Intel Core Ultra 5 125H vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

Last updated: 2024-02-02

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core Ultra 5 125H		AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
CPU comparison Intel Core Ultra 5 125H or AMD Ryzen 7 2700X - 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 Ultra 5 125H has 14 cores with 18 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. Up to 96 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 5 125H was released in Q4/2023. The AMD Ryzen 7 2700X has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 2700X was released in Q2/2018.

Intel Core Ultra 5 (10)	Family	AMD Ryzen 7 (68)
Intel Core Ultra 100H (5)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 2000 (9)
1	Generation	2
Meteor Lake H	Architecture	Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+)
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core Ultra 5 125H has 14 CPU cores and can calculate 18 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core Ultra 5 125H is 1.20 GHz (4.50 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X is at 3.70 GHz (4.30 GHz).
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
14	Cores	8
18	Threads	16
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
1.20 GHz (4.50 GHz) 4x Redwood Cove	A-Core	3.70 GHz (4.30 GHz)
0.70 GHz (3.60 GHz) 8x Crestmont	B-Core	--
0.70 GHz (2.50 GHz) 2x Crestmont	C-Core	--
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 Ultra 5 125H	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
Intel AI engine	AI hardware	--
Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT)	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Core Ultra 5 125H or AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 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 7 Core Graphics 112 EUs (Meteor Lake)	GPU	no iGPU
0.60 GHz	GPU frequency	--
2.20 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	--
5 nm	Technology
4	Max. displays
112	Compute units	--
896	Shader	--
Yes	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
32 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12.2	DirectX Version	--

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 7 Core Graphics 112 EUs (Meteor Lake)	GPU	no iGPU
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	No
Decode	Codec VP9	No
Decode	Codec VP8	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core Ultra 5 125H can use up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 120.0 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 7 2700X supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 46.9 GB/s.
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
LPDDR5X-7500, DDR5-5600	Memory	DDR4-2933
96 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
120.0 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	46.9 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
14.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
18.00 MB	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
5.0	PCIe version	3.0
20	PCIe lanes	20
78.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	19.7 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core Ultra 5 125H is 28 W, while the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X has a TDP of 105 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
28 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	105 W
115 W	TDP (PL2)	--
65 W	TDP up	--
20 W	TDP down	--
110 °C	Tjunction max.	95 °C
Technical details The Intel Core Ultra 5 125H is manufactured in 7 nm and has 32.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 7 2700X is manufactured in 12 nm and has a 16.00 MB cache.
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
7 nm	Technology	12 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 2049	Socket	AM4 (PGA 1331)
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2023	Release date	Q2/2018
--	Release price	320 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core Ultra 5 125H (100%)

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X (63%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core Ultra 5 125H (100%)

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X (73%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core Ultra 5 125H 14C 18T @ 4.50 GHz	100 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 8C 16T @ 4.30 GHz	66 (66%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core Ultra 5 125H 14C 18T @ 4.50 GHz	847 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 8C 16T @ 4.30 GHz	589 (70%)

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 Ultra 5 125H 14C 18T @ 4.50 GHz	1692 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 8C 16T @ 4.30 GHz	1071 (63%)

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 Ultra 5 125H 14C 18T @ 4.50 GHz	14771 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 8C 16T @ 3.85 GHz	9971 (68%)

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 Ultra 5 125H 14C 18T @ 4.50 GHz	1643 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 8C 16T @ 4.30 GHz	1062 (65%)

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 Ultra 5 125H 14C 18T @ 4.50 GHz	10765 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 8C 16T @ 3.85 GHz	7100 (66%)

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 Ultra 5 125H 14C 18T @ 4.50 GHz	2256 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 8C 16T @ 4.30 GHz	1294 (57%)

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 Ultra 5 125H 14C 18T @ 4.50 GHz	10239 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 8C 16T @ 3.85 GHz	6789 (66%)

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 Ultra 5 125H 14C 18T @ 4.50 GHz	18813 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 8C 16T @ 3.85 GHz	17588 (93%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 Ultra 5 125H 14C 18T @ 4.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 8C 16T @ 4.30 GHz	411 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 Ultra 5 125H 14C 18T @ 4.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 8C 16T @ 3.85 GHz	3951 (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 Ultra 5 125H Intel Iris Xe 7 Core Graphics 112 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 2.20 GHz	4 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Intel Core Ultra 5 125H 14C 18T @ 4.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 8C 16T @ 3.85 GHz	156 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	Intel Core Ultra 5 125H 14C 18T @ 4.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 8C 16T @ 3.85 GHz	211.2 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core Ultra 5 125H 14C 18T @ 4.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 8C 16T @ 3.85 GHz	457 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core Ultra 5 125H 14C 18T @ 1.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz	4799 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 Ultra 5 125H 14C 18T @ 4.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 8C 16T @ 4.30 GHz	177 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 Ultra 5 125H 14C 18T @ 4.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 8C 16T @ 3.85 GHz	1817 (100%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	Intel Core Ultra 5 125H 14,771 CB R23 MC @ 66 W	224 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
Unknown	Captiva Workstation PC Ryzen 7 2700X Acer Nitro N50-100 Ryzen 7 2700X HP EliteDesk 705 G4 Workstation Edition MT Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X (6TL46EA#ABD)

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