Intel Core Ultra 5 125H vs i7 13700H

We compared two 14-core laptop CPUs: the 1.2 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 125H against the 2.4 GHz i7 13700H. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 13700H and 125H
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
  • Newer - released 1 year later
  • More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 10 nanometers
  • More than 10° C higher critical temperature
Advantages of Intel Core i7 13700H
  • More powerful Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) integrated graphics: 2.3 vs 0.49 TFLOPS
  • Has 6144 KB larger L3 cache size
  • 11% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.5 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench R23

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 Scores (154th and 84th place)

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 1160 MB/sec 1150 MB/sec
Clang compilation 84.4 Klines/sec 95.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 294.9 pages/sec 309.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 337.2 Mpixels/sec 378.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 234.2 pages/sec 236.6 pages/sec
Background blur 47.1 images/sec 51.8 images/sec
Photo processing 116.1 images/sec 110.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 17.8 Mpixels/sec 21.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 74.6 GOps/sec 96.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 54.7 GOps/sec 69 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 91M Primes/sec 107M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 30.1M Strings/sec 34.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 15.9 GBytes/sec 18.8 GBytes/sec
Data compression 259.1 MBytes/sec 320.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 1621 Frames/sec 1779 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 14.6B Matrices/sec 19.1B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4]
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 5 125H and i7 13700H

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released December 14, 2023 January 3, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Meteor Lake Raptor Lake
Model number 125H i7-13700H
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (7-Cores) Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
Laptop processors ranking (73rd and 43rd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 6
P-Threads 8 12
Base Frequency (P) 1.2 GHz 2.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.5 GHz 5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 10 8
E-Threads 10 8
Base Frequency (E) 0.7 GHz 1.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.6 GHz 3.7 GHz
Total
Total Cores 14 14
Total Threads 18 20
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 12x 24x
L1 Cache 112K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 18MB (shared) 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication process 7 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 20-65 W (configurable) 35-45 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 115 W 115 W
Socket FCBGA-2049 BGA-1744
Peak temperature 110°C 100°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (7-Cores) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
GPU Base Clock - 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2200 MHz 1500 MHz
Shading Units 112 768
TMUs 7 48
ROPs 4 24
Execution Units 7 96
TGP - 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
0.49 TFLOPS
2.3 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory types - LPDDR5-7467
- LPDDR5x-7467
- DDR5-5600
- DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267
Memory Size 96 GB 96 GB
Max. Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official site Intel Core Ultra 5 125H official page Intel Core i7 13700H official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 28

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i7 13700H or Ultra 5 125H?
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International Technician June 10, 2024 at 08:54 PM
The Intel Core i7 13700H performs better than the Ultra 5 125H, but the Ultra 5 125H is more efficient overall. The Core i7 13700H is a good choice for home use that requires a connection to a power source, while the Ultra 5 125H is an excellent choice for travel. It has decent performance that can handle most usual tasks - even video editing and rendering - with excellent battery life.
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ComputerNerd May 13, 2024 at 05:21 PM
The Intel i7 13700H is the better choice if you need raw performance and work plugged in to battery charger 80% of the day. Otherwise, Ultra 5 125H has the better battery life and iGPU. The CPU performance is sufficient by all measurables.
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