Ultra 5 125H vs Ryzen 5 6600HS

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 6600HS
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 35 Watt
11.95
Core Ultra 5 125H
2023
14 cores / 18 threads, 28 Watt
13.98
+17%

Core Ultra 5 125H outperforms Ryzen 5 6600HS by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 6600HS and Core Ultra 5 125H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking650529
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Meteor Lake-H
Power efficiency32.2947.22
Architecture codenameRembrandt-HS (Zen 3+) (2022)Meteor Lake-H (2023)
Release dateJanuary 2022 (2 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$375

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 6600HS 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads1218
Base clock speed3.3 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography6 nmIntel 4 nm
Die size208 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °C110 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 6600HS 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
SocketFP7FCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 6600HS and Core Ultra 5 125H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHAIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 6600HS and Core Ultra 5 125H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 6600HS and Core Ultra 5 125H are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 6600HS and Core Ultra 5 125H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data96 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 660M ( - 1900 MHz)Intel® Arc™ graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data2.2 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 6600HS and Core Ultra 5 125H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 6600HS and Core Ultra 5 125H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 6600HS and Core Ultra 5 125H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.2
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 6600HS and Core Ultra 5 125H.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes2028
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.

Ryzen 5 6600HS 11.95
Ultra 5 125H 13.98
+17%

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.

Ryzen 5 6600HS 18975
Ultra 5 125H 22213
+17.1%

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.

Ryzen 5 6600HS 6157
Ultra 5 125H 9335
+51.6%

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.

Ryzen 5 6600HS 34414
Ultra 5 125H 51478
+49.6%

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.

Ryzen 5 6600HS 19
Ultra 5 125H 27
+40.3%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 5 6600HS 1656
Ultra 5 125H 2054
+24%

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.

Ryzen 5 6600HS 235
Ultra 5 125H 247
+4.9%

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.

Ryzen 5 6600HS 2.74
Ultra 5 125H 2.94
+7.3%

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.

Ryzen 5 6600HS 7.7
Ultra 5 125H 9
+16.2%

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.

Ryzen 5 6600HS 5207
Ultra 5 125H 6209
+19.2%

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.  

Ryzen 5 6600HS 93
Ultra 5 125H 132
+41.6%

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.  

Ryzen 5 6600HS 237
Ultra 5 125H 305
+29.1%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 6600HS 7195
Ultra 5 125H 10542
+46.5%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 6600HS 328
+23.1%
Ultra 5 125H 267

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 6600HS 1493
Ultra 5 125H 1676
+12.3%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 6600HS 5318
+5.5%
Ultra 5 125H 5043

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 6600HS 234
Ultra 5 125H 254
+8.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.95 13.98
Physical cores 6 14
Threads 12 18
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 28 Watt

Ultra 5 125H has a 17% higher aggregate performance score, 133.3% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 25% lower power consumption.

The Core Ultra 5 125H is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 6600HS in performance tests.


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