Intel Core Ultra 5 125H vs AMD Ryzen 5 8640U

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 5 125H, vs AMD Ryzen 5 8640U. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 5 125H and AMD Ryzen 5 8640U
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 Ultra 5 125H
1655
AMD Ryzen 5 8640U
1780
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
12620
AMD Ryzen 5 8640U
11289
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
100
AMD Ryzen 5 8640U
n/a
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
668
AMD Ryzen 5 8640U
n/a
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
3430
AMD Ryzen 5 8640U
3557
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
21264
AMD Ryzen 5 8640U
20409
Integer Math70.5 GOps/s68.3 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math52.1 GOps/s40.5 GOps/s
Prime Number Search88 M primes/s69 M primes/s
Random String Sort27.6 M strings/s28.2 M strings/s
Data Encryption14.4 GB/s14.1 GB/s
Data Compression238.1 MB/s231.2 MB/s
Physics1462 frames/s1031 frames/s
Extended Instructions138 M matrices/s166 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
2242
AMD Ryzen 5 8640U
2519
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
10746
AMD Ryzen 5 8640U
10308
File Compression1090 MB/s1080 MB/s
Clang Compilation78.8 KLines/s71 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser273.9 pages/s226.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering321.4 MP/sec260.8 MP/sec
Text Processing226.1 pages/s259.8 pages/s
Background Blur42.4 frames/s48.1 frames/s
Photo Processing103.8 frames/s94.5 frames/s
Ray Tracing17.6 MP/sec15.5 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
137.14
AMD Ryzen 5 8640U
n/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 383.8 PPW 343.6 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 759.4 PPW 680.3 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 23.9 PPW n/a
Blender / W 4.9 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced December, 14, 2023 December, 6, 2023
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Meteor Lake Zen 4 (Hawk Point)
Model number 125H n/a
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (7-Cores) Radeon 760M

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Frequency 1.2 GHz 3.5 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.5 GHz 4.9 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores10n/a
Threads10n/a
Frequency0.7 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.6 GHzn/a
General
Cores count146
Threads count1812
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier12x35x
L1 cache112 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache18 MB total16 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count n/a 25 billion
Process tech. 7 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 20-28 W 15-30 W
Max TDP (Boost) 115 W n/a
Socket FCBGA-2049 FP8
Critical temp. 110 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - LPDDR5-7467
- LPDDR5x-7467
- DDR5-5600
- DDR5-5600
- LPDDR5x-7500
Max Size 96 GB 256 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 28 20

Results

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