Xeon Gold 6126F vs Ultra 5 125H

Primary details

Comparing Core Ultra 5 125H and Xeon Gold 6126F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	518	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Meteor Lake-H	Intel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency	47.42	no data
Architecture codename	Meteor Lake-H (2023)	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)	11 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$375	$1,931

Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 5 125H and Xeon Gold 6126F 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	18	24
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	3.7 GHz
Multiplier	no data	26
L1 cache	112 KB (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	12 MB
L3 cache	18 MB (shared)	19.25 MB
Chip lithography	Intel 4 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	110 °C	86 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 5 125H and Xeon Gold 6126F 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	4 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA2049	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Xeon Gold 6126F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core Ultra 5 125H and Xeon Gold 6126F 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 Xeon Gold 6126F 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 Xeon Gold 6126F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	96 GB	768 GB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® Arc™ graphics	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	2.2 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 5 125H and Xeon Gold 6126F integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

4

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Xeon Gold 6126F 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)	no data
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2400 @ 120Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Xeon Gold 6126F integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.2	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Xeon Gold 6126F.

PCIe version	5.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	28	48
PCI support	5.0 and 4.0	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 December 2023	11 July 2017
Physical cores	14	12
Threads	18	24
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	135 Watt

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