Ultra 9 285 vs Ryzen 3 5125C

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 5125C and Core Ultra 9 285 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)no data
Architecture codenameBarcelo (Zen 3) (2022−2023)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date5 May 2022 (2 years ago)January 2025

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 5125C and Core Ultra 9 285 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 cores2 (Dual-core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads424
Base clock speed3 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz5.6 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)3 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm3 nm
Die size180 mm2243 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistors10,700 million17,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 5125C and Core Ultra 9 285 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 configuration11
SocketFP61851
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 5125C and Core Ultra 9 285. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 5125C and Core Ultra 9 285 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 5125C and Core Ultra 9 285 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 5125C and Core Ultra 9 285. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5 Depends on motherboard

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1200 MHz)Arc Xe2 Graphics 64EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 5125C and Core Ultra 9 285.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes820

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 24
Threads 4 24
Chip lithography 7 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 125 Watt

Ryzen 3 5125C has 733.3% lower power consumption.

Ultra 9 285, on the other hand, has 1100% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 3 5125C and Core Ultra 9 285. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Ryzen 3 5125C is a notebook processor while Core Ultra 9 285 is a desktop one.


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