i9-9900 vs Ultra 5 125H

Place in the ranking	518	743
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	8.58
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Meteor Lake-H	Intel Core i9
Power efficiency	47.45	15.11
Architecture codename	Meteor Lake-H (2023)	Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$375	$439

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i9-9900 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	18	16
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	5 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	112 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	18 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 4 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	110 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i9-9900 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	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i9-9900. 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	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	-	+
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 i9-9900 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 i9-9900 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i9-9900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	96 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® Arc™ graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	2.2 GHz	1.2 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i9-9900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i9-9900 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)	4096 x 2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2400 @ 120Hz	4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i9-9900 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 i9-9900.

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 14.04
+35.3%

i9-9900 10.38

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 22301
+35.3%

i9-9900 16485

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	14.04	10.38
Recency	14 December 2023	23 April 2019
Physical cores	14	8
Threads	18	16
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	65 Watt

Ultra 5 125H has a 35.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 75% more physical cores and 12.5% more threads, and 132.1% lower power consumption.

The Core Ultra 5 125H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i9-9900 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core Ultra 5 125H is a notebook processor while Core i9-9900 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i9-9900, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.