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Intel Core Ultra 9 285H vs Ultra 5 225H

69 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
VS
64 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.9 GHz Intel Core Ultra 9 285H with 16-cores against the 1.7 GHz Ultra 5 225H with 14-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (4)

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 225H and 285H
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • More powerful Arc Graphics 140T integrated graphics: 4.8 vs 3.9 TFLOPS
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • 10% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 4.9 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 9 285H
vs
Core Ultra 5 225H

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 506 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 4879 -
Cinebench Scores (123rd and 154th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 1510 MB/sec 1170 MB/sec
Clang compilation 129.7 Klines/sec 95.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 425.7 pages/sec 335.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 522.7 Mpixels/sec 352.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 309.2 pages/sec 296.4 pages/sec
Background blur 73.9 images/sec 59.8 images/sec
Photo processing 159.5 images/sec 125 images/sec
Ray tracing 26.8 Mpixels/sec 20.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 86 GOps/sec 68.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 109.3 GOps/sec 86.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 330M Primes/sec 220M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 41M Strings/sec 33.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 26.2 GBytes/sec 21.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 336.1 MBytes/sec 283.4 MBytes/sec
Physics 2512 Frames/sec 1875 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 26.8B Matrices/sec 21.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 2125 & 750 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 24.9 PPW 35.8 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 381.6 PPW 478.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 759.8 PPW 1004.4 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.56 PPW 7.33 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-16 (AsNapur)Geekbench 6 CPU2756 / 16837
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-16 (AsNapur)Cinebench 2024122 / 1126
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-31 (Adi)Cinebench 2024114 / 804
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-19 (JacoIsHere)Geekbench 6 CPU2868 / 14847
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-07 (Himmanshu Chowdhury)Cinebench 2024117 / 1122
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Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-12 (TAANCHI)Geekbench 6 CPU2721 / 12978
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-12 (TAANCHI)Cinebench 20260 / 3292
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-30 (vsm)Geekbench 6 CPU2721 / 15088
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-15 (AbduAlhuzali)Geekbench 6 CPU2698 / 14644
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-30 (BatmanKun)Geekbench 6 CPU2643 / 14536
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 9 285H and Ultra 5 225H

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 6, 2025 January 6, 2025
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Arrow Lake
Model number 285H 225H
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140T Arc Graphics 130T
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 - AMD Ryzen 5 230
Intel CPU rating (46th and 67th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 4
P-Threads 6 4
Base Frequency (P) 2.9 GHz 1.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.4 GHz 4.9 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 10 10
E-Threads 10 10
Base Frequency (E) 2.7 GHz 1.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.5 GHz 4.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16 14
Total Threads 16 14
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 29x 17x
L1 Cache 112K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 18MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 35-45 W (configurable) 20-28 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 115 W 115 W
Socket FCBGA-2049 FCBGA-2049
Peak Temperature 110Β°C 110Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (58th and 76th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics 140T Arc Graphics 130T
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2350 MHz 2200 MHz
Shading Units 1024 896
TMUs 64 56
ROPs 32 28
Execution Units 8 7
TGP 35 W 35 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 9 285H +23%
4.8 TFLOPS
Core Ultra 5 225H
3.9 TFLOPS
More info: Arc 130T compared to Arc 140T

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5-8400
- LPDDR5x-8400
- DDR5-6400		 - LPDDR5-8400
- LPDDR5x-8400
- DDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 9 285H official page Intel Core Ultra 5 225H official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 28

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
29 (46%)
34 (54%)
Total votes: 63

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core Ultra 5 225H or Ultra 9 285H?
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kxygk December 4, 2025 at 06:01 AM
The information is wrong. Please see the official docs: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/241747/intel-core-ultra-9-processor-285h-24m-cache-up-to-5-40-ghz/specifications.html # of Efficient-cores is 8, not 10 Puts in to question the rest of the information
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Serhii December 4, 2025 at 06:41 AM
Appreciate your help, it is useful comment.
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ComputerNerd June 19, 2025 at 04:14 AM
I can see the Ultra 5 225H being a good option for budget shoppers, especially in the Asus NUC 15 Pro or Geekom IT15. However, the Intel Ultra 9 285H is clearly the better CPU in most cases. Cost and power efficiency are the only category cases where it does not come out ahead.
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Randlemahn October 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Dude it's so close it doesn't even matter my €599 225h laptop does everything the 285h does but 6% slower on average, on paper it can matter but not always, it's mostly real world performance that matters, I'm very happy with my laptop though.
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