Intel Core Ultra 3 205T beats Ultra 5 225T in PassMark single-core test
Intel’s Core Ultra 3 205T has appeared in the PassMark database, giving an early look at performance for the entry-level Arrow Lake-S desktop processor. The chip reached a single-core score from 4432 to 4561.
That result puts it ahead of the higher-tier Core Ultra 5 225 and Core Ultra 5 225T in the same benchmark. The gap is around 3.2% versus the Ultra 5 225 and 6.6% versus the Ultra 5 225T, at least in PassMark’s single-threaded test.
The multi-core result is lower, which is expected given the chip’s smaller core count. The Core Ultra 3 205T is said to feature 8 cores and 8 threads, reportedly split into 4 Performance-cores and 4 Efficient-cores, and it scored 25,949 points in PassMark multi-core.
Source: PassMark
Intel Core Ultra 205 noted that the processor outperformed AMD’s Ryzen AI 5 435 in both single-core and multi-core results listed in the comparison. Another detail from the entry is power use, with the chip reportedly peaking at 35W during testing.
As always, one synthetic benchmark result does not tell the full story. PassMark is useful for early comparisons, but gaming, application performance, and sustained power behavior will matter more once independent reviews become available.
Just keep in mind, we are looking at the lowest-tier Core Ultra 200 CPU, any other cutbacks will likely force Intel to change the name entirely.
Source: TechPowerUP , PassMark
