Ultra 5 125UL vs Ryzen 9 8945HS

VS

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 8945HS and Core Ultra 5 125UL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking320not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Power efficiency39.14no data
Architecture codenameHawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024)Meteor Lake-PS (2024)
Release date6 December 2023 (1 year ago)8 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$309

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 8945HS and Core Ultra 5 125UL 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1614
Base clock speed4 GHz1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed5.2 GHz4.3 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm7 nm
Die size178 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors25,000 millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 8945HS and Core Ultra 5 125UL 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
SocketFP81851
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 8945HS and Core Ultra 5 125UL. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsRyzen AI, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 8945HS and Core Ultra 5 125UL technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 8945HS and Core Ultra 5 125UL are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 8945HS and Core Ultra 5 125UL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5 Depends on motherboard

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 780M ( - 2800 MHz)Arc Xe-LPG 64EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 8945HS and Core Ultra 5 125UL.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes208

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 December 2023 8 April 2024
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 14
Chip lithography 4 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 9 8945HS has 14.3% more threads, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

Ultra 5 125UL, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, 50% more physical cores, and 200% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 8945HS and Core Ultra 5 125UL. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Ryzen 9 8945HS is a notebook processor while Core Ultra 5 125UL is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 8945HS and Core Ultra 5 125UL, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
Ryzen 9 8945HS
Intel Core Ultra 5 125UL
Core Ultra 5 125UL

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


4 198 votes

Rate Ryzen 9 8945HS on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

No user ratings yet.

Rate Core Ultra 5 125UL on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Ryzen 9 8945HS or Core Ultra 5 125UL, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.