Core Ultra 5 225 vs Ryzen 5 5500GT: which is better

Intel Core Ultra 5 225 (desktop, 2025) against AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT (desktop, 2024): benchmarks, games, specs and current prices.

Key differences

Core Ultra 5 225 is 59% faster in multi-threaded work (PassMark 30,335 vs 19,051).
Core Ultra 5 225 is 43% faster per core.
Different sockets (LGA1851 and AM4): they need different motherboards.

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	Core Ultra 5 225	Ryzen 5 5500GT
Overall score	42.1	26.4
PassMark CPU Mark	30,335	19,051
Single-thread rating	4,414	3,079
Games, 1080p, % of the best	62.5%	no data
US price	from $160	no current price
Cores	10 (6P + 4E)	6
Threads	10	12
Base clock	3.3 GHz	3.6 GHz
Max boost	4.9 GHz	4.4 GHz
L3 cache	20 MB	16 MB
TDP	65 W	65 W
Max power	121 W	88 W
Memory	DDR5	DDR4
Memory speed	6400 MT/s	3200 MT/s
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 3.0
Socket	LGA1851	AM4
Process	3 nm (TSMC N3B)	7 nm (TSMC N7)
Architecture	Arrow Lake	Zen 3
Series	Core Ultra 200S	Ryzen 5000G
Release year	2025	2024
Integrated graphics	Intel Graphics (2 Xe)	Radeon Vega 7

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