i5-8257U vs Ultra 5 125H

Place in the ranking	521	1266
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	47.35	29.72
Architecture codename	Meteor Lake-H (2023)	Coffee Lake-U (2018−2019)
Release date	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)	10 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$375	no data

Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i5-8257U 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	18	8
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus rate	no data	4 GT/s
L1 cache	112 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	18 MB (shared)	6 MB
Chip lithography	Intel 4 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	110 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i5-8257U 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
Socket	FCBGA2049	FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i5-8257U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
eDRAM	no data	128 MB
Speed Shift	+	+
My WiFi	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	+
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 i5-8257U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i5-8257U 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 i5-8257U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4
Maximum memory size	96 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	37.5 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® Arc™ graphics	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645
Max video memory	no data	32 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	2.2 GHz	1.05 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i5-8257U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	4	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
DVI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i5-8257U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)	4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2400 @ 120Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i5-8257U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.2	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i5-8257U.

PCIe version	5.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	28	16
PCI support	5.0 and 4.0	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.

Ultra 5 125H 14.01
+197%

i5-8257U 4.71

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 22261
+198%

i5-8257U 7474

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%

i5-8257U 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
+56.4%

i5-8257U 158