Ryzen 5 8600G vs Core Ultra 5 225
The Ryzen 5 8600G has 6 cores and 12 threads with 4.3–5.0 GHz clocks, while the Core Ultra 5 225 has 10 cores (6P + 4E) and 10 threads with 3.3–4.9 GHz clocks.
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Overview
Sub-scores from 0 to 100, relative to the fastest CPU in our database.
Scoring for: Balanced
Value for money
Balanced score points per ₹1,000, using today's lowest in-stock prices.
Ryzen 5 8600G is ₹900 cheaper right now.
The verdict
It's practically a tie.
- Both score within 2 points overall (58 vs 60).
- Ryzen 5 8600G is the smarter buy at today's prices.
Pick Ryzen 5 8600G if…
- it's for office work, study and browsing (Office score 66 vs 59)
- you want to save money (cheaper by ₹900)
- you want to overclock
Pick Core Ultra 5 225 if…
- you mainly play games (Gaming score 69 vs 62)
- you render, edit video or stream (Content Creation score 52 vs 46)
- you compile code or run VMs and containers (Programming score 58 vs 55)
- you plan to add fast NVMe drives or expansion cards
Spreadsheet brain activated? The full benchmark and spec breakdown is right below. ↓
Key differences
Only real differences in specs, scores and price. Ties are left out.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 8600G
- 2 more threads (12 vs 10)
- 2% higher boost clock (5.0 vs 4.9 GHz)
- Unlocked multiplier for overclocking
- Cheaper by ₹900
Advantages of Core Ultra 5 225
- 12% faster single-core performance
- 27% faster multi-core performance
- 8% higher gaming performance
- 27% better performance per watt
- 4 more cores (10 vs 6)
- 4 MB more L3 cache (20 vs 16 MB)
- Newer process node (3 nm vs 4 nm)
- Higher memory speed support (6400 vs 5200 MT/s)
- PCIe 5.0 support (vs PCIe 4.0)
Benchmarks
Results from published reviews and databases. (est.) marks estimated values.
Cinebench 2024
CPU rendering performance (higher is better).
Geekbench 6
General-purpose compute across everyday workloads (higher is better).
Blender
Time to render a Blender scene on the CPU (lower is better).
Gaming
Relative average FPS across a game suite with a high-end GPU (higher is better).
Integrated Graphics
Relative integrated-GPU performance (higher is better).
Performance per watt
Multi-core benchmark points per watt of rated power. Higher is better.
| Metric | Ryzen 5 8600G | Core Ultra 5 225 |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core per W (TDP) | 11.5 | 14.6 ✓ |
| Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core per W (max turbo power) | 8.5 ✓ | 7.9 |
Full specifications
The better value is highlighted. “—” means we don't have that spec yet.
| General | Ryzen 5 8600G | Core Ultra 5 225 |
|---|---|---|
| Release Date | Jan 2024 | Jan 2025 ✓ |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes ✓ | No |
| Cores & Clocks | Ryzen 5 8600G | Core Ultra 5 225 |
|---|---|---|
| Total Cores | 6 | 10 ✓ |
| Performance Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Efficiency Cores | 0 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 ✓ | 10 |
| Base Clock | 4.3 GHz ✓ | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost Clock | 5.0 GHz ✓ | 4.9 GHz |
| Cache | Ryzen 5 8600G | Core Ultra 5 225 |
|---|---|---|
| L2 Cache | 6 MB | 22 MB ✓ |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 20 MB ✓ |
| Package & Power | Ryzen 5 8600G | Core Ultra 5 225 |
|---|---|---|
| Socket | AM5 | LGA1851 |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 3 nm ✓ |
| TDP | 65 W | 65 W |
| Max Turbo Power | 88 W ✓ | 121 W |
| Memory | Ryzen 5 8600G | Core Ultra 5 225 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Max Memory Speed | 5200 MT/s | 6400 MT/s ✓ |
| Max Memory Capacity | — | 192 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Platform | Ryzen 5 8600G | Core Ultra 5 225 |
|---|---|---|
| PCIe Version | 4.0 | 5.0 ✓ |
| PCIe Lanes | — | 24 |
| Integrated Graphics | Ryzen 5 8600G | Core Ultra 5 225 |
|---|---|---|
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 760M | Intel Graphics (2 Xe-cores) |