Ultra 5 125H vs i5-13600H

Place in the ranking	490	528
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Raptor Lake-H	Intel Meteor Lake-H
Power efficiency	30.70	47.39
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake-H (2023)	Meteor Lake-H (2023)
Release date	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$311	$375

Detailed specifications

Core i5-13600H 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 cores	12 (Dodeca-Core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	16	18
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	4.5 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	18 MB (shared)	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	Intel 4 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	110 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-13600H 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1744	FCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-13600H and Core Ultra 5 125H. 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	+	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	+
SIPP	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	+
Supported AI Software Frameworks	-	OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT

Security technologies

Core i5-13600H 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 i5-13600H 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 i5-13600H and Core Ultra 5 125H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267	DDR5
Maximum memory size	96 GB	96 GB
Max memory channels	2	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible	Intel® Arc™ graphics
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.5 GHz	2.2 GHz
Execution Units	80	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-13600H and Core Ultra 5 125H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-13600H and Core Ultra 5 125H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz	3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-13600H and Core Ultra 5 125H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.1	12.2
OpenGL	4.6	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-13600H and Core Ultra 5 125H.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	8	28
PCI support	no data	5.0 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.

i5-13600H 14.60
+4.1%

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.

i5-13600H 23196
+4.2%

Ultra 5 125H 22266

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	14.60	14.02
Recency	4 January 2023	14 December 2023
Physical cores	12	14
Threads	16	18
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	28 Watt

i5-13600H has a 4.1% 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 i5-13600H and Core Ultra 5 125H.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-13600H and Core Ultra 5 125H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.