Intel Core Ultra 5 125H vs Intel Core i9-13900H

Comparative analysis of Intel Core Ultra 5 125H and Intel Core i9-13900H 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core Ultra 5 125H

Intel Core i9-13900H

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core Ultra 5 125H

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 110°C vs 100°C
Around 40% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 61% lower typical power consumption: 28 Watt vs 45 Watt

Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs 4 Jan 2023
Maximum core temperature	110°C vs 100°C
L1 cache	112 KB (per core) vs 1120 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	28 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-13900H

2 more threads: 20 vs 18
Around 20% higher clock speed: 5.40 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3841 vs 3498
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28616 vs 22258

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	20 vs 18
Maximum frequency	5.40 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
L3 cache	24 MB vs 18 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3841 vs 3498
PassMark - CPU mark	28616 vs 22258

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-13900H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3498

3841

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22258

28616

Name	Intel Core Ultra 5 125H	Intel Core i9-13900H
PassMark - Single thread mark	3498	3841
PassMark - CPU mark	22258	28616
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		7819

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core Ultra 5 125H	Intel Core i9-13900H
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	4 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$375	$196
Place in performance rating	347	362
Architecture codename		Raptor Lake
Processor Number		i9-13900H
Series		13th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	112 KB (per core)	1120 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	28 MB
L3 cache	18 MB (shared)	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	110°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	5.40 GHz
Number of cores	14	14
Number of threads	18	20
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5, Depends on motherboard	Up to DDR5 5200 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5/x 6400 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		0xA7A0
Execution Units		96
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.50 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)