Intel Core Ultra 5 225F vs Intel Core i9 7960X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Dec 2024
Sep 2017
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
Skylake
Processor Number
225F
i9-7960X
Integrated Graphics
No
N/A
Generation
Ultra 5 (Arrow Lake)
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Package
Transistor Count
17.8 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
FCLGA-1851
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
65 W
165 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
121 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
98 °C
Foundry
TSMC
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Die Size
243 mm²
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Package
FC-LGA18W
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
16
Performance Core Threads
6
32
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
2.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
4.2 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
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Efficiency Core Threads
4
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
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Total Core Count
10
16
Total Thread Count
10
32
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
33
28x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
3 MB per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
22 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
SMP
1
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
256 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
79.47 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
24
44
Extended Instruction Set
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SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,070
1,099
Cinebench R23
16,114
22,189
Geekbench 6
2,847
1,313
Geekbench 6
14,714
9,066
Cinebench 2024
119
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Cinebench 2024
931
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Passmark CPU
4,472
2,489
Passmark CPU
31,606
26,917
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.