Intel Core Ultra 5 235H vs Intel Core Ultra 5 125H

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 5 235H, vs Intel Core Ultra 5 125H. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 5 235H 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 Ultra 5 235H
1998
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
1655
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235H
16276
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
12620
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235H
123
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
100
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235H
930
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
668
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235H
4102
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
3430
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235H
23841
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
21264
Integer Math63.6 GOps/s70.5 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math82.4 GOps/s52.1 GOps/s
Prime Number Search242 M primes/s88 M primes/s
Random String Sort25.5 M strings/s27.6 M strings/s
Data Encryption18.4 GB/s14.4 GB/s
Data Compression224.7 MB/s238.1 MB/s
Physics1740 frames/s1462 frames/s
Extended Instructions164 M matrices/s138 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235H
2748
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
2242
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235H
13775
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
10746
File Compressionn/a1090 MB/s
Clang Compilationn/a78.8 KLines/s
HTML5 Browsern/a273.9 pages/s
PDF Renderingn/a321.4 MP/sec
Text Processingn/a226.1 pages/s
Background Blurn/a42.4 frames/s
Photo Processingn/a103.8 frames/s
Ray Tracingn/a17.6 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 5 235H
n/a
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
137.14

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 492 PPW 383.8 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 851.5 PPW 759.4 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 33.2 PPW 23.9 PPW
Blender / W n/a 4.9 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced January, 6, 2025 December, 14, 2023
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Meteor Lake
Model number 235H 125H
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140T Arc Graphics (7-Cores)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 4
Threads 4 8
Frequency 2.4 GHz 1.2 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5 GHz 4.5 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores810
Threads810
Frequency1.5 GHz0.7 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.4 GHz3.6 GHz
General
Cores count1414
Threads count1418
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier24x12x
L1 cache112 KB/core112 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core2000 KB/core
L3 Cache18 MB total18 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) 20-28 W 20-28 W
Max TDP (Boost) 115 W 115 W
Socket FCBGA-2049 FCBGA-2049
Critical temp. 110 °C 110 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - LPDDR5-8400
- LPDDR5x-8400
- DDR5-6400
- LPDDR5-7467
- LPDDR5x-7467
- DDR5-5600
Max Size 128 GB 96 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 28 28

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core Ultra 5 125H the clear winner in this comparison.

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