Intel® Core™ Ultra 3 205

The Intel Core Ultra 3 205 is a desktop processor with a hybrid 8-core layout (4 performance cores + 4 efficiency cores) and 8 threads, built on the Arrow Lake architecture. It launched in 2026. Clocks run from 3.8 GHz base to 4.9 GHz boost. A 15-MB L3 cache backs the cores (4.0 MB per core).

The Intel Core Ultra 3 205 scores 4,579 in single-core performance and 26,193 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 10,952 for overall performance, 23,436 for productivity performance, 22,648 for creator performance, 26,848 for engineering performance and 20,285 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 3,274 per core and 3,274 per thread. Its performance index is 136, so its overall performance is 36% above the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the Intel Core Ultra 3 205 scores 54,707 in integer math, 74,985 in floating-point math, 260,193 in compression, 18,760 in cryptography, 1,954 in physics simulation, 22,428 in vector SIMD, 270 in the prime sieve and 31,047 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 7% below in integer math, 63% above in floating-point math, 14% above in compression, 63% above in cryptography, 79% above in physics simulation, 45% above in vector SIMD, 303% above in the prime sieve and 37% above in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The Intel Core Ultra 3 205 has 8 physical cores and runs 8 logical threads. It uses a hybrid layout of 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores. It does not support simultaneous multithreading, so its thread count equals its core count. It runs at a base clock of 3.80 GHz and boosts up to 4.90 GHz.

The Intel Core Ultra 3 205 is a desktop processor, belongs to the Intel Core Ultra 3 family and uses the Arrow Lake architecture. It launched in 2026.

The Intel Core Ultra 3 205 has 832 KB of L1 cache, 16 MB of L2 cache and 15 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 31.8 MB of cache, or 3.98 MB per core.

The Intel Core Ultra 3 205 has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 832 KB, L2 at 16 MB and L3 at 15 MB. L2 is the largest level and makes up about 50% of the cache listed here.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

Feex has recorded 37% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Core Ultra 3 205. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: Codename, ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L2 Cache (per Core) and L4 Cache. Memory Support: Max Memory, Memory Channels, Memory Bandwidth, Memory Types, DDR5 Support, DDR4 Support, LPDDR Support, ECC Memory and Max Memory Speed. Graphics: Integrated Graphics, Graphics Model, Graphics Base Clock, Graphics Max Clock, Execution Units, Display Outputs and Max Video Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Socket, Package, Package Size, PCIe Generation and PCIe Lanes. Power & Thermals: TDP, Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count, Foundry and Launch Price. Naming & Aliases: SKU, Model Number, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors close to the Intel Core Ultra 3 205 in the Feex database, matched by socket, family, segment, architecture, core count, TDP and benchmark scores, include Intel Core Ultra 3 205T, Intel Core Ultra 5 225, Intel Core Ultra 5 225F, Intel Core Ultra 5 230F and Intel Core Ultra 5 245T.