Core Ultra 5 225 vs Core i5-14500: which is better

Intel Core Ultra 5 225 (desktop, 2025) against Intel Core i5-14500 (desktop, 2024): benchmarks, games, specs and current prices.

Key differences

Core i5-14500 is 0% faster in multi-threaded work (PassMark 30,457 vs 30,335).
Core Ultra 5 225 is 13% faster per core.
Core Ultra 5 225 is $88 cheaper ($160 vs $248).
Core Ultra 5 225 gives 54% more performance per dollar.
Different sockets (LGA1851 and LGA1700): they need different motherboards.

Open the full duel

	Core Ultra 5 225	Core i5-14500
Overall score	42.1	42.3
PassMark CPU Mark	30,335	30,457
Single-thread rating	4,414	3,923
Games, 1080p, % of the best	62.5%	no data
US price	from $160	from $248
Cores	10 (6P + 4E)	14 (6P + 8E)
Threads	10	20
Base clock	3.3 GHz	2.6 GHz
Max boost	4.9 GHz	5.0 GHz
L3 cache	20 MB	24 MB
TDP	65 W	65 W
Max power	121 W	154 W
Memory	DDR5	DDR4 / DDR5
Memory speed	6400 MT/s	5600 MT/s
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1700
Process	3 nm (TSMC N3B)	10 nm (Intel 7)
Architecture	Arrow Lake	Raptor Lake Refresh
Series	Core Ultra 200S	14th Gen Core
Release year	2025	2024
Integrated graphics	Intel Graphics (2 Xe)	UHD Graphics 770

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