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

Comparative analysis of Intel Core Ultra 5 125H and Intel Core i5-12600HE 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 i5-12600HE

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 - Single thread mark	3426 vs 3410

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12600HE

Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22827 vs 21263

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22827 vs 21263

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3426

3410

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21263

22827

Name	Intel Core Ultra 5 125H	Intel Core i5-12600HE
PassMark - Single thread mark	3426	3410
PassMark - CPU mark	21263	22827

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core Ultra 5 125H	Intel Core i5-12600HE
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	Jan 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$375	$346
Place in performance rating	373	366
Architecture codename		Alder Lake
Processor Number		i5-12600HE
Series		12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment		Embedded
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)	18 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	110°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz
Number of cores	14	12
Number of threads	18	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
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 mm x 25 mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5
Max number of PCIe lanes		28
Graphics
Device ID		0x46A6
Execution Units		80
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.30 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
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
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)