i3-9100F vs Ultra 5 125H

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Aggregate performance score

Core Ultra 5 125H
2023
14 cores / 18 threads, 28 Watt
14.02
+231%
Core i3-9100F
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
4.24

Core Ultra 5 125H outperforms Core i3-9100F by a whopping 231% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i3-9100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5281384
Place by popularitynot in top-10037
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data10.25
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Meteor Lake-HIntel Core i3
Power efficiency47.396.17
Architecture codenameMeteor Lake-H (2023)Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$375$122

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i3-9100F 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads184
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data36
L1 cache112 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache2 MB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache18 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 4 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data126 mm2
Maximum core temperature110 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i3-9100F 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)
SocketFCBGA2049FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i3-9100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
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 i3-9100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i3-9100F are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i3-9100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4
Maximum memory size96 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® Arc™ graphics-
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency2.2 GHz-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i3-9100F integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i3-9100F 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)-
Max resolution over eDP3840x2400 @ 120Hz-
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i3-9100F integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.2-
OpenGL4.6-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i3-9100F.

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

Ultra 5 125H 14.02
+231%
i3-9100F 4.24

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.

Ultra 5 125H 22266
+231%
i3-9100F 6735

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ultra 5 125H 9335
+43.4%
i3-9100F 6509

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ultra 5 125H 51478
+184%
i3-9100F 18118

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ultra 5 125H 4.48
+164%
i3-9100F 11.81

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ultra 5 125H 27
+396%
i3-9100F 5

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ultra 5 125H 2054
+224%
i3-9100F 634

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.

Ultra 5 125H 247
+44.2%
i3-9100F 171

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark 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 loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ultra 5 125H 2.94
+50.8%
i3-9100F 1.95

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ultra 5 125H 9
+198%
i3-9100F 3

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ultra 5 125H 6209
+53.2%
i3-9100F 4052

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ultra 5 125H 132
+198%
i3-9100F 44

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ultra 5 125H 305
+40%
i3-9100F 218

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ultra 5 125H 10542
+159%
i3-9100F 4074

Blender(-)

Ultra 5 125H 267
i3-9100F 687
+158%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ultra 5 125H 1676
+45.5%
i3-9100F 1152

7-Zip Single

Ultra 5 125H 5043
+7.7%
i3-9100F 4682

WebXPRT 3

Ultra 5 125H 254
+24.5%
i3-9100F 204

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.02 4.24
Recency 14 December 2023 23 April 2019
Physical cores 14 4
Threads 18 4
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 65 Watt

Ultra 5 125H has a 230.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 250% more physical cores and 350% more threads, and 132.1% lower power consumption.

The Core Ultra 5 125H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-9100F in performance tests.

Be aware that Core Ultra 5 125H is a notebook processor while Core i3-9100F is a desktop one.


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