Core Ultra 5 125U vs PRO A12-9800

Primary details

Comparing PRO A12-9800 and Core Ultra 5 125U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1698	632
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Meteor Lake-U
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Meteor Lake-P
Release date	3 October 2016 (7 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$33	no data

Detailed specifications

PRO A12-9800 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	4 (Quad-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	4	142 x 4.3  GHz Intel Redwood Cove P-Core8 x 3.6  GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core2 x 2.1  GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	4.3 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB	no data
L3 cache	no data	12 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Die size	250 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3,100 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on PRO A12-9800 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	1	1
Socket	AM4	FCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A12-9800 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	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+
FRTC	1	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	+	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
RAID	-	no data
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

PRO A12-9800 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 PRO A12-9800 and Core Ultra 5 125U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A12-9800 and Core Ultra 5 125U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR5
Maximum memory size	no data	96 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	Intel® Graphics
iGPU core count	8	no data
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Enduro	+	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.85 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A12-9800 and Core Ultra 5 125U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	4
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by PRO A12-9800 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 PRO A12-9800 and Core Ultra 5 125U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12.2
OpenGL	no data	4.6
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A12-9800 and Core Ultra 5 125U.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	8	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.

Core Ultra 5 125U outperforms PRO A12-9800 by 380% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.40	11.51
Recency	3 October 2016	14 December 2023
Physical cores	4	12
Threads	4	142 x 4.3 GHz Intel Redwood Cove P-Core8 x 3.6 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core2 x 2.1 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

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