i5-11500 vs Ultra 5 125H

Place in the ranking	518	707
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Meteor Lake-H	no data
Power efficiency	47.42	15.89
Architecture codename	Meteor Lake-H (2023)	Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)	16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$375	no data

Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i5-11500 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 cores	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	18	12
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	4.6 GHz
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
L1 cache	112 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	18 MB (shared)	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 4 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	110 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i5-11500 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCBGA2049	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i5-11500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	+
Supported AI Software Frameworks	OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT	-

Security technologies

Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i5-11500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i5-11500 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i5-11500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	96 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	50 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® Arc™ graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 750
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	2.2 GHz	1.3 GHz
Execution Units	no data	32
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i5-11500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i5-11500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2400 @ 120Hz	5120 x 3200 @60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	5120 x 3200 @60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i5-11500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.2	12.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i5-11500.

PCIe version	5.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	28	20
PCI support	5.0 and 4.0	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.

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 14.56
+28.5%

i5-11500 11.33

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 22278
+28.5%

i5-11500 17338

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	14.56	11.33
Recency	14 December 2023	16 March 2021
Physical cores	14	6
Threads	18	12
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	65 Watt

Ultra 5 125H has a 28.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 133.3% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 132.1% lower power consumption.

The Core Ultra 5 125H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-11500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core Ultra 5 125H is a notebook processor while Core i5-11500 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core Ultra 5 125H and Core i5-11500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.