Intel Core Ultra 5 125U vs AMD EPYC 7452

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Intel Core Ultra 5 125U CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7452
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U AMD EPYC 7452

CPU comparison

Intel Core Ultra 5 125U or AMD EPYC 7452 - 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 125U has 12 cores with 14 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.30 GHz. Up to 96 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 5 125U was released in Q4/2023.

The AMD EPYC 7452 has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.35 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7452 was released in Q3/2019.
Intel Core Ultra 5 (10) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core Ultra 100U (7) CPU group AMD EPYC 7002 (24)
1 Generation 2
Meteor Lake U Architecture Rome (Zen 2)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor AMD EPYC 7453

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core Ultra 5 125U has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 14 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core Ultra 5 125U is 1.30 GHz (4.30 GHz) while the AMD EPYC 7452 has 32 CPU cores and 64 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7452 is at 2.35 GHz (3.35 GHz).

Intel Core Ultra 5 125U Characteristic AMD EPYC 7452
12 Cores 32
14 Threads 64
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.30 GHz (4.30 GHz)
2x Redwood Cove
A-Core 2.35 GHz (3.35 GHz)
0.80 GHz (3.60 GHz)
8x Crestmont
B-Core --
0.70 GHz (2.10 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 125U Characteristic AMD EPYC 7452
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 125U or AMD EPYC 7452 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 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) GPU no iGPU
0.60 GHz GPU frequency --
1.85 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
5 nm Technology
4 Max. displays
64 Compute units --
512 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 4 Core Graphics 64 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 125U can use up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 120.0 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 7452 supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

Intel Core Ultra 5 125U Characteristic AMD EPYC 7452
LPDDR5X-7500, DDR5-5600 Memory DDR4-3200
96 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
12.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 128.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
20 PCIe lanes 128
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 252.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core Ultra 5 125U is 15 W, while the AMD EPYC 7452 has a TDP of 155 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core Ultra 5 125U Characteristic AMD EPYC 7452
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 155 W
57 W TDP (PL2) --
28 W TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
110 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core Ultra 5 125U is manufactured in 7 nm and has 12.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 7452 is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 128.00 MB cache.

Intel Core Ultra 5 125U Characteristic AMD EPYC 7452
7 nm Technology 7 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 SP3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2023 Release date Q3/2019
-- Release price 3250 $
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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 125U Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
12C 14T @ 4.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7452 AMD EPYC 7452
32C 64T @ 3.35 GHz
968 (100%)

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 125U Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
12C 14T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7452 AMD EPYC 7452
32C 64T @ 2.65 GHz
26314 (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 Ultra 5 125U Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
12C 14T @ 4.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7452 AMD EPYC 7452
32C 64T @ 3.35 GHz
1134 (100%)

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 125U Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
12C 14T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7452 AMD EPYC 7452
32C 64T @ 2.65 GHz
12845 (100%)

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 125U Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
12C 14T @ 4.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7452 AMD EPYC 7452
32C 64T @ 3.35 GHz
391 (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 125U Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 1.85 GHz
1835 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7452 AMD EPYC 7452
@ 0.00 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 Ultra 5 125U Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
12C 14T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7452 AMD EPYC 7452
32C 64T @ 2.65 GHz
41873 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core Ultra 5 125U AMD EPYC 7452
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