Intel Core Ultra 5 125H vs Intel Core i5-12600H

Comparative analysis of Intel Core Ultra 5 125H and Intel Core i5-12600H processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Core Ultra 5 125H

Intel Core i5-12600H

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core Ultra 5 125H

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 12
2 more threads: 18 vs 16
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 110°C vs 100°C
Around 63% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 87% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 61% lower typical power consumption: 28 Watt vs 45 Watt

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs Jan 2022
Number of cores	14 vs 12
Number of threads	18 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	110°C vs 100°C
L1 cache	112 KB (per core) vs 960 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 15 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	28 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22268 vs 22249

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12600H

Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3539 vs 3499

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3539 vs 3499

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-12600H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3499

3539

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22268

22249

Name	Intel Core Ultra 5 125H	Intel Core i5-12600H
PassMark - Single thread mark	3499	3539
PassMark - CPU mark	22268	22249

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core Ultra 5 125H	Intel Core i5-12600H
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	Jan 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$375	$311
Place in performance rating	347	336
Architecture codename		Alder Lake
Processor Number		i5-12600H
Series		12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	112 KB (per core)	960 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	15 MB
L3 cache	18 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	110°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	14	12
Number of threads	18	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)		18 MB
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5, Depends on motherboard	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	Intel BGA 2049	FCBGA1744
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	28 Watt	45 Watt
Package Size		50 x 25
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5
Max number of PCIe lanes		28
Graphics
Device ID		0x46A6
Execution Units		80
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.40 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12.1
OpenGL		4.6
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)