Ryzen 5 2500X vs Core Ultra 5 125H

Primary details

Comparing Core Ultra 5 125H and Ryzen 5 2500X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	460	1020
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	19.37
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Meteor Lake-H	AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codename	Meteor Lake-H	Zen+ (2018−2020)
Release date	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)	1 October 2018 (5 years ago)
Current price	no data	$106

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 5 125H and Ryzen 5 2500X 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	18	8
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	4 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	96K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	512K (per core)
L3 cache	18 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm	12 nm
Die size	no data	192 mm2
Number of transistors	no data	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 5 125H and Ryzen 5 2500X 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA2049	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Ryzen 5 2500X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Core Ultra 5 125H and Ryzen 5 2500X 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 Ryzen 5 2500X are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
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 Ryzen 5 2500X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	96 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® Arc™ graphics	-
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	2.2 GHz	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 5 125H and Ryzen 5 2500X integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

4

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Ryzen 5 2500X integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)	-
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2400 @ 120Hz	-
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Ryzen 5 2500X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.2	-
OpenGL	4.6	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Ryzen 5 2500X.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
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.

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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.

Core Ultra 5 125H outperforms Ryzen 5 2500X by 139% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	14.63	6.13
Recency	14 December 2023	1 October 2018
Physical cores	14	4
Threads	18	8
Chip lithography	7 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	65 Watt

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