Zen 5 vs Arrow Lake vs Lunar Lake: The Ultimate 2025 CPU Showdown
The CPU war of 2025 delivered an all-out brawl between AMD’s Zen 5 architecture and Intel’s dual-pronged assault with Arrow Lake (desktop) and Lunar Lake (mobile). After months of BIOS updates, Windows patches, and real-world testing, the verdict is in: there’s no single champion, but the battlefield is clearly divided. Let’s cut through the marketing noise and examine who actually wins where. Desktop Battle: Zen 5 X3D Dominates, Arrow Lake Stumbles The desktop segment saw AMD’s Zen 5 lineup—featuring the Ryzen 9000 series and the game-changing X3D variants—square off against Intel’s Core Ultra 200S (Arrow Lake). The results? Mixed at best for Intel. ...