Core Ultra 5 225 — pairing guide

Gaming performance index 72.1 (Ryzen 7 9800X3D = 100, our own spec-derived index). Socket LGA1851 · peak boost power 121W · data provenance: Our own spec-derived index. own index

Index comparisons with popular graphics cards

Each figure is this CPU's index divided by the card's index at that resolution — above 1 means the CPU index is the larger of the two.

GPU	1080p	1440p	4K
GeForce RTX 5090	0.72×	0.72×	0.72×	Calculate
GeForce RTX 5080	1.35×	1.35×	1.36×	Calculate
GeForce RTX 4070	2.58×	2.59×	2.63×	Calculate
Radeon RX 9070 XT	1.96×	1.98×	1.99×	Calculate
GeForce RTX 4060	4.77×	4.74×	4.77×	Calculate
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	5.86×	5.59×	5.38×	Calculate

Where it sits

The Core Ultra 5 225 ranks 28 of 44 in our database by gaming index. One step up is the Ryzen 5 7600X (index 73.7). One step down is the Core i5 13600K (index 71.4). The fastest LGA1851 chip in the database — the drop-in upgrade ceiling for this motherboard — is the Core Ultra 9 285K (index 94.7).

Power

With a GeForce RTX 4070, this CPU's 121W peak boost power points to a 550W PSU by our wattage checker method (peak CPU + GPU board power + 100W overhead, smallest standard size keeping at least ~25% reserve — this pairing's reserve works out to ~31%).

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