i5-7210U vs Ultra 5 125H

Primary details

Comparing Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i5-7210U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	518	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Meteor Lake-H	Intel Core i5
Power efficiency	47.42	no data
Architecture codename	Meteor Lake-H (2023)	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)	no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$375	no data

Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i5-7210U 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 cores	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	18	4
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	2.5 GHz
Bus type	no data	OPI
Bus rate	no data	4 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	25
L1 cache	112 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	18 MB (shared)	3 MB
Chip lithography	Intel 4 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	110 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i5-7210U 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 configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA2049	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i5-7210U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no 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 Frameworks	OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT	-

Security technologies

Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i5-7210U 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 i5-7210U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i5-7210U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5	LPDDR3-1866
Maximum memory size	96 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® Arc™ graphics	Intel HD Graphics 620
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	2.2 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i5-7210U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

4

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i5-7210U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)	no data
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2400 @ 120Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i5-7210U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.2	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i5-7210U.

PCIe version	5.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	28	12
PCI support	5.0 and 4.0	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	14	2
Threads	18	4
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	15 Watt

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