Atom Z540 vs Ultra 5 125H

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Aggregate performance score

Core Ultra 5 125H
2023
14 cores / 18 threads, 28 Watt
14.02
+6273%
Atom Z540
2008
1 core / 2 threads, 2 Watt
0.22

Core Ultra 5 125H outperforms Atom Z540 by a whopping 6273% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core Ultra 5 125H and Atom Z540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5283199
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Meteor Lake-HIntel Atom
Power efficiency47.398.68
Architecture codenameMeteor Lake-H (2023)Silverthorne (2008−2010)
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)2 April 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$375$160

Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 5 125H and Atom Z540 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads182
Base clock speed3.6 GHz1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz0.07 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rateno data533.33 MT/s
Multiplierno data14
L1 cache112 KB (per core)56 KB
L2 cache2 MB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache18 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithographyIntel 4 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data24.18 mm2
Maximum core temperature110 °C90 °C
Number of transistorsno data47 Million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
VID voltage rangeno data0.75 -1.1V

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 5 125H and Atom Z540 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA2049PBGA441
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt2.4 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Atom Z540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switchingno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
FSB parityno data-
Deep Learning Boost+-
Supported AI Software FrameworksOpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT-

Security technologies

Core Ultra 5 125H and Atom Z540 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Atom Z540 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Atom Z540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5no data
Maximum memory size96 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® Arc™ graphics-
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency2.2 GHz-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 5 125H and Atom Z540 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Atom Z540 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)-
Max resolution over eDP3840x2400 @ 120Hz-
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Atom Z540 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.2-
OpenGL4.6-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Atom Z540.

PCIe version5.0no data
PCI Express lanes28no data
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 14.02
+6273%
Atom Z540 0.22

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 22266
+6298%
Atom Z540 348

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.

Ultra 5 125H 9335
+1543%
Atom Z540 568

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.

Ultra 5 125H 51478
+6517%
Atom Z540 778

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ultra 5 125H 13866
+3658%
Atom Z540 369

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ultra 5 125H 4.48
+2253%
Atom Z540 105.4

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.02 0.22
Recency 14 December 2023 2 April 2008
Physical cores 14 1
Threads 18 2
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 2 Watt

Ultra 5 125H has a 6272.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, and 1300% more physical cores and 800% more threads.

Atom Z540, on the other hand, has 1300% lower power consumption.

The Core Ultra 5 125H is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom Z540 in performance tests.


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