Intel Core Ultra 5 125H vs Apple M1 Pro
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.2 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 125H with 14-cores against the 3.2 GHz Apple M1 Pro with 10-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
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
- Supports up to 96 GB LPDDR5-7467 RAM
- Newer - released 2 years and 2 months later
- Has 4 more physical cores
Advantages of Apple M1 Pro
- Around 115.2 GB/s (129%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- More modern manufacturing process β 5 versus 7 nanometers
- More powerful Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) integrated graphics: 5.3 vs 3.9 TFLOPS
- 9% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2328 vs 2136 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | - | 444 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 3334 |
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1090 MB/sec | 1230 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 78.8 Klines/sec | 82.4 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 273.9 pages/sec | 249.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 321.4 Mpixels/sec | 271.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 226.1 pages/sec | 246.4 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 42.4 images/sec | 36.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 103.8 images/sec | 102.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 17.6 Mpixels/sec | 10.7 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 67.6 GOps/sec | 45.6 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 49.4 GOps/sec | 64 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 85M Primes/sec | 272M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 25.9M Strings/sec | 32.5M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 13.5 GBytes/sec | 12.2 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 222.3 MBytes/sec | 272.2 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1359 Frames/sec | 2696 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 12.9B Matrices/sec | 12.6B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 25.3 PPW | 26.5 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 359.9 PPW | 343.5 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 715.9 PPW | 731.1 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 4.9 PPW | 6.23 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 |
Apple M1 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-03-27 (bbffx) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2450 / 12944 |
| π 2026-03-27 (bbffx) | Cinebench 2026 | 444 / 3334 |
| π 2026-03-27 (bbffx) | Cinebench 2024 | 115 / 857 |
| π 2025-02-23 (anon121434) | Cinebench 2024 | 99 / 682 |
| π 2025-02-19 (serhii) | Cinebench 2024 | 109 / 796 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 5 125H and Apple M1 ProGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Apple |
| Released | December 14, 2023 | October 18, 2021 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv8 |
| Codename | Meteor Lake | Apple M1 |
| Model number | 125H | - |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) | Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS | - |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 5 225H | - Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) |
Intel CPU rating (#138th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 4 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 1.2 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.5 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | 10 | 2 |
| E-Threads | 10 | 2 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 0.7 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.6 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 14 | 10 |
| Total Threads | 18 | 10 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | - |
| Multiplier | 12x | - |
| L1 Cache | 112K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 24MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 18MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistors | - | 33.7 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 20-28 W (configurable) | 30 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 115 W | - |
| Socket | FCBGA-2049 | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | 110Β°C | - |
Laptop processors ranking (178th and 124th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) | Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 450 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2200 MHz | 1296 MHz |
| Shading Units | 896 | 2048 |
| TMUs | 56 | 128 |
| ROPs | 24 | 64 |
| Execution Units | 112 | 256 |
| TGP | 28 W | 30 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5-7467 - LPDDR5x-7467 - DDR5-5600 |
- LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max. Memory Size | 96 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | 204.8 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra 5 125H official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | - |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | - |
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