Intel Core i7-7700 vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225U. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• CPU group
  Intel Core i 7000 -
• Family
  Intel Core i7 Intel Core Ultra Series 2
• Generation
  7 -
• Predecessor
  Intel Core i7-6700 -
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Mobile
• Successor
  Intel Core i7-8700 -

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• Base Frequency
  3.6 GHz -
• Core architecture
  normal -
• CPU Cores
  4 12
• CPU Threads
  8 14
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes -
• Overclocking
  No -
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  4.2 GHz -
• Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
  4 GHz -
• E-core Base Clock
  - 1.3 GHz
• Efficient Cores
  - 8
• Low Power Efficient-cores
  - 2
• Max. Boost Clock
  - 4.8 GHz
• P-core Base Clock
  - 1.5 GHz
• Performance Cores
  - 2

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• DirectX Version
  12 -
• Execution units
  24 -
• Generation
  9.5 -
• GPU Frequency
  350 MHz -
• GPU name
  Intel HD Graphics 630 Intel Graphics
• GPU Turbo
  1150 MHz 2000 MHz
• Max. displays
  3 -
• Max. GPU Memory
  64 GB -
• Release date
  Q2/2016 -
• Shader
  192 -
• Technology
  14 nm -

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• AV1
  No -
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode -
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode -
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode -
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode -
• VC-1
  Decode -
• VP8
  Decode / Encode -
• VP9
  Decode / Encode -

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core Ultra 5 225U and Intel Core i7-7700. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No -
• Max. Memory
  64 GB 128 GB
• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  DDR4-2400 Up to LPDDR5/X 8400 MT/s
• PCIe lanes
  16 -
• PCIe version
  3.0 -

• AES-NI
  Yes -

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-7700 and Intel Core Ultra 5 225U Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  65 W -
• Maximum Turbo Power
  - 57 W
• Minimum Assured Power
  - 12 W
• TDP (PL1 / PBP, legacy combined label)
  - 15 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-7700 and Intel Core Ultra 5 225U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Kaby Lake S -
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) -
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 -
• L3-Cache
  8 MB 12 MB
• Release date
  Q1/2017 Q1/2025
• Socket
  LGA 1151 FCBGA2049
• Technology
  14 nm -
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d -
• Official specification sheet
  - https://cdrdv2-public.intel.com/851467/Intel-Core-Ultra-Series1-Series2-Series3-Comparison.pdf