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Intel Core i7-970 vs Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i7-970
29 %
6C / 12T · 3.46 GHz
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
100 %
12C / 14T · 4.30 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i7-970
30 %
6C / 12T · 3.20 GHz
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
100 %
12C / 14T · 1.30 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
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Cinebench 2024 (MC)
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Cinebench R23 (SC)
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Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
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Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
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FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries
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PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-970 | Intel Core Ultra 5 125U |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i7 (300) | Intel Core Ultra 5 (35) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i7 900 (4) | Intel Core Ultra 100U (7) |
| Architecture | Gulftown | Meteor Lake U |
| Technology | 32 nm | 7 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Notebook |
| Socket | LGA 1366 | BGA 2049 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-970 | Intel Core Ultra 5 125U |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 6 / 12 | 12 / 14 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 6x 3.20 - 3.46 GHz |
2x Redwood Cove 1.30 - 4.30 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 8x Crestmont 0.80 - 3.60 GHz |
|
| Core Cluster 3: | 2x Crestmont 0.70 - 2.10 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 1.50 MB | 12.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 12.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-970 | Intel Core Ultra 5 125U |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | no iGPU | Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) |
| GPU frequency | 0.60 - 1.85 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | / | 64 / 512 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Max. displays | 4 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB | |
| Technology | 5 nm | |
| Release date | Q4/2023 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-970 | Intel Core Ultra 5 125U |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Intel® AI Boost | |
| AI specifications | Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT) | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-970 | Intel Core Ultra 5 125U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR3-1066 (25.6 GB/s) | LPDDR5X-7500 (120.0 GB/s) DDR5-5600 (89.6 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 24 GB | 96 GB |
| Memory channels | 3 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 4.0 x 20 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 39.4 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-970 | Intel Core Ultra 5 125U |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 130 W | 15 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 57 W | |
| TDP up | 28 W | |
| TDP down | 12 W | |
| T. junction max. | 110 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-970 | Intel Core Ultra 5 125U |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| Release date | Q3/2010 | Q4/2023 |
| Release price | 594 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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