the 225F’s more expensive brother with four extra E-cores, performs 16% better in single-core and 44% better in multi-core tasks. Intel’s new 65 W TDP lineup, which targets mainstream desktop systems with constrained overclocking capabilities, is anticipated to include the Core Ultra 5 225F. Because of this, it is positioned as a more energy-efficient substitute for the existing Core Ultra 200 series CPUs, which have a TDP of 125 W. Intel may aim to release the F-series SKUs at CES 2025, which is only a few weeks away, while we wait for additional firmware upgrades to improve Arrow Lake performance.