Intel Core Ultra 5 225F vs Intel Core i7-9700 Comparison
The Intel Core Ultra 5 225F is a Intel desktop processor from the Intel Core Ultra lineup, built on the Arrow Lake architecture and released in 2025. This CPU features 10 cores, a base clock of 3300 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 4900 MHz and 20 MB of L3 cache. The Intel Core Ultra 5 225F is designed for the LGA1851 socket. A dedicated graphics card is required.
The Intel Core i7-9700 is a Intel desktop processor from the Intel Core lineup, built on the Coffee Lake architecture and released in 2019. This CPU features 8 cores, a base clock of 3000 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 4700 MHz and 12 MB of L3 cache. Manufactured using 14 nm process technology. The Intel Core i7-9700 is designed for the LGA1151 socket. It includes integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 graphics.
Peformance:
Intel Core Ultra 5 225F is better than 79% cpus with score 211 and Intel Core i7-9700 is better than 52% cpus with score 104
Specs
| Intel Core Ultra 5 225F | Intel Core i7-9700 | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Threads | 10 | 8 |
| Speed | 3.3 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Turbo | 4.9 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Current Price | $207 | $337 |
| Release Price | $221 | $323 |
| Release Date | 2025 | 2019 |
| GPU | - | Intel® UHD Graphics 630 |
| Socket | LGA1851 | LGA1151 |
| L3 | 20 MB | 12 MB |
| Base TDP | 65 W | 65 W |
| Max TDP | 121 W | |
| Nm | 14 nm | |
| Unlocked | - | - |
| Official Site | intel.com | intel.com |
| Intel Core Ultra 5 225F | Intel Core i7-9700 | |
| Performance Tier | Core Ultra 5 | Core i7 |
| Class | Intel Core Ultra | Intel Core |
| Code Name | Arrow Lake | Coffee Lake |
| Performance Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Efficiency Cores | 4 | - |
| Memory Type | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max Memory | 256 MB | 128 MB |
| Bits | 64-bit | 64-bit |
| tjMax | 100°C | |
| PCI Generation | 5, 4 | 3 |
| PCI Lanes | 24 | 16 |
| L1 Cache | ||
| L2 Cache | 22 MB | |
| Product IDs | Tray AT8076806416AT8076806771 Box BX80768225FBXC80768225F (China) | Tray CM8068403874521Box BX80684I79700BXC80684I79700 (China) |
