Intel Core Ultra 5 125U vs AMD GX-209HA

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Intel Core Ultra 5 125U CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD GX-209HA
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U AMD GX-209HA

CPU comparison

Intel Core Ultra 5 125U or AMD GX-209HA - 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 GX-209HA has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD GX-209HA was released in Q2/2013.
Intel Core Ultra 5 (10) Family AMD G (38)
Intel Core Ultra 100U (7) CPU group AMD G-Series 1st Gen (9)
1 Generation 1
Meteor Lake U Architecture Temash (Jaguar)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

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 GX-209HA has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD GX-209HA is at 1.00 GHz.

Intel Core Ultra 5 125U Characteristic AMD GX-209HA
12 Cores 2
14 Threads 2
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.30 GHz (4.30 GHz)
2x Redwood Cove
A-Core 1.00 GHz
2x Jaguar
0.80 GHz (3.60 GHz)
8x Crestmont
B-Core --
0.70 GHz (2.10 GHz)
2x Crestmont
C-Core --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core Ultra 5 125U Characteristic AMD GX-209HA
Intel® AI Boost AI hardware --
Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT) AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core Ultra 5 125U or AMD GX-209HA 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 AMD Radeon HD 8180
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.23 GHz
1.85 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 5
5 nm Technology 28 nm
4 Max. displays 2
64 Compute units 2
512 Shader 128
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12.2 DirectX Version 11.1

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 AMD Radeon HD 8180
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

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 GX-209HA supports up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 8.6 GB/s.

Intel Core Ultra 5 125U Characteristic AMD GX-209HA
LPDDR5X-7500, DDR5-5600 Memory DDR3L-1066
96 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 8.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
12.00 MB L2 Cache 1.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version 2.0
20 PCIe lanes 8
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 4.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core Ultra 5 125U is 15 W, while the AMD GX-209HA has a TDP of 9 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core Ultra 5 125U Characteristic AMD GX-209HA
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 9 W
57 W TDP (PL2) --
28 W TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
110 °C Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core Ultra 5 125U is manufactured in 7 nm and has 12.00 MB cache. The AMD GX-209HA is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

Intel Core Ultra 5 125U Characteristic AMD GX-209HA
7 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
BGA 2049 Socket FT3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2023 Release date Q2/2013
-- Release price --
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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 GX-209HA AMD GX-209HA
AMD Radeon HD 8180 @ 0.23 GHz
58 (3%)

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 GX-209HA AMD GX-209HA
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
268 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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