Intel Core Ultra 5 125U vs Intel Core i5-4200U
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CPU comparisonIntel Core Ultra 5 125U or Intel Core i5-4200U - 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 Intel Core i5-4200U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-4200U was released in Q3/2013. |
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| Intel Core Ultra 5 (10) | Family | Intel Core i5 (331) |
| Intel Core Ultra 100U (7) | CPU group | Intel Core i 4000U (26) |
| 1 | Generation | 4 |
| Meteor Lake U | Architecture | Haswell U |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | Intel Core i5-5200U |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe 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 Intel Core i5-4200U has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-4200U is at 1.60 GHz (2.60 GHz). |
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| Intel Core Ultra 5 125U | Characteristic | Intel Core i5-4200U |
| 12 | Cores | 2 |
| 14 | Threads | 4 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 1.30 GHz (4.30 GHz) 2x Redwood Cove |
A-Core | 1.60 GHz (2.60 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 LearningProcessors 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. |
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| Intel Core Ultra 5 125U | Characteristic | Intel Core i5-4200U |
| Intel AI engine | AI hardware | -- |
| Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT) | AI specifications | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe Intel Core Ultra 5 125U or Intel Core i5-4200U 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. |
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| Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) | GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4400 |
| 0.60 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.20 GHz |
| 1.85 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 1.00 GHz |
| -- | GPU Generation | 7.5 |
| 5 nm | Technology | 22 nm |
| 4 | Max. displays | 3 |
| 64 | Compute units | 20 |
| 512 | Shader | 160 |
| Yes | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 32 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB |
| 12.2 | DirectX Version | 11.1 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) | GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4400 |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec VP9 | No |
| Decode | Codec VP8 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode |
Memory & PCIeThe 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 Intel Core i5-4200U supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s. |
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| Intel Core Ultra 5 125U | Characteristic | Intel Core i5-4200U |
| LPDDR5X-7500, DDR5-5600 | Memory | DDR3-1600 |
| 96 GB | Max. Memory | 16 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 120.0 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| 12.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | 3.00 MB |
| 4.0 | PCIe version | 2.0 |
| 20 | PCIe lanes | 12 |
| 39.4 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 6.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core Ultra 5 125U is 15 W, while the Intel Core i5-4200U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Intel Core Ultra 5 125U | Characteristic | Intel Core i5-4200U |
| 15 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 15 W |
| 57 W | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| 28 W | TDP up | -- |
| 12 W | TDP down | -- |
| 110 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Core Ultra 5 125U is manufactured in 7 nm and has 12.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-4200U is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache. |
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| Intel Core Ultra 5 125U | Characteristic | Intel Core i5-4200U |
| 7 nm | Technology | 22 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Monolithic |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| BGA 2049 | Socket | BGA 1168 |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q4/2023 | Release date | Q3/2013 |
| -- | Release price | 281 $ |
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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.
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Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 1.85 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4200U
Intel HD Graphics 4400 @ 1.00 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
12C 14T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
12C 14T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
12C 14T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
12C 14T @ 1.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
12C 14T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
12C 14T @ 1.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
12C 14T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
12C 14T @ 1.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
12C 14T @ 1.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
12C 14T @ 1.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
12C 14T @ 1.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
12C 14T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
12C 14T @ 1.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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