Ryzen 5 4600H vs Ultra 5 125H

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Aggregate performance score

Core Ultra 5 125H
2023
14 cores / 18 threads, 28 Watt
14.02
+54.4%
Ryzen 5 4600H
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
9.08

Core Ultra 5 125H outperforms Ryzen 5 4600H by an impressive 54% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core Ultra 5 125H and Ryzen 5 4600H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking528849
Place by popularitynot in top-10064
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Meteor Lake-HAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency47.3919.10
Architecture codenameMeteor Lake-H (2023)Renoir-H (Zen 2) (2020)
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$375no data

Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 5 125H and Ryzen 5 4600H 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1812
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4 GHz
Multiplierno data30
L1 cache112 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache2 MB (per core)3 MB
L3 cache18 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 4 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data156 mm2
Maximum core temperature110 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 5 125H and Ryzen 5 4600H 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
SocketFCBGA2049FP6
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Ryzen 5 4600H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
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 Ryzen 5 4600H 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 Ryzen 5 4600H are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
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 Ryzen 5 4600H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4
Maximum memory size96 GB64 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidthno data68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® Arc™ graphicsAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency2.2 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 5 125H and Ryzen 5 4600H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Ryzen 5 4600H 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 Ryzen 5 4600H 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 Ryzen 5 4600H.

PCIe version5.03.0
PCI Express lanes28no data
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
+54.4%
Ryzen 5 4600H 9.08

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
+54.4%
Ryzen 5 4600H 14417

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
+74%
Ryzen 5 4600H 5365

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
+57.2%
Ryzen 5 4600H 32756

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
+64.1%
Ryzen 5 4600H 16

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
+44.1%
Ryzen 5 4600H 1425

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
+40.1%
Ryzen 5 4600H 176

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
+44.1%
Ryzen 5 4600H 2.04

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
+79%
Ryzen 5 4600H 5

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
+41.8%
Ryzen 5 4600H 4380

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
+59.6%
Ryzen 5 4600H 83

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
+55%
Ryzen 5 4600H 197

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ultra 5 125H 10542
+73.4%
Ryzen 5 4600H 6080

Blender(-)

Ultra 5 125H 267
Ryzen 5 4600H 352
+32.1%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ultra 5 125H 1676
+50%
Ryzen 5 4600H 1117

7-Zip Single

Ultra 5 125H 5043
+14.7%
Ryzen 5 4600H 4397

WebXPRT 3

Ultra 5 125H 254
+22.7%
Ryzen 5 4600H 207

CrossMark Overall

Ultra 5 125H 1548
+45.9%
Ryzen 5 4600H 1061

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ultra 5 125H 479
Ryzen 5 4600H 631
+31.7%

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Ultra 5 125H 11412
+72.1%
Ryzen 5 4600H 6631

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

Ultra 5 125H 2288
+50%
Ryzen 5 4600H 1525

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.02 9.08
Recency 14 December 2023 6 January 2020
Physical cores 14 6
Threads 18 12
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 45 Watt

Ultra 5 125H has a 54.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 133.3% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 60.7% lower power consumption.

The Core Ultra 5 125H is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 4600H in performance tests.


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