Intel Core i7-1250U vs Intel Core Ultra 5 134U

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Intel Core i7-1250U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core Ultra 5 134U
Intel Core i7-1250U Intel Core Ultra 5 134U

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-1250U or Intel Core Ultra 5 134U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i7-1250U has 10 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-1250U was released in Q1/2022.

The Intel Core Ultra 5 134U has 12 cores with 14 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 5 134U was released in Q1/2024.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Intel Core Ultra 5 (10)
Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21) CPU group Intel Core Ultra 100U (7)
12 Generation 1
Alder Lake U Architecture Meteor Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-1250U has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-1250U is 1.10 GHz (4.70 GHz) while the Intel Core Ultra 5 134U has 12 CPU cores and 14 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core Ultra 5 134U is at 0.70 GHz (4.40 GHz).

Intel Core i7-1250U Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 134U
10 Cores 12
12 Threads 14
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.10 GHz (4.70 GHz)
2x Golden Cove
A-Core 0.70 GHz (4.40 GHz)
2x Redwood Cove
0.80 GHz (3.50 GHz)
8x Gracemont
B-Core 0.50 GHz (3.60 GHz)
8x Crestmont
-- C-Core 0.40 GHz (2.10 GHz)
2x Crestmont

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i7-1250U Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 134U
-- AI hardware Intel AI engine
-- AI specifications Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT)

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-1250U or Intel Core Ultra 5 134U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) GPU Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake)
0.25 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
0.90 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.75 GHz
13 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology 5 nm
4 Max. displays 4
96 Compute units 64
768 Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12.1 DirectX Version 12.2

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) GPU Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-1250U can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 83.2 GB/s. The Intel Core Ultra 5 134U supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 102.4 GB/s.

Intel Core i7-1250U Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 134U
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR5-6400
64 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 102.4 GB/s
No ECC No
6.50 MB L2 Cache 12.00 MB
12.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
28 PCIe lanes 12
55.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 23.6 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-1250U is 9 W, while the Intel Core Ultra 5 134U has a TDP of 9 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-1250U Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 134U
9 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 9 W
29 W TDP (PL2) 30 W
-- TDP up 15 W
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 110 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-1250U is manufactured in 10 nm and has 18.50 MB cache. The Intel Core Ultra 5 134U is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 12.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-1250U Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 134U
10 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 1744 Socket BGA 2551
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2022 Release date Q1/2024
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-1250U (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 134U (99%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-1250U (73%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 134U (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i7-1250U Intel Core i7-1250U
10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
2115 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 134U Intel Core Ultra 5 134U
12C 14T @ 4.40 GHz
2095 (99%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i7-1250U Intel Core i7-1250U
10C 12T @ 2.50 GHz
6296 (73%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 134U Intel Core Ultra 5 134U
12C 14T @ 0.70 GHz
8614 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i7-1250U Intel Core i7-1250U
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 0.90 GHz
1379 (79%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 134U Intel Core Ultra 5 134U
Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 1.75 GHz
1735 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-1250U Intel Core i7-1250U
10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
1745 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 134U Intel Core Ultra 5 134U
12C 14T @ 4.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-1250U Intel Core i7-1250U
10C 12T @ 2.50 GHz
6788 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 134U Intel Core Ultra 5 134U
12C 14T @ 0.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-1250U Intel Core i7-1250U
10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
1596 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 134U Intel Core Ultra 5 134U
12C 14T @ 4.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-1250U Intel Core i7-1250U
10C 12T @ 2.50 GHz
6874 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 134U Intel Core Ultra 5 134U
12C 14T @ 0.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i7-1250U Intel Core i7-1250U
10C 12T @ 2.50 GHz
13302 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 134U Intel Core Ultra 5 134U
12C 14T @ 0.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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