Athlon Silver 3050U vs Ultra 5 125H

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Aggregate performance score

Core Ultra 5 125H
2023
14 cores / 18 threads, 28 Watt
13.98
+644%
Athlon Silver 3050U
2020
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.88

Core Ultra 5 125H outperforms Athlon Silver 3050U by a whopping 644% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core Ultra 5 125H and Athlon Silver 3050U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5311988
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Meteor Lake-HAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
Power efficiency47.2511.86
Architecture codenameMeteor Lake-H (2023)Dali (Zen) (2020)
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$375no data

Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 5 125H and Athlon Silver 3050U 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Performance-cores4no data
Efficient-cores8no data
Low Power Efficient-cores2no data
Threads182
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.2 GHz
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache112 KB (per core)192 KB
L2 cache2 MB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache18 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithographyIntel 4 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature110 °C95 °C
Number of transistorsno data4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 5 125H and Athlon Silver 3050U 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCBGA2049FP5
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Athlon Silver 3050U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-
Supported AI Software FrameworksOpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT-

Security technologies

Core Ultra 5 125H and Athlon Silver 3050U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Athlon Silver 3050U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Athlon Silver 3050U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4
Maximum memory size96 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® Arc™ graphicsAMD Radeon RX Vega 2 ( - 1100 MHz)
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency2.2 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 5 125H and Athlon Silver 3050U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Athlon Silver 3050U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)no data
Max resolution over eDP3840x2400 @ 120Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Athlon Silver 3050U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.2no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Athlon Silver 3050U.

PCIe version5.03.0
PCI Express lanes2812
PCI support5.0 and 4.0no 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.


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.

Ultra 5 125H 13.98
+644%
Athlon Silver 3050U 1.88

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.

Ultra 5 125H 22203
+645%
Athlon Silver 3050U 2982

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ultra 5 125H 10542
+638%
Athlon Silver 3050U 1429

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.98 1.88
Recency 14 December 2023 6 January 2020
Physical cores 14 2
Threads 18 2
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 15 Watt

Ultra 5 125H has a 643.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 600% more physical cores and 800% more threads.

Athlon Silver 3050U, on the other hand, has 86.7% lower power consumption.

The Core Ultra 5 125H is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Silver 3050U in performance tests.


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