Ultra 5 125U vs Pentium Gold 6500Y

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold 6500Y
2021
2 cores / 4 threads, 5 Watt
1.90
Core Ultra 5 125U
2023
12 cores / 14 threads, 15 Watt
11.01
+479%

Core Ultra 5 125U outperforms Pentium Gold 6500Y by a whopping 479% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 6500Y and Core Ultra 5 125U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1979710
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Meteor Lake-U
Power efficiency35.9669.46
Architecture codenameAmber Lake-Y (2018−2021)Meteor Lake-P (2023)
Release date1 March 2021 (3 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$363

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 6500Y and Core Ultra 5 125U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads414
Base clock speed1.1 GHz1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
L1 cache128 KB112 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 4 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C110 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 6500Y and Core Ultra 5 125U 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
SocketBGA1515FCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)5 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 6500Y and Core Ultra 5 125U. 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++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 6500Y and Core Ultra 5 125U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 6500Y and Core Ultra 5 125U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 6500Y and Core Ultra 5 125U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5
Maximum memory size16 GB96 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth33.3 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 615Intel® Graphics
Max video memory16 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency900 MHz1.85 GHz
Execution Units23no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 6500Y and Core Ultra 5 125U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported34
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 6500Y and Core Ultra 5 125U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDP3840x2160@60Hz3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold 6500Y and Core Ultra 5 125U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212.2
OpenGL4.54.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 6500Y and Core Ultra 5 125U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1012
PCI supportno data4.0

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.

Pentium Gold 6500Y 1.90
Ultra 5 125U 11.01
+479%

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.

Pentium Gold 6500Y 3015
Ultra 5 125U 17489
+480%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.90 11.01
Recency 1 March 2021 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 4 14
Power consumption (TDP) 5 Watt 15 Watt

Pentium Gold 6500Y has 200% lower power consumption.

Ultra 5 125U, on the other hand, has a 479.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 500% more physical cores and 250% more threads.

The Core Ultra 5 125U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 6500Y in performance tests.


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