A new Intel Core Ultra CPU benchmark has just appeared in the Geekbench browser, potentially showing off the first real-world results of an unreleased Arrow Lake CPU, the Intel Core Ultra 5 225F. The leaked benchmark is the first result we’ve seen for this lower-spec gaming CPU, and judging from its specs, it could become a new budget-friendly option.
That’s because this new Intel Core Ultra CPU looks to be a like-for-like successor to the Intel Core i5 13400F which, despite its age, is still one of the best gaming CPUs you can buy on a budget. Like the 13400F, we’re assuming that this new Core Ultra 5 225F CPU from Intel won’t come with an integrated GPU, thanks to the ‘F’ suffix.
Shared initially in a post by Benchleaks on X (formerly Twitter), the Geekbench result provides two scores. The single-core test is a stress test of a single CPU core, which is usually a good indicator of how well it might perform in games, while the multi-core test will stress test all of a CPU’s cores to see how well it performs multi-threaded tasks, such as 3D rendering.
The results themselves show that the Core Ultra 5 225F scores 2,653 for single-core performance and 13,028 for multi-core performance. In comparison, the 13400F scores 2,299 in the single-core test, and 10,933 in the multi-core test, while the last-gen flagship Intel Core i9 14900K romps ahead with 3,080 single and 20,655 multi-core test scores.
The specs aren’t too much of a surprise, as a previous Arrow Lake leak relayed some of the potential facts about this lower-spec CPU. As that leak suggested, the CPU in this new benchmark leak has ten cores, six of which are the gaming-important P-cores, along with a further four E-cores, 20MB of L3 cache, and a thermal design power (TDP) rating of 65W. Those specs all match the 13400F that it should replace, but it’s also worth noting the base and boost clock speeds.
According to this earlier leak, the Intel Core Ultra 5 225F would only have a boost speed of 3.3GHz. However, the benchmark suggests instead that, while the base clock speed is 3.3GHz, the 225F comes with a much higher 4.9GHz boost clock speed, a 300MHz improvement over the 13400F. That’s also much better than the previous leak suggested, and could point to these lower-end Intel Arrow Lake CPUs being a much better option for budget gamers.
With a $210 MSRP, the 13400F offers great performance for its price. While top-end Arrow Lake CPUs haven’t impressed gamers so far, as we found in our Core Ultra 265K review , should Intel release this new Core Ultra 5 225F CPU at a similar price to the 13400F, it could prove to be popular among budget buyers.
This particular CPU isn’t available just yet, but you can check out our Intel Arrow Lake guide to find out everything we know about Intel’s latest CPU lineup so far, especially with a rumored new Core Ultra microcode update on the way which could improve performance. You can also check out our AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D review to hear about the latest AMD powerhouse gaming CPU.