Core Ultra 5 125U vs EPYC 74F3

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 74F3 and Core Ultra 5 125U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	66	621
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.27	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	AMD EPYC	Intel Meteor Lake-U
Architecture codename	Milan (2021)	Meteor Lake-P
Release date	15 March 2021 (3 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,900	no data
Current price	$5571 (1.9x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 74F3 and Core Ultra 5 125U 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	48	14
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.3 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	12 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm+	7 nm
Die size	4x 81 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	33,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 74F3 and Core Ultra 5 125U 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	2	1
Socket	SP3	FCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)	240 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 74F3 and Core Ultra 5 125U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
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	no data	Launched

Security technologies

EPYC 74F3 and Core Ultra 5 125U 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 EPYC 74F3 and Core Ultra 5 125U 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 EPYC 74F3 and Core Ultra 5 125U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR5
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	96 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.795 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	N/A	Intel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.85 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of EPYC 74F3 and Core Ultra 5 125U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by EPYC 74F3 and Core Ultra 5 125U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by EPYC 74F3 and Core Ultra 5 125U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.2
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 74F3 and Core Ultra 5 125U.

PCIe version	4.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	128	20
PCI support	no data	4.0

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.

EPYC 74F3 outperforms Core Ultra 5 125U by 238% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	39.22	11.60
Recency	15 March 2021	14 December 2023
Physical cores	24	12
Threads	48	14
Power consumption (TDP)	240 Watt	15 Watt

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