Intel Core Ultra 5 125U

Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
  • Cores: 12
  • L3 cache: 12MB (shared)
  • TDP: 12 W (max. boost up to 57 W)
  • Transistor size: 7 nm
Core Ultra 5 125U - laptop processor produced by Intel for socket FCBGA-2049 that has 12 cores and 14 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 1300 MHz, but due to Turbo Boost technology, it can perform up to 4300 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 12 MB. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Arc Graphics (4-Cores).

Review

Single-Core Performance
60
Multi-Core Performance
25
Power Efficiency
68
Integrated Graphics
51
NanoReview Final Score
48
Compare Intel Core Ultra 5 125U with other CPUs

Test in Benchmarks

Performance test of Intel Core Ultra 5 125U in benchmarks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
90
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
493

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2113
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
9136
File compression 958.1 MB/sec
Clang compilation 65.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 223.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 243.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 213.2 pages/sec
Background blur 40.3 images/sec
Photo processing 93.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 13.8 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1] – 18 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
3241
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
16758
Integer math 55.8 GOps/sec
Floating point math 40.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 64M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 20.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption 11.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 188.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 1063 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 10.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3] – 2202 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
109.62

Performance Per Watt

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

Specifications

Core Ultra 5 125U technical specifications

General

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

CPU

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

Package

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

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1850 MHz
Shading Units 512
TMUs 32
ROPs 16
Execution Units 64
TGP 14 W
iGPU FLOPS
1.9 TFLOPS
See also: Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) – integrated graphics of Intel Core Ultra 5 125U

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 125U official page
PCI Express Version 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20
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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