Ultra 5 125U vs Celeron N4500

Aggregate performance score

Celeron N4500
2021
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
1.24
Core Ultra 5 125U
2023
12 cores / 14 threads, 15 Watt
10.99
+786%

Core Ultra 5 125U outperforms Celeron N4500 by a whopping 786% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4500 and Core Ultra 5 125U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2303705
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Meteor Lake-U
Power efficiency19.5669.40
Architecture codenameJasper Lake (2021)Meteor Lake-P (2023)
Release date11 January 2021 (3 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$363

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4500 and Core Ultra 5 125U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads214
Base clock speed1.1 GHz1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.3 GHz
L1 cacheno data112 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.5 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nmIntel 4 nm
Maximum core temperature105 °C110 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4500 and Core Ultra 5 125U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCBGA1338FCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4500 and Core Ultra 5 125U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--
Deep Learning Boost-+
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT

Security technologies

Celeron N4500 and Core Ultra 5 125U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection+-
SGX-no data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4500 and Core Ultra 5 125U are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4500 and Core Ultra 5 125U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size16 GB96 GB
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD GraphicsIntel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video++
Graphics max frequency750 MHz1.85 GHz
Execution Units16no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4500 and Core Ultra 5 125U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported34
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4500 and Core Ultra 5 125U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@60Hz4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDP4096x2160@60Hz3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2160@60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4500 and Core Ultra 5 125U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212.2
OpenGL4.54.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4500 and Core Ultra 5 125U.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanes812
PCI supportno data4.0
USB revision2.0/3.2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports14no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Celeron N4500 1.24
Ultra 5 125U 10.99
+786%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Celeron N4500 1964
Ultra 5 125U 17451
+789%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Celeron N4500 171
Ultra 5 125U 1657
+869%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Celeron N4500 82
Ultra 5 125U 225
+174%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Celeron N4500 1018
Ultra 5 125U 8311
+716%

Blender(-)

Celeron N4500 4249
+1114%
Ultra 5 125U 350

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Celeron N4500 594
Ultra 5 125U 1569
+164%

7-Zip Single

Celeron N4500 2853
Ultra 5 125U 4598
+61.2%

7-Zip

Celeron N4500 5394
Ultra 5 125U 39087
+625%

WebXPRT 3

Celeron N4500 95
Ultra 5 125U 245
+158%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.24 10.99
Recency 11 January 2021 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 2 14
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 15 Watt

Celeron N4500 has 150% lower power consumption.

Ultra 5 125U, on the other hand, has a 786.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 500% more physical cores and 600% more threads.

The Core Ultra 5 125U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4500 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N4500 and Core Ultra 5 125U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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