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Intel

Intel Core Ultra 5 325

Processor Released Jan 5, 2026

CPU cores: 8
CPU threads: 8^*
Maximum boost clock: 4.5 GHz^*

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Processing & platform

CPU cores: 8
Graphics: Intel® Graphics^*
CPU threads: 8^*
Performance cores: 4
Efficiency cores: 0^*
Performance-core base frequency: 2.1 GHz^*
Efficiency-core base frequency: 1.6 GHz^*
Low-power core base frequency: 1.6 GHz^*
Performance-core maximum turbo: 4.5 GHz^*
Low-power core maximum turbo: 3.4 GHz^*
Turbo Boost Max 3.0 frequency: 4.5 GHz^*
Integrated GPU maximum dynamic frequency: 2,450 MHz^*
Maximum boost clock: 4.5 GHz^*
L3 cache: 12 MB
L2 cache: 14 MB
Low-power efficiency cores: 4
Socket / package: FCBGA2540^*

Cache hierarchy

L1 / total
Level
L1
Scope
total
Size
1.4 MB
L2 / total
Level
L2
Scope
total
Size
14 MB
L3 / total
Level
L3
Scope
total
Size
12 MB
Reported cache^*
Size
12 MB^*
Level
Reported cache (level unstated)^*
Scope
Intel® Smart Cache^*

CPU core groups

Performance
Base frequency
2.1 GHz
Boost frequency
4.5 GHz
Cores
4
Low-power efficiency
Base frequency
1.6 GHz
Boost frequency
3.4 GHz
Cores
4

Memory & storage

Memory channels: 2^*

Supported memory

Up to LPDDR5X 7467 MT/s Up to DDR5 6400 MT/s^*

Power specifications

Processor base power: 25 W
Maximum turbo power: 55 W

CPU power specifications

Minimum Assured Power^*
Power specification
Minimum Assured Power^*
Rated power
12 W^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications · 281 fields

Thermal Monitoring Technologies

Yes^*

Thermal Monitoring Technologies

Yes^*

Intel® Total Memory Encryption - Multi Key

No^*

Intel® Total Memory Encryption - Multi Key

No^*

Intel® AES New Instructions

Yes^*

Intel® AES New Instructions

Yes^*

Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡

Yes^*

Execute Disable Bit ‡

Yes^*

Execute Disable Bit ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Boot Guard

Yes^*

Intel® Boot Guard

Yes^*

Intel® Speed Shift Technology

Yes^*

Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)

Yes^*

Mode-based Execute Control (MBEC)

Yes^*

Mode-based Execute Control (MBEC)

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Threat Detection Technology (TDT)

Yes^*

Intel® Threat Detection Technology (TDT)

Yes^*

Intel® Active Management Technology (AMT) ‡

No^*

Intel® Active Management Technology (AMT) ‡

No^*

Intel® Standard Manageability (ISM) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Standard Manageability (ISM) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Thread Director

Yes^*

Intel® Remote Platform Erase (RPE) ‡

No^*

Intel® Remote Platform Erase (RPE) ‡

No^*

Intel® Smart Sound Technology

Yes^*

Intel® One-Click Recovery ‡

No^*

Intel® One-Click Recovery ‡

No^*

Intel® Wake on Voice

Yes^*

Intel® High Definition Audio

Yes^*

Intel® Secure Key

Yes^*

Intel® Secure Key

Yes^*

Intel® Adaptix™ Technology

Yes^*

Intel® Control-Flow Enforcement Technology

Yes^*

Intel® Control-Flow Enforcement Technology

Yes^*

Intel® OS Guard

Yes^*

Intel® OS Guard

Yes^*

Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)

No^*

Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)

No^*

Total Cores

8^*

Total Cores

8^*

Total Cores

8^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology with Redirect Protection (VT-rp) ‡

No^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology with Redirect Protection (VT-rp) ‡

No^*

Intel® Secure Key

Yes^*

GPU Name ‡

Intel® Graphics^*

GPU Name ‡

Intel® Graphics^*

Intel® Total Memory Encryption - Multi Key

No^*

Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency

2.45^* GHz

Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency

2.45^* GHz

GPU Peak TOPS (Int8)

40^*

GPU Peak TOPS (Int8)

40^*

Intel® AES New Instructions

Yes^*

Graphics Output

eDP1.5 | DP 2.1 UHBR20 | HDMI 2.1 FRL^*

Graphics Output

eDP1.5 | DP 2.1 UHBR20 | HDMI 2.1 FRL^*

Intel® OS Guard

Yes^*

Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡

Yes^*

Xe-cores

4^*

Xe-cores

4^*

Execute Disable Bit ‡

Yes^*

Ray Tracing

Yes^*

Ray Tracing

Yes^*

Intel® Boot Guard

Yes^*

Max Resolution (DP)‡

7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz^*

Max Resolution (DP)‡

7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz^*

# of Performance-cores

4^*

# of Performance-cores

4^*

# of Performance-cores

4^*

Max Resolution (eDP - Integrated Flat Panel)‡

3840 x 2400 @ 120Hz^*

Max Resolution (eDP - Integrated Flat Panel)‡

3840 x 2400 @ 120Hz^*

Mode-based Execute Control (MBEC)

Yes^*

DirectX* Support

DirectX 12 Ultimate^*

DirectX* Support

DirectX 12 Ultimate^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology with Redirect Protection (VT-rp) ‡

No^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡

Yes^*

OpenGL* Support

4.6^*

OpenGL* Support

4.6^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡

Yes^*

OpenCL* Support

3.0^*

OpenCL* Support

3.0^*

H.264 Hardware Encode/Decode

Yes^*

H.264 Hardware Encode/Decode

Yes^*

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡

Yes^*

H.265 (HEVC) Hardware Encode/Decode

Yes^*

H.265 (HEVC) Hardware Encode/Decode

Yes^*

H.266 (VVC) Hardware Encode/Decode

Decode Only^*

H.266 (VVC) Hardware Encode/Decode

Decode Only^*

AV1 Hardware Encode/Decode

Yes^*

AV1 Hardware Encode/Decode

Yes^*

Intel® Quick Sync Video

Yes^*

Intel® Quick Sync Video

Yes^*

# of Displays Supported ‡

4^*

# of Displays Supported ‡

4^*

Intel® Control-Flow Enforcement Technology

Yes^*

Total Threads

8^*

Total Threads

8^*

Total Threads

8^*

Device ID

0xB090^*

Device ID

0xB090^*

Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost) on GPU

Yes^*

Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost) on GPU

Yes^*

AI Software Frameworks Supported by GPU

AI Software Frameworks Supported by GPU

GPU Lithography

Intel 3^*

GPU Lithography

Intel 3^*

Intel® Threat Detection Technology (TDT)

Yes^*

Intel® Active Management Technology (AMT) ‡

No^*

Intel® Standard Manageability (ISM) ‡

Yes^*

NPU Peak TOPS (Int8)

47^*

NPU Peak TOPS (Int8)

47^*

Intel® Remote Platform Erase (RPE) ‡

No^*

Sparsity Support

Yes^*

Sparsity Support

Yes^*

Intel® One-Click Recovery ‡

No^*

Windows Studio Effects Support

Yes^*

Windows Studio Effects Support

Yes^*

AI Software Frameworks Supported by NPU

OpenVINO™ | WindowsML | WebNN | ONNX RT^*

AI Software Frameworks Supported by NPU

OpenVINO™ | WindowsML | WebNN | ONNX RT^*

Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)

No^*

Max Turbo Frequency

4.5^* GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

4.5^* GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

4.5^* GHz

GPU Name ‡

Intel® Graphics^*

Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency

2.45^* GHz

GPU Peak TOPS (Int8)

40^*

Graphics Output

eDP1.5 | DP 2.1 UHBR20 | HDMI 2.1 FRL^*

Xe-cores

4^*

Cache

12.0^* MB

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Cache description: Intel® Smart Cache^*
Original declaration: 12 MB Intel® Smart Cache^*

Cache

12.0^* MB

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Cache description: Intel® Smart Cache^*
Original declaration: 12 MB Intel® Smart Cache^*

Cache

12.0^* MB

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Cache description: Intel® Smart Cache^*
Original declaration: 12 MB Intel® Smart Cache^*

Max Resolution (DP)‡

7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz^*

Max Resolution (eDP - Integrated Flat Panel)‡

3840 x 2400 @ 120Hz^*

DirectX* Support

DirectX 12 Ultimate^*

OpenGL* Support

4.6^*

OpenCL* Support

3.0^*

H.264 Hardware Encode/Decode

Yes^*

H.265 (HEVC) Hardware Encode/Decode

Yes^*

AV1 Hardware Encode/Decode

Yes^*

Intel® Quick Sync Video

Yes^*

# of Displays Supported ‡

4^*

Device ID

0xB090^*

Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost) on GPU

Yes^*

AI Software Frameworks Supported by GPU

Ray Tracing

Yes^*

H.266 (VVC) Hardware Encode/Decode

Decode Only^*

GPU Lithography

Intel 3^*

NPU Peak TOPS (Int8)

47^*

Sparsity Support

Yes^*

Windows Studio Effects Support

Yes^*

AI Software Frameworks Supported by NPU

OpenVINO™ | WindowsML | WebNN | ONNX RT^*

Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost) on CPU

Yes^*

Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost) on CPU

Yes^*

# of Efficiency-cores

0^*

# of Efficiency-cores

0^*

# of Low Power Efficient-cores

4^*

# of Low Power Efficient-cores

4^*

Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost) on CPU

Yes^*

Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 Frequency ‡

4.5^* GHz

Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 Frequency ‡

4.5^* GHz

Single P-core Turbo Frequency

4.5^* GHz

Single P-core Turbo Frequency

4.5^* GHz

# of Efficiency-cores

0^*

Low Power Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency

3.4^* GHz

Low Power Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency

3.4^* GHz

P-core Base Frequency

2.1^* GHz

P-core Base Frequency

2.1^* GHz

E-core Base Frequency

1.6^* GHz

E-core Base Frequency

1.6^* GHz

# of Low Power Efficient-cores

4^*

Low Power Efficient-core Base Frequency

1.6^* GHz

Low Power Efficient-core Base Frequency

1.6^* GHz

Processor Base Power

25^* W

Processor Base Power

25^* W

Single P-core Turbo Frequency

4.5^* GHz

Maximum Turbo Power

55^* W

Maximum Turbo Power

55^* W

Minimum Assured Power

12^* W

Minimum Assured Power

12^* W

P-core Base Frequency

2.1^* GHz

AI Software Frameworks Supported by CPU

OpenVINO™ | WindowsML | DirectML | ONNX RT | WebNN^*

AI Software Frameworks Supported by CPU

OpenVINO™ | WindowsML | DirectML | ONNX RT | WebNN^*

E-core Base Frequency

1.6^* GHz

CPU Lithography

Intel 18A^*

CPU Lithography

Intel 18A^*

Processor Base Power

25^* W

Maximum Turbo Power

55^* W

AI Software Frameworks Supported by CPU

OpenVINO™ | WindowsML | DirectML | ONNX RT | WebNN^*

CPU Lithography

Intel 18A^*

Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 Frequency ‡

4.5^* GHz

Marketing Status

Launched^*

Marketing Status

Launched^*

Launch Date

Q1'26^*

Launch Date

Q1'26^*

Low Power Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency

3.4^* GHz

Embedded Options Available

No^*

Embedded Options Available

No^*

Low Power Efficient-core Base Frequency

1.6^* GHz

Minimum Assured Power

12^* W

Description

Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 3 processors are suitable for use in select desktop form factors^*

Description

Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 3 processors are suitable for use in select desktop form factors^*

Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)

128^* GB

Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)

128^* GB

Marketing Status

Launched^*

Memory Types

Up to LPDDR5X 7467 MT/s Up to DDR5 6400 MT/s^*

Memory Types

Up to LPDDR5X 7467 MT/s Up to DDR5 6400 MT/s^*

Launch Date

Q1'26^*

Product Collection

Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 3 processors^*

Product Collection

Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 3 processors^*

Product Collection

Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 3 processors^*

Max # of Memory Channels

2^*

Max # of Memory Channels

2^*

Embedded Options Available

Yes^*

Product Tuning (Embedded Uses)

Yes^*

Description

Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 3 processors are suitable for use in select desktop form factors^*

PCI Express Revision

5.0 and 4.0^*

PCI Express Revision

5.0 and 4.0^*

PCI Express Configurations ‡

x4 PCIe5 (1x4 | 2x2) | x4 PCIe4 (1x4 | 2x2 | 4x1)x4 PCIe4 (1x4 | 2x2 | 4x1)^*

PCI Express Configurations ‡

x4 PCIe5 (1x4 | 2x2) | x4 PCIe4 (1x4 | 2x2 | 4x1)x4 PCIe4 (1x4 | 2x2 | 4x1)^*

Max # of PCI Express Lanes

12^*

Max # of PCI Express Lanes

12^*

Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4

Yes^*

Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4

Yes^*

Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)

128^* GB

Vertical Segment

Mobile^*

Vertical Segment

Mobile^*

Vertical Segment

Mobile^*

Max # of Memory Channels

2^*

Package Size

50mm x 25mm^*

Package Size

50mm x 25mm^*

Sockets Supported

FCBGA2540^*

Sockets Supported

FCBGA2540^*

Operating Temperature (Maximum)

100^* °C

Operating Temperature (Maximum)

100^* °C

PCI Express Revision

5.0 and 4.0^*

Processor Number

325^*

Processor Number

325^*

Processor Number

325^*

Max # of PCI Express Lanes

12^*

Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4

Yes^*

Sockets Supported

FCBGA2540^*

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡

2.0^*

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡

2.0^*

Package Size

50mm x 25mm^*

Intel® 64 ‡

Yes^*

Intel® 64 ‡

Yes^*

Instruction Set

64-bit^*

Instruction Set

64-bit^*

Operating Temperature (Maximum)

100^* °C

Instruction Set Extensions

Intel® SSE4.1 | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® AVX2^*

Instruction Set Extensions

Intel® SSE4.1 | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® AVX2^*

Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡

2.0^*

Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)

Yes^*

Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)

Yes^*

Intel® Thread Director

Yes^*

Intel® Thread Director

Yes^*

Intel® Smart Sound Technology

Yes^*

Intel® Smart Sound Technology

Yes^*

Intel® 64 ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Wake on Voice

Yes^*

Intel® Wake on Voice

Yes^*

Instruction Set

64-bit^*

Intel® High Definition Audio

Yes^*

Intel® High Definition Audio

Yes^*

Instruction Set Extensions

Intel® SSE4.1 | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® AVX2^*

Intel® Adaptix™ Technology

Yes^*

Intel® Adaptix™ Technology

Yes^*

Intel® Speed Shift Technology

Yes^*

Intel® Speed Shift Technology

Yes^*

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

Yes^*

Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 ‡

Yes^*

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

Yes^*

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

Yes^*

Thermal Monitoring Technologies

Yes^*

* Provisional data