Intel Core 5 120U vs Intel Core Ultra 5 125H

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core 5 120U, vs Intel Core Ultra 5 125H. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core 5 120U and Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
1844
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
1655
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
7862
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
12620
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
107
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
100
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
421
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
668
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
3812
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
3430
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
17426
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
21264
Integer Math58 GOps/s70.5 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math40.6 GOps/s52.1 GOps/s
Prime Number Search65 M primes/s88 M primes/s
Random String Sort22.3 M strings/s27.6 M strings/s
Data Encryption12.2 GB/s14.4 GB/s
Data Compression192.7 MB/s238.1 MB/s
Physics1115 frames/s1462 frames/s
Extended Instructions107 M matrices/s138 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
2474
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
2242
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 5 120U
8610
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
10746
File Compression939.7 MB/s1090 MB/s
Clang Compilation54 KLines/s78.8 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser214 pages/s273.9 pages/s
PDF Rendering236.1 MP/sec321.4 MP/sec
Text Processing250.6 pages/s226.1 pages/s
Background Blur36.3 frames/s42.4 frames/s
Photo Processing91 frames/s103.8 frames/s
Ray Tracing11.6 MP/sec17.6 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core 5 120U
97.23
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
137.14

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 574 PPW 383.8 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 1161.7 PPW 759.4 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 28.1 PPW 23.9 PPW
Blender / W 6.48 PPW 4.9 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced January, 9, 2024 December, 14, 2023
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Meteor Lake
Model number 120U 125H
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Arc Graphics (7-Cores)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 2 4
Threads 4 8
Frequency 1.4 GHz 1.2 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5 GHz 4.5 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores810
Threads810
Frequency0.9 GHz0.7 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.8 GHz3.6 GHz
General
Cores count1014
Threads count1218
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier14x12x
L1 cache80 KB/core112 KB/core
L2 cache1280 KB/core2000 KB/core
L3 Cache12 MB total18 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) 12-15 W 20-28 W
Max TDP (Boost) 55 W 115 W
Socket BGA-1744 FCBGA-2049
Critical temp. 100 °C 110 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267
- LPDDR5-7467
- LPDDR5x-7467
- DDR5-5600
Max Size 96 GB 96 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 28

Results

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