Intel Core Ultra 5 125H vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
We compared two CPUs: the 1.2 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 125H (laptop) with 14-cores against the 4.7 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 7600X (desktop) with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the DeviceFacts Score for desktop CPU.
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
- More powerful Arc Graphics (7-Cores) integrated graphics: 3.9 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
- Has 8 more physical cores
- Newer - released 1 year and 2 months later
- More than 15Β° C higher critical temperature
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
- Unlocked multiplier
- Has 14 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- More modern manufacturing process β 5 versus 7 nanometers
- 38% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2941 vs 2136 points
- Supports up to 128 GB DDR5-5200 RAM
- 18% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.3 GHz vs 4.5 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#196th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1090 MB/sec | 1490 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 78.8 Klines/sec | 94.7 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 273.9 pages/sec | 269.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 321.4 Mpixels/sec | 342 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 226.1 pages/sec | 308.4 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 42.4 images/sec | 66.1 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 103.8 images/sec | 108.1 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 17.6 Mpixels/sec | 20.4 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 67.6 GOps/sec | 84.4 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 49.4 GOps/sec | 50.8 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 85M Primes/sec | 207M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 25.9M Strings/sec | 38.1M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 13.5 GBytes/sec | 18.5 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 222.3 MBytes/sec | 317.9 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1359 Frames/sec | 1820 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 12.9B Matrices/sec | 24.2B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 25.3 PPW | 8.1 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 359.9 PPW | 129.7 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 715.9 PPW | 269.2 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 4.9 PPW | 2.03 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-07 (Dazzy G) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2266 / 11468 |
| π 2026-05-25 (SunrayVision) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2314 / 11107 |
| π 2026-05-25 (SunrayVision) | Cinebench 2024 | 103 / 763 |
| π 2026-04-05 (Fadaf) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2221 / 11456 |
| π 2025-11-30 (ilikememe) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2201 / 11410 |
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-19 (Luficek) | Cinebench 2024 | 116 / 883 |
| π 2026-05-06 (Luficek) | Cinebench 2024 | 116 / 856 |
| π 2026-04-23 (EpsilonMaru) | Cinebench 2024 | 121 / 917 |
| π 2025-12-30 (ImKaTz) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3054 / 14225 |
| π 2025-12-30 (ImKaTz) | Cinebench 2024 | 121 / 899 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 5 125H and AMD Ryzen 5 7600XGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Amd |
| Released | December 14, 2023 | September 29, 2022 |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Meteor Lake | Zen 4 (Raphael) |
| Model number | 125H | - |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) | Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS | - Intel Core i5 13600K |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 5 225H | - AMD Ryzen 5 9600X |
Intel CPU rating (#138th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#50th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 4 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 1.2 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.5 GHz | 5.3 GHz |
| E-Cores | 10 | - |
| E-Threads | 10 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 0.7 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.6 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 14 | 6 |
| Total Threads | 18 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 12x | 47x |
| L1 Cache | 112K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 18MB (shared) | 32MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Transistors | - | 6.57 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 20-28 W (configurable) | 105 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 115 W | 116 W |
| Socket | FCBGA-2049 | AM5 |
| Peak Temperature | 110Β°C | 95Β°C |
Laptop processors ranking (#178th place)
Desktop CPU ranking (#71st place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) | Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 400 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2200 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Shading Units | 896 | 128 |
| TMUs | 56 | 8 |
| ROPs | 24 | 4 |
| Execution Units | 112 | 2 |
| TGP | 28 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5-7467 - LPDDR5x-7467 - DDR5-5600 |
- DDR5-5200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 96 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | - |
| ECC Support | No | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra 5 125H official page | AMD Ryzen 5 7600X official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | 28 |
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