Ryzen 5 9600X vs Ultra 5 125H

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Aggregate performance score

Core Ultra 5 125H
2023
14 cores / 18 threads, 28 Watt
14.02
Ryzen 5 9600X
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
18.95
+35.2%

Ryzen 5 9600X outperforms Core Ultra 5 125H by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core Ultra 5 125H and Ryzen 5 9600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking528314
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data51.85
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Meteor Lake-Hno data
Power efficiency47.3927.59
Architecture codenameMeteor Lake-H (2023)Granite Ridge (2024)
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)8 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$375$279

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 5 125H and Ryzen 5 9600X 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 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz5.4 GHz
L1 cache112 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache18 MB (shared)32 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 4 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature110 °C95 °C
Number of transistorsno data8,315 million
64 bit support++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 5 125H and Ryzen 5 9600X 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
SocketFCBGA2049AM5
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Ryzen 5 9600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI++
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
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-
Supported AI Software FrameworksOpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT-

Security technologies

Core Ultra 5 125H and Ryzen 5 9600X 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 9600X 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 9600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5
Maximum memory size96 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® Arc™ graphicsAMD Radeon Graphics
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency2.2 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 5 125H and Ryzen 5 9600X integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Ryzen 5 9600X 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 9600X 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 9600X.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes2824
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
Ryzen 5 9600X 18.95
+35.2%

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
Ryzen 5 9600X 30105
+35.2%

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
+0.1%
Ryzen 5 9600X 9324

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
Ryzen 5 9600X 54599
+6.1%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ultra 5 125H 13866
Ryzen 5 9600X 17706
+27.7%

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
Ryzen 5 9600X 2.62
+71%

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
Ryzen 5 9600X 31
+15.8%

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
Ryzen 5 9600X 2630
+28.1%

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
Ryzen 5 9600X 341
+38.3%

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
Ryzen 5 9600X 4
+36.1%

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
Ryzen 5 9600X 13.4
+49.7%

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
Ryzen 5 9600X 14819
+139%

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
Ryzen 5 9600X 154
+16.4%

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
Ryzen 5 9600X 364
+19.2%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ultra 5 125H 10542
Ryzen 5 9600X 12840
+21.8%

Blender(-)

Ultra 5 125H 267
+44.4%
Ryzen 5 9600X 185

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ultra 5 125H 1676
Ryzen 5 9600X 2507
+49.6%

7-Zip Single

Ultra 5 125H 5043
Ryzen 5 9600X 7760
+53.9%

WebXPRT 3

Ultra 5 125H 254
Ryzen 5 9600X 380
+49.6%

CrossMark Overall

Ultra 5 125H 1548
Ryzen 5 9600X 2109
+36.2%

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ultra 5 125H 231
Ryzen 5 9600X 339
+46.5%

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ultra 5 125H 479
+68.1%
Ryzen 5 9600X 285

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Ultra 5 125H 11412
Ryzen 5 9600X 15378
+34.8%

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

Ultra 5 125H 2288
Ryzen 5 9600X 3320
+45.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.02 18.95
Recency 14 December 2023 8 August 2024
Physical cores 14 6
Threads 18 12
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 65 Watt

Ultra 5 125H has 133.3% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 132.1% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 9600X, on the other hand, has a 35.2% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 7 months.

The Ryzen 5 9600X is our recommended choice as it beats the Core Ultra 5 125H in performance tests.

Be aware that Core Ultra 5 125H is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 9600X is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core Ultra 5 125H and Ryzen 5 9600X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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