Intel Core Ultra 5 225F "Arrow Lake-S" CPU spied with 10 cores and 4.9GHz boost clock

DragonSlayer101 · 2024-11-26T10:24:00-0500

In context: Intel launched its Core Ultra 200S "Arrow Lake-S" desktop CPUs last month, emphasizing AI capabilities and energy efficiency. The initial lineup includes five SKUs, led by the flagship Core Ultra 9 285K. Now, Team Blue appears to be expanding the series, as a new chip has surfaced on Geekbench, revealing some key details.

The listing, spotted by X user Benchleaks, reveals that the Core Ultra 5 225F features 10 cores, comprising six performance cores and four efficient cores. Additional specifications include 20 MB of L3 cache and a maximum frequency of 4.887 GHz. It's worth noting that this clock speed reflects the chip's peak during the Geekbench test and may not represent the official retail specifications.

The benchmark results indicate that the Core Ultra 5 225F is slightly faster than its predecessor, the Core i5-14400F, but falls short of the Core Ultra 5 245K. The unreleased chip achieved 2,653 points in the single-core test and 13,028 points in the multi-core test. For comparison, the i5-14400F scored 2,425 points in single-core performance and 10,502 in multi-core tests, while the Core Ultra 5 245K reached 3,087 and 18,882 points, respectively.

The specifications and initial benchmarks suggest that the Core Ultra 5 225F will target the mid-range market, appealing to mainstream users. Intel is also rumored to be preparing more budget-friendly Arrow Lake-S desktop SKUs, including several Core Ultra 3 chips, although no credible leaks about these have surfaced yet.

While the latest leak provides some insight into Intel's mid-range offering in the Core Ultra 200S family, the results should be taken with caution. Geekbench listings are relatively easy to falsify, and the authenticity of this particular entry cannot be confirmed. Furthermore, synthetic benchmarks like these often fail to reflect real-world performance accurately, so it's best to wait for hands-on reviews and real-world benchmarks to gain a clearer understanding of the chip's capabilities.

Currently, Intel's Arrow Lake-S flagship, the Core Ultra 9 285K, boasts 24 cores (eight performance + 16 efficient), a maximum clock speed of 5.7 GHz, and an MSRP of $589. On the more affordable end, the Core Ultra 5 245KF features 14 cores (6P + 8E), a 5.2 GHz max frequency, and a price tag of $294.

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Intel Core Ultra 5 225F "Arrow Lake-S" CPU spied with 10 cores and 4.9GHz boost clock

Win7user · 2024-11-26T12:25:29-0500

Most people that read these tech magazines, are either gamers, video editors, or some other such computer intensive works. Because, the very cheapest laptop or desktop, is more than twice the computer that most (90%) people will ever need. I have a 14yr old (Acer AS7741-7870 17.3-Inch Laptop) laptop that would be enough for most. And, buying a good gaming machine, need not be expensive, either. Of course, you can't sell many computers if you tell people that.

Ben Myers · 2024-11-26T15:31:46-0500

Win7user said:
Most people that read these tech magazines, are either gamers, video editors, or some other such computer intensive works. Because, the very cheapest laptop or desktop, is more than twice the computer that most (90%) people will ever need. I have a 14yr old (Acer AS7741-7870 17.3-Inch Laptop) laptop that would be enough for most. And, buying a good gaming machine, need not be expensive, either. Of course, you can't sell many computers if you tell people that.

"the very cheapest laptop or desktop, is more than twice the computer that most (90%) people will ever need"? In the past week I have encountered two Dell Inspirons, both bought at Best Buy, with very much substandard setups, 8GB of memory and 256GB SSDs. Oh, boy! SSDs. SSDs wearing out. The owners are now aware after 5+ years that they have bought cheap and under configured computers, and want to do something about it. The costs of a memory upgrade, a larger SSD, any my labor to clone the old drive far exceed the value of the computer itself and even the resale value of the upgraded system.

Corporations and government agencies regularly make the same mistake, sticking their workers with slug slow computers, failing to recognize that a small incremental investment would improve worker productivity a lot. Workers would actually get responses back from their computers and associated networks a lot faster.

Consumers in our country are now conditioned, like lab rats, to buy cheap stuff, not just computers. PCMag, CNET and other mainstream computer web sites emphasize cheap prices, never mind product quality, true usability, and ease of repair or upgrade.

I see cheap computers all the time, because people have asked me to upgrade, troubleshoot or clean up for decades. I know well the computers I have seen.

cristianm · 2024-11-27T06:11:11-0500

Ben Myers said:
"the very cheapest laptop or desktop, is more than twice the computer that most (90%) people will ever need"? In the past week I have encountered two Dell Inspirons, both bought at Best Buy, with very much substandard setups, 8GB of memory and 256GB SSDs. Oh, boy! SSDs. SSDs wearing out. The owners are now aware after 5+ years that they have bought cheap and under configured computers, and want to do something about it. The costs of a memory upgrade, a larger SSD, any my labor to clone the old drive far exceed the value of the computer itself and even the resale value of the upgraded system.

5+ years of use is ok. The sad thing is that 8GB ram + 256GB SSD configurations are still sold today. As for the price of upgrading ... find a nephew that can stick two sticks of ram and plug a ssd. The components are very cheap $70 would buy you 1TB ssd and a 16GB ram kit and cloning the ssd takes about 10 minutes. Is it worth it? Depends what you value.

Win7user · 2024-11-27T19:12:38-0500

Ben Myers said:
"the very cheapest laptop or desktop, is more than twice the computer that most (90%) people will ever need"? In the past week I have encountered two Dell Inspirons, both bought at Best Buy, with very much substandard setups, 8GB of memory and 256GB SSDs. Oh, boy! SSDs. SSDs wearing out. The owners are now aware after 5+ years that they have bought cheap and under configured computers, and want to do something about it. The costs of a memory upgrade, a larger SSD, any my labor to clone the old drive far exceed the value of the computer itself and even the resale value of the upgraded system.

Corporations and government agencies regularly make the same mistake, sticking their workers with slug slow computers, failing to recognize that a small incremental investment would improve worker productivity a lot. Workers would actually get responses back from their computers and associated networks a lot faster.

Consumers in our country are now conditioned, like lab rats, to buy cheap stuff, not just computers. PCMag, CNET and other mainstream computer web sites emphasize cheap prices, never mind product quality, true usability, and ease of repair or upgrade.

I see cheap computers all the time, because people have asked me to upgrade, troubleshoot or clean up for decades. I know well the computers I have seen.

Why, would anyone buy a super cheap computer, and then try to upgrade it when they could easily and cheaply purchase another computer that better suits their needs, now that they KNOW what they need, or want? If they, (90%) knew what they were doing in the first place, they would go out and purchase the specific computer that fits their needs! 90% of the end users don't know what they're doing when they purchase a computer, they don't want to buy. All, I was saying, and still saying, buy the cheapest computer you can find, because it WILL BE TWICE the computer they will ever need. And, that's still true. The way you're talking, they should go out and buy a $1,000 (or some such price) computer that is upgradable, and more dependable. So, the end user the 90% spend that $1,000, and find out it's not what they need, or want. Instead of spending less than $300 to find out, and then purchasing a computer they need, or want!

Hard drives fail, SSD's fail all the time. The price of a cheap computer isn't going to change that. I bought an Acer 7741 (at the time Acer's were thought to be cheap computers) laptop for $599 (14yrs ago in Dec. this yr, at a cost per year of not quite $43) out the door in 2010, that computer has never failed, and is still working great (albeit a bit slower now) with Win 7 Pro installed on it, now. I have another laptop, a Dell, that has been working for almost ten yrs now, ($490 plus tax) and it hasn't given me any trouble either. If someone isn't smart enough to know, you don't upgrade a five yr old computer (and 90% aren't smart enough, because they haven't learned yet) because it's much cheaper to just go out and purchase a new cheap computer. Unless you know what you want or need, (there's that 90% again, who don't know) you buy the cheapest computer you can find. And, more often than not, it will last a good 7 yrs or more. Although, typically people replace their computers in about three years. The whole point, is learning what you want, and to learn the cheapest way possible.

I've been using computers, desktops, and laptops, for almost 27 yrs. You, don't know everything. Your experience with computers, is your experience with computers, but your experience, doesn't in any way negate mine!

Example: https://www.bee-link.com/collections/mini-pc

If someone is starting out, (90% of those who don't know S**t about computers) wants a computer for school, email, surfing the web, listening to music, (hopefully it has a Realtek sound card in it, most cheaper computers do) or playing basic games, this is just "one" of the better computers you can buy, on the cheap! As, for laptops, buy the cheapest one you can find.

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