Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE vs Core Ultra 5 225: which is better

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE (desktop, 2021) against Intel Core Ultra 5 225 (desktop, 2025): benchmarks, games, specs and current prices.

Key differences

Core Ultra 5 225 is 69% faster in multi-threaded work (PassMark 30,335 vs 17,968).
Core Ultra 5 225 is 39% faster per core.
Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE has a lower TDP: 35 W vs 65 W.
Different sockets (AM4 and LGA1851): they need different motherboards.

Open the full duel

	Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE	Core Ultra 5 225
Overall score	24.9	42.1
PassMark CPU Mark	17,968	30,335
Single-thread rating	3,187	4,414
Games, 1080p, % of the best	no data	62.5%
US price	no current price	from $160
Cores	6	10 (6P + 4E)
Threads	12	10
Base clock	3.4 GHz	3.3 GHz
Max boost	4.4 GHz	4.9 GHz
L3 cache	16 MB	20 MB
TDP	35 W	65 W
Max power	35 W	121 W
Memory	DDR4	DDR5
Memory speed	3200 MT/s	6400 MT/s
PCI Express	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 5.0
Socket	AM4	LGA1851
Process	7 nm (TSMC N7)	3 nm (TSMC N3B)
Architecture	Zen 3	Arrow Lake
Series	Ryzen PRO 5000G	Core Ultra 200S
Release year	2021	2025
Integrated graphics	Radeon Vega 7	Intel Graphics (2 Xe)

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