Core Ultra 5 225H vs Ryzen 7 8845HS

The Core Ultra 5 225H packs 14 cores / 14 threads, while the Ryzen 7 8845HS offers 8 cores / 16 threads — the Core Ultra 5 225H has 6 more cores. Boost clocks reach 4.9 GHz on the Core Ultra 5 225H versus 5.1 GHz on the Ryzen 7 8845HS — a 4% clock advantage for the Ryzen 7 8845HS (base: 4.3 GHz vs 3.8 GHz). The Core Ultra 5 225H uses the Arrow Lake-H (2025) architecture (5 nm), while the Ryzen 7 8845HS uses Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024) (4 nm). In PassMark, the Core Ultra 5 225H scores 28,802 against the Ryzen 7 8845HS's 28,470 — a 1.2% lead for the Core Ultra 5 225H. Cinebench R23 multi-core: 14,526 vs 17,500 (18.6% advantage for the Ryzen 7 8845HS). Geekbench 6 single-core — the metric most relevant to gaming — records 2,678 vs 2,500, a 6.9% lead for the Core Ultra 5 225H that directly translates to higher frame rates. Multi-core Geekbench: 12,337 vs 12,250 (0.7% advantage for the Core Ultra 5 225H). L3 cache: 18 MB on the Core Ultra 5 225H vs 16 MB (total) on the Ryzen 7 8845HS.

The Core Ultra 5 225H uses the FCBGA2049 socket (PCIe 5.0), while the Ryzen 7 8845HS uses FP8 (PCIe 4.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Maximum memory speed reaches DDR5-6400 on the Core Ultra 5 225H versus LPDDR5x-7500 on the Ryzen 7 8845HS — the Ryzen 7 8845HS supports 17.2% faster memory, which can translate to measurable gains in memory-sensitive workloads. The Ryzen 7 8845HS supports up to 256 GB of RAM compared to 128 GB — 100% more capacity for professional workloads. Both feature 2-channel memory with ECC support. PCIe lanes: 28 (Core Ultra 5 225H) vs 20 (Ryzen 7 8845HS) — the Core Ultra 5 225H offers 8 more lanes for additional GPUs or NVMe drives. Chipset compatibility: WM880,HM870 (Core Ultra 5 225H) and SoC (Ryzen 7 8845HS).

Only the Core Ultra 5 225H has an unlocked multiplier for overclocking — a significant advantage for enthusiasts seeking extra performance. Only the Ryzen 7 8845HS supports AVX-512 instructions — important for machine learning and scientific applications. Virtualization support: VT-x, VT-d (Core Ultra 5 225H) vs AMD-V (SVM) (Ryzen 7 8845HS). Both include integrated graphics — Intel Arc 130T GPU (Core Ultra 5 225H) and Radeon 780M (Ryzen 7 8845HS) — useful as a fallback for troubleshooting or display output without a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Core Ultra 5 225H targets Professional Content Creation Laptop, Ryzen 7 8845HS targets Gaming. Direct competitor: Core Ultra 5 225H rivals Ryzen 7 9800H; Ryzen 7 8845HS rivals Core i7-13700H.