Intel Core Ultra 5 125H vs i5 12600K
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We compared two CPUs: the 1.2 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 125H (laptop) with 14-cores against the 3.7 GHz i5 12600K (desktop) 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
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 0.7 TFLOPS
- Newer - released 2 years and 1 month later
- More modern manufacturing process β 7 versus 10 nanometers
- Has 4 more physical cores
- Around 12.8 GB/s (17%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- More than 10Β° C higher critical temperature
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12600K
- Unlocked multiplier
- Supports up to 128 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
- 19% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2547 vs 2136 points
- 9% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 GHz vs 4.5 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#167th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1090 MB/sec | 822.6 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 78.8 Klines/sec | 98.7 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 273.9 pages/sec | 261.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 321.4 Mpixels/sec | 347.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 226.1 pages/sec | 258.5 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 42.4 images/sec | 58.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 103.8 images/sec | 103.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 17.6 Mpixels/sec | 22.8 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 67.6 GOps/sec | 87.8 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 49.4 GOps/sec | 67.1 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 85M Primes/sec | 90M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 25.9M Strings/sec | 35.7M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 13.5 GBytes/sec | 18.4 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 222.3 MBytes/sec | 342.8 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1359 Frames/sec | 1515 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 12.9B Matrices/sec | 22B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 25.3 PPW | 7.6 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 359.9 PPW | 97.6 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 715.9 PPW | 220.1 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 4.9 PPW | 1.88 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 |
Intel Core i5 12600K
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-12-28 (Jin) | Cinebench 2024 | 108 / 910 |
| π 2025-12-28 (Jin) | Cinebench 2024 | 108 / 906 |
| π 2025-12-20 (Kierannosaurus) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2668 / 12254 |
| π 2025-12-20 (Kierannosaurus) | Cinebench 2024 | 118 / 1041 |
| π 2025-12-05 (Kierannosaurus) | Cinebench 2024 | 115 / 1017 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 5 125H and i5 12600KGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | December 14, 2023 | October 27, 2021 |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Meteor Lake | Alder Lake |
| Model number | 125H | i5-12600K |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS | - AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 5 225H | - Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus |
Intel CPU rating (138th and 96th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 4 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 1.2 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.5 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| E-Cores | 10 | 4 |
| E-Threads | 10 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 0.7 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.6 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Total Cores | 14 | 10 |
| Total Threads | 18 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 12x | 37x |
| L1 Cache | 112K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 9728K (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 18MB (shared) | 20MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 7 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 20-28 W (configurable) | 125 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 115 W | 150 W |
| Socket | FCBGA-2049 | LGA-1700 |
| Peak Temperature | 110Β°C | 100Β°C |
Laptop processors ranking (#178th place)
Desktop CPU ranking (#86th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2200 MHz | 1450 MHz |
| Shading Units | 896 | 256 |
| TMUs | 56 | 16 |
| ROPs | 24 | 8 |
| Execution Units | 112 | 32 |
| TGP | 28 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5-7467 - LPDDR5x-7467 - DDR5-5600 |
- DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 96 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra 5 125H official page | Intel Core i5 12600K official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | 20 |
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