Intel Core Ultra 5 125H vs i9 9900K
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We compared two CPUs: the 1.2 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 125H (laptop) with 14-cores against the 3.6 GHz i9 9900K (desktop) with 8-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 0.5 TFLOPS
- Newer - released 5 years and 3 months later
- Around 48 GB/s (115%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- More modern manufacturing process β 7 versus 14 nanometers
- Has 6 more physical cores
- Newer PCI Express version β 5.0
- 32% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2136 vs 1621 points
- More than 10Β° C higher critical temperature
Advantages of Intel Core i9 9900K
- Unlocked multiplier
- Supports up to 128 GB DDR4-2666 RAM
- 11% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.5 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1090 MB/sec | 545.7 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 78.8 Klines/sec | 67.7 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 273.9 pages/sec | 175.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 321.4 Mpixels/sec | 275.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 226.1 pages/sec | 159 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 42.4 images/sec | 40.4 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 103.8 images/sec | 68.6 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 17.6 Mpixels/sec | 14.5 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 67.6 GOps/sec | 66.1 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 49.4 GOps/sec | 41 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 85M Primes/sec | 46M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 25.9M Strings/sec | 36.1M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 13.5 GBytes/sec | 6.3 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 222.3 MBytes/sec | 282.6 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1359 Frames/sec | 929 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 12.9B Matrices/sec | 19B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 25.3 PPW | 7.4 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 359.9 PPW | 85.8 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 715.9 PPW | 190.1 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 i9 9900K
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-01-01 (Mr Scare) | Cinebench 2024 | 79 / 662 |
| π 2025-08-09 (EndOfTheWorld77) | Cinebench 2024 | 78 / 591 |
| π 2024-03-28 (Gribbstar) | Cinebench 2024 | 79 / 706 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 5 125H and i9 9900KGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | December 14, 2023 | October 8, 2018 |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Meteor Lake | Coffee Lake |
| Model number | 125H | i9-9900K |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS | - AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 5 225H | - Intel Core Ultra 9 285K |
Intel CPU rating (#138th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 4 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 1.2 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.5 GHz | 5 GHz |
| E-Cores | 10 | - |
| E-Threads | 10 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 0.7 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.6 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 14 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 18 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 12x | 36x |
| Bus Bandwidth | - | 8 GT/s |
| L1 Cache | 112K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 18MB (shared) | 16MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 20-28 W (configurable) | 95 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 115 W | - |
| Socket | FCBGA-2049 | LGA-1151 |
| Peak Temperature | 110Β°C | 100Β°C |
Laptop processors ranking (#178th place)
Desktop CPU ranking (#145th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 350 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2200 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Shading Units | 896 | 192 |
| TMUs | 56 | 24 |
| ROPs | 24 | 3 |
| Execution Units | 112 | 24 |
| TGP | 28 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5-7467 - LPDDR5x-7467 - DDR5-5600 |
- DDR4-2666 |
| Max. Memory Size | 96 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | 41.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra 5 125H official page | Intel Core i9 9900K official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | 16 |
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