Intel Core Ultra 5 125U vs Intel Core i3-1220PE

Comparative analysis of Intel Core Ultra 5 125U and Intel Core i3-1220PE 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 125U

Intel Core i3-1220PE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core Ultra 5 125U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
2 more threads: 14 vs 12
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 110°C vs 100°C
Around 68% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 92% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 87% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 28 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17599 vs 16146

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs 23 Feb 2022
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	14 vs 12
Maximum core temperature	110°C vs 100°C
L1 cache	112 KB (per core) vs 800 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 12.5 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 28 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	17599 vs 16146

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-1220PE

Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3474 vs 3332

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3474 vs 3332

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-1220PE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3332

3474

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17599

16146

Name	Intel Core Ultra 5 125U	Intel Core i3-1220PE
PassMark - Single thread mark	3332	3474
PassMark - CPU mark	17599	16146

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core Ultra 5 125U	Intel Core i3-1220PE
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	23 Feb 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$363	$325
Place in performance rating	461	426
Architecture codename		Alder Lake
Processor Number		i3-1220PE
Series		12th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors
Vertical segment		Embedded
Performance
Base frequency	1300 MHz
L1 cache	112 KB (per core)	800 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	12.5 MB
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	110°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz
Number of cores	12	8
Number of threads	14	12
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)	15 Watt	28 Watt
Package Size		50 x 25
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 12 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
Graphics
Device ID		0x46A3
Execution Units		48
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.25 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
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
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)