Core Ultra 5 225 vs Ryzen 7 8700F: which is better

Intel Core Ultra 5 225 (desktop, 2025) against AMD Ryzen 7 8700F (desktop, 2024): benchmarks, games, specs and current prices.

Key differences

Ryzen 7 8700F is 2% faster in multi-threaded work (PassMark 30,826 vs 30,335).
Core Ultra 5 225 is 14% faster per core.
Core Ultra 5 225 is $18 cheaper ($160 vs $178).
Core Ultra 5 225 gives 10% more performance per dollar.
Different sockets (LGA1851 and AM5): they need different motherboards.

Open the full duel

	Core Ultra 5 225	Ryzen 7 8700F
Overall score	42.1	42.8
PassMark CPU Mark	30,335	30,826
Single-thread rating	4,414	3,871
Games, 1080p, % of the best	62.5%	no data
US price	from $160	from $178
Cores	10 (6P + 4E)	8
Threads	10	16
Base clock	3.3 GHz	4.1 GHz
Max boost	4.9 GHz	5.0 GHz
L3 cache	20 MB	16 MB
TDP	65 W	65 W
Max power	121 W	88 W
Memory	DDR5	DDR5
Memory speed	6400 MT/s	5200 MT/s
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 4.0
Socket	LGA1851	AM5
Process	3 nm (TSMC N3B)	4 nm (TSMC N4)
Architecture	Arrow Lake	Zen 4
Series	Core Ultra 200S	Ryzen 8000
Release year	2025	2024
Integrated graphics	Intel Graphics (2 Xe)	none

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