Left · AMD
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Spec score
Spec score 44
$89
Amazon US, Oct 24
Ryzen 5 5500 against Core Ultra 5 225
Core Ultra 5 225 leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Intel
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
Spec score
Spec score 64
$160
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Core Ultra 5 225right
48 vs 71 on the office & everyday blend.
Coding & development
Core Ultra 5 225right
43 vs 64 on the coding & development blend.
Light gaming
Core Ultra 5 225right
49 vs 68 on the light gaming blend.
Gaming
Core Ultra 5 225right
47 vs 65 on the gaming blend.
Heavy gaming
Core Ultra 5 225right
47 vs 64 on the heavy gaming blend.
Content creation
Core Ultra 5 225right
38 vs 57 on the content creation blend.
3D & rendering
Core Ultra 5 225right
34 vs 53 on the 3D & rendering blend.
Gaming & streaming
Core Ultra 5 225right
42 vs 60 on the gaming & streaming blend.
AI & local models
Core Ultra 5 225right
37 vs 58 on the AI & local models blend.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Ryzen 5 5500: 44
Core Ultra 5 225: 64
20 ptsto the right
Gaming
Ryzen 5 5500: 47
Core Ultra 5 225: 62
15 ptsto the right
Multi-core
Ryzen 5 5500: 24
Core Ultra 5 225: 42
18 ptsto the right
Single-core
Ryzen 5 5500: 60
Core Ultra 5 225: 87
27 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Ryzen 5 5500: 53.7
Core Ultra 5 225: 35.8
50%to the left
Typical price
Ryzen 5 5500: $82
Core Ultra 5 225: $179
$97to the left
From the spec sheets
Cores
Ryzen 5 5500: 6
Core Ultra 5 225: 10
67%to the right
Threads
Ryzen 5 5500: 12
Core Ultra 5 225: 10
20%to the left
Boost clock
Ryzen 5 5500: 4.2 GHz
Core Ultra 5 225: 4.9 GHz
17%to the right
Turbo power
Ryzen 5 5500: 88 W
Core Ultra 5 225: 121 W
38%to the left
The verdict
- The Core Ultra 5 225 leads in games by 32%.
- The Core Ultra 5 225 has 75% more all-core throughput for renders, compiles and exports.
- The Core Ultra 5 225 is 45% quicker in single-threaded work, which is most of what a desktop does.
- The Ryzen 5 5500 typically costs $97 less.
- Per dollar, the Ryzen 5 5500 is the better buy: 53.7 points per $100 against 35.8.
Specifications
| Spec | Ryzen 5 5500 | Core Ultra 5 225 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Zen 3 | Arrow Lake |
| Socket | AM4 | LGA1851 |
| Cores / threads | 6 / 12 | 10 / 10 (better) |
| Base clock | 3.6 GHz (better) | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.2 GHz | 4.9 GHz (better) |
| TDP / turbo power | 65 / 88 W | 65 / 88 W |
| Memory | DDR4 | DDR5 |
| Built-in graphics | No | Yes (better) |
| Cooler in the box | Yes | Yes |
| Brand | AMD | Intel |
| Released | 2022 | 2025 (better) |
| Typical price | $82 (better) | $179 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.