Intel Core Ultra 5 125H

Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
  • Cores: 14
  • L3 cache: 18MB (shared)
  • TDP: 20-28 W (max. boost up to 115 W)
  • Transistor size: 7 nm
Core Ultra 5 125H - laptop processor produced by Intel for socket FCBGA-2049 that has 14 cores and 18 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 1200 MHz, but due to Turbo Boost technology, it can perform up to 4500 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 18 MB. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Arc Graphics (7-Cores).

Review

Single-Core Performance
62
Multi-Core Performance
31
Power Efficiency
67
Integrated Graphics
79
NanoReview Final Score
52
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Test in Benchmarks

Performance test of Intel Core Ultra 5 125H in benchmarks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
100
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
709

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2136
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
10076
File compression 1090 MB/sec
Clang compilation 78.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 273.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 321.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 226.1 pages/sec
Background blur 42.4 images/sec
Photo processing 103.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 17.6 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1] – 823 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
3321
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
20044
Integer math 67.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 49.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 85M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 25.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption 13.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 222.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 1359 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 12.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3] – 2263 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
137.14

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 25.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 359.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 715.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 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
DateBenchmarkResult
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
πŸ“˜ 2024-11-17 (Lenovo)Cinebench 202490 / 605

Specifications

Core Ultra 5 125H technical specifications

General

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

CPU

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

Package

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

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (7-Cores)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2200 MHz
Shading Units 896
TMUs 56
ROPs 24
Execution Units 112
TGP 28 W
iGPU FLOPS
3.9 TFLOPS
See also: Intel Arc iGPU (7-Cores) – integrated graphics of Intel Core Ultra 5 125H

Memory Support

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

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 5 125H official page
PCI Express Version 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28
Technologies
- Compute: ABM, ADX, AI Boost NPU 3, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, DLBoost 3.0, F16C, SHA, VNNI
- Performance: EIST, TBT 2.0, TSX
- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x
- Security: RDRAND, TXT, XD bit, vPro

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