Intel Core Ultra 3 205 vs Core i3-14100 & Ryzen 5: Arrow Lake’s Budget Beast Redefines Entry-Level CPUs
<br> Architecture & Specs: Arrow Lake’s Core Ultra 3 Goes Hybrid Intel’s Core Ultra 3 205 represents a major architectural step up for Intel’s budget tier, introducing the hybrid core design and silicon innovations of the Arrow Lake-S generation into an entry-level CPU. It packs 8 total cores (12 threads) in a 4P + 4E configuration – a first for the “Core i3/Ultra 3” class which was previously limited to 4 cores. The four Performance cores are based on Intel’s latest “Lion Cove” microarchitecture (successor to Raptor Cove), while the four Efficiency cores use the new “Skymont” design, both fabricated