Ultra 5 125H vs Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
16.16
+11%
Core Ultra 5 125H
2023
14 cores / 18 threads, 28 Watt
14.56

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U outperforms Core Ultra 5 125H by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U and Core Ultra 5 125H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking438516
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)Intel Meteor Lake-H
Power efficiency52.6347.42
Architecture codenamePhoenix (Zen 4) (2023)Meteor Lake-H (2023)
Release date3 May 2023 (1 year ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$375

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U and Core Ultra 5 125H 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads1618
Base clock speed3.3 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache512 KB112 KB (per core)
L2 cache8 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nmIntel 4 nm
Die size178 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C110 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U and Core Ultra 5 125H 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U and Core Ultra 5 125H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U and Core Ultra 5 125H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U and Core Ultra 5 125H are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U and Core Ultra 5 125H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data96 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 780MIntel® Arc™ graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data2.2 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U and Core Ultra 5 125H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U and Core Ultra 5 125H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U and Core Ultra 5 125H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.2
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U and Core Ultra 5 125H.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data28
PCI supportno data5.0 and 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.


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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 16.16
+11%
Ultra 5 125H 14.56

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 24732
+11%
Ultra 5 125H 22281

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 2218
+8%
Ultra 5 125H 2054

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 265
+7.5%
Ultra 5 125H 247

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 9968
Ultra 5 125H 10542
+5.8%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 237
Ultra 5 125H 267
+12.4%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 1853
+10.6%
Ultra 5 125H 1676

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 5900
+17%
Ultra 5 125H 5043

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 283
+11.4%
Ultra 5 125H 254

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.16 14.56
Recency 3 May 2023 14 December 2023
Physical cores 8 14
Threads 16 18

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U has a 11% higher aggregate performance score.

Ultra 5 125H, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, and 75% more physical cores and 12.5% more threads.

The Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core Ultra 5 125H in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U and Core Ultra 5 125H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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