Ultra 5 125U vs Celeron N3050

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Primary details

Comparing Celeron N3050 and Core Ultra 5 125U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Meteor Lake-U
Architecture codenameBraswell (2015−2016)Meteor Lake-P (2023)
Release date1 April 2015 (9 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$363

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3050 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)
Threads214
Base clock speed1.6 GHz1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.16 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typeIDIno data
L1 cacheno data112 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 4 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °C110 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3050 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1170FCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3050 and Core Ultra 5 125U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched
HD Audio+no data
RST-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT

Security technologies

Celeron N3050 and Core Ultra 5 125U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key++
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard-+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3050 and Core Ultra 5 125U are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++
VT-i-no data
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N3050 and Core Ultra 5 125U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5
Maximum memory size8 GB96 GB
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Intel® Celeron® Processor N3000 SeriesIntel® Graphics
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency600 MHz1.85 GHz
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3050 and Core Ultra 5 125U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N3050 and Core Ultra 5 125U 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 Celeron N3050 and Core Ultra 5 125U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+12.2
OpenGL+4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3050 and Core Ultra 5 125U.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes412
PCI supportno data4.0
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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.

Celeron N3050 587
Ultra 5 125U 17805
+2933%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Celeron N3050 63
Ultra 5 125U 1669
+2570%

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.

Celeron N3050 34
Ultra 5 125U 227
+568%

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 April 2015 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 2 14
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 15 Watt

Celeron N3050 has 150% lower power consumption.

Ultra 5 125U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, and 500% more physical cores and 600% more threads.

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