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Intel Core Ultra 5 125U vs Ultra 5 125H

48 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
VS
52 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.3 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 125U with 12-cores against the 1.2 GHz Ultra 5 125H with 14-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 125H and 125U
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
  • More powerful Arc Graphics (7-Cores) integrated graphics: 3.9 vs 1.9 TFLOPS
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • 5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.5 GHz vs 4.3 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 5 125U
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Core Ultra 5 125H

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 958.1 MB/sec 1090 MB/sec
Clang compilation 65.6 Klines/sec 78.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 223.8 pages/sec 273.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 243.9 Mpixels/sec 321.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 213.2 pages/sec 226.1 pages/sec
Background blur 40.3 images/sec 42.4 images/sec
Photo processing 93.4 images/sec 103.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 13.8 Mpixels/sec 17.6 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 18 & 823 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 55.8 GOps/sec 67.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 40.2 GOps/sec 49.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 64M Primes/sec 85M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 20.8M Strings/sec 25.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption 11.7 GBytes/sec 13.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 188.5 MBytes/sec 222.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 1063 Frames/sec 1359 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 10.7B Matrices/sec 12.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 2202 & 2263 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 41.1 PPW 25.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 761.3 PPW 359.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1396.5 PPW 715.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 9.14 PPW 4.9 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
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πŸ“˜ 2026-07-07 (Dazzy G)Geekbench 6 CPU2266 / 11468
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-25 (SunrayVision)Geekbench 6 CPU2314 / 11107
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-25 (SunrayVision)Cinebench 2024103 / 763
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-05 (Fadaf)Geekbench 6 CPU2221 / 11456
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-30 (ilikememe)Geekbench 6 CPU2201 / 11410
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 5 125U and Ultra 5 125H

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released December 14, 2023 December 14, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Meteor Lake Meteor Lake
Model number 125U 125H
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Arc Graphics (7-Cores)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 8540U - AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 225U - Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
Intel CPU rating (169th and 138th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 4
P-Threads 4 8
Base Frequency (P) 1.3 GHz 1.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.3 GHz 4.5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 10 10
E-Threads 10 10
Base Frequency (E) 0.8 GHz 0.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.6 GHz 3.6 GHz
Total
Total Cores 12 14
Total Threads 14 18
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 13x 12x
L1 Cache 112K (per core) 112K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 18MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 7 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 12 W 20-28 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 57 W 115 W
Socket FCBGA-2049 FCBGA-2049
Peak Temperature 110Β°C 110Β°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Arc Graphics (7-Cores)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1850 MHz 2200 MHz
Shading Units 512 896
TMUs 32 56
ROPs 16 24
Execution Units 64 112
TGP 14 W 28 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 5 125U
1.9 TFLOPS
Core Ultra 5 125H +105%
3.9 TFLOPS
More info: Arc iGPU (7-Cores) compared to iGPU (4-Cores)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5-7467
- LPDDR5x-7467
- DDR5-5600		 - LPDDR5-7467
- LPDDR5x-7467
- DDR5-5600
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 96 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 5 125U official page Intel Core Ultra 5 125H official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 28

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