Ultra 5 125H vs i5-13500H

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-13500H
2023
12 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
14.21
+1.4%
Core Ultra 5 125H
2023
14 cores / 18 threads, 28 Watt
14.02

Core i5-13500H outperforms Core Ultra 5 125H by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-13500H and Core Ultra 5 125H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking511528
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Raptor Lake-HIntel Meteor Lake-H
Power efficiency29.8847.39
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-H (2023)Meteor Lake-H (2023)
Release date4 January 2023 (1 year ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$375

Detailed specifications

Core i5-13500H and Core Ultra 5 125H 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads1618
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache80 KB (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache18 MB (shared)18 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 4 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C110 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-13500H and Core Ultra 5 125H 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
SocketFCBGA1744FCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-13500H and Core Ultra 5 125H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost++
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT

Security technologies

Core i5-13500H and Core Ultra 5 125H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-13500H and Core Ultra 5 125H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-13500H and Core Ultra 5 125H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267DDR5
Maximum memory size96 GB96 GB
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligibleIntel® Arc™ graphics
Quick Sync Video++
Graphics max frequency1.45 GHz2.2 GHz
Execution Units80no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-13500H and Core Ultra 5 125H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported44

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-13500H and Core Ultra 5 125H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304 @ 60Hz4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-13500H and Core Ultra 5 125H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.112.2
OpenGL4.64.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-13500H and Core Ultra 5 125H.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes828
PCI supportno data5.0 and 4.0

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.

i5-13500H 14.21
+1.4%
Ultra 5 125H 14.02

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.

i5-13500H 22574
+1.4%
Ultra 5 125H 22266

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.

i5-13500H 9664
+3.5%
Ultra 5 125H 9335

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.

i5-13500H 53786
+4.5%
Ultra 5 125H 51478

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.

i5-13500H 14694
+6%
Ultra 5 125H 13866

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.

i5-13500H 3.27
+37%
Ultra 5 125H 4.48

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.

i5-13500H 28
+6.3%
Ultra 5 125H 27

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i5-13500H 2304
+12.2%
Ultra 5 125H 2054

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.

i5-13500H 249
+1%
Ultra 5 125H 247

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.

i5-13500H 3.1
+5.4%
Ultra 5 125H 2.94

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.

i5-13500H 13.3
+48.6%
Ultra 5 125H 9

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.

i5-13500H 7325
+18%
Ultra 5 125H 6209

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.  

i5-13500H 132
Ultra 5 125H 132
+0.1%

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.  

i5-13500H 336
+10.1%
Ultra 5 125H 305

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i5-13500H 11099
+5.3%
Ultra 5 125H 10542

Blender(-)

i5-13500H 249
Ultra 5 125H 267
+7%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i5-13500H 1743
+4%
Ultra 5 125H 1676

7-Zip Single

i5-13500H 5630
+11.6%
Ultra 5 125H 5043

WebXPRT 3

i5-13500H 273
+7.5%
Ultra 5 125H 254

CrossMark Overall

i5-13500H 1794
+15.9%
Ultra 5 125H 1548

WebXPRT 4 Overall

i5-13500H 238
+3%
Ultra 5 125H 231

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

i5-13500H 440
Ultra 5 125H 479
+8.9%

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

i5-13500H 11828
+3.6%
Ultra 5 125H 11412

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

i5-13500H 2446
+6.9%
Ultra 5 125H 2288

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.21 14.02
Recency 4 January 2023 14 December 2023
Physical cores 12 14
Threads 16 18
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 28 Watt

i5-13500H has a 1.4% higher aggregate performance score.

Ultra 5 125H, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, 16.7% more physical cores and 12.5% more threads, and 60.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i5-13500H and Core Ultra 5 125H.


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