i3-7120T vs Ultra 5 125H

Primary details

Comparing Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i3-7120T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking522not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Meteor Lake-HIntel Core i3
Power efficiency47.34no data
Architecture codenameMeteor Lake-H (2023)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)17 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$375$117

Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i3-7120T 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads184
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplierno data35
L1 cache112 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache18 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 4 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature110 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data65 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i3-7120T 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA20491151
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i3-7120T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-
Supported AI Software FrameworksOpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT-

Security technologies

Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i3-7120T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i3-7120T are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i3-7120T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size96 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® Arc™ graphicsIntel HD Graphics 630
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency2.2 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i3-7120T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i3-7120T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)no data
Max resolution over eDP3840x2400 @ 120Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i3-7120T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.2no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i3-7120T.

PCIe version5.03.0
PCI Express lanes2816
PCI support5.0 and 4.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 December 2023 17 July 2017
Physical cores 14 2
Threads 18 4
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 35 Watt

Ultra 5 125H has an age advantage of 6 years, 600% more physical cores and 350% more threads, and 25% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i3-7120T. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core Ultra 5 125H is a notebook processor while Core i3-7120T is a desktop one.


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