Intel Core Ultra 5 125U vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 5 125U with 12 cores 1.3GHz and Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX with 24 cores 2.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (7467 vs 6400)
Larger memory bandwidth (120GB/s vs 102.4GB/s)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 1 months late
Better graphics card performance
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
Higher base frequency (2.8GHz vs 1.3GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (36MB vs 12MB)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 7nm)
Lower TDP (55W vs 57W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
1557
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
+29%
2009
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
9808
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
+261%
35408
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
2111
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
+47%
3113
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
9131
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
+138%
21819
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
90
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
+50%
135
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
493
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
+310%
2024
General Parameters
Dec 2023
Release Date
Jan 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Meteor Lake
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
125U
Processor Number
285HX
FCBGA-2049
Socket
FCBGA-2114
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Ultra 5 (Meteor Lake)
Generation
Ultra 9 (Arrow Lake)
Package
-
-
-
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
-
-
-
12-57 W
Power Consumption
45-55 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
160 W
110 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
Intel
Foundry
Intel
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
CPU Performance
2
Performance Cores
8
4
Performance Core Threads
8
1.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
4.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
10
Efficiency Cores
16
10
Efficiency Core Threads
16
0.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
3.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
12
Total Core Count
24
14
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
13
Multiplier
28
-
-
-
112 K per core
L1 Cache
112 K per core
2 MB per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
36 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
-
-
-
1
SMP
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-7467,LPDDR5x-7467,DDR5-5600
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
96 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
120 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1750 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2000 MHz
512
Shader Units
512
32
Texture Units
32
16
Raster Operation Units
16
64
Execution Units
64
14
Power Consumption
14
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
1.89 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
2 TFLOPS
AI Accelerator
-
-
-
-
-
-
Miscellaneous
4.0
PCIe Version
5.0
20
PCIe Lanes
24
-
-
-
-
