Intel Core Ultra 5 125H vs Apple M2
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 5 125H with 14 cores 1.2GHz and Apple M2 with 8 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 6 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (7467 vs 6400)
Larger memory bandwidth (120GB/s vs 102.4GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
Apple M2 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 1.2GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 7nm)
Lower TDP (15W vs 28W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
1656
Apple M2
+2%
1701
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
+47%
12621
Apple M2
8538
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
2240
Apple M2
+20%
2694
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
+6%
10738
Apple M2
10130
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
100
Apple M2
+20%
120
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
+20%
668
Apple M2
555
Blender
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
+7%
157
Apple M2
146
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
3429
Apple M2
+14%
3932
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
+37%
21282
Apple M2
15485
General Parameters
Dec 2023
Release Date
Jun 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Meteor Lake
Core Architecture
Apple M2
125H
Processor Number
-
FCBGA-2049
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Arc Graphics (7-Cores)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 GPU
Ultra 5 (Meteor Lake)
Generation
-
Package
-
Transistor Count
20 billions
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
20-28 W
Power Consumption
15 W
115 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
110 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
Intel
Foundry
-
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
4
1.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.4 GHz
10
Efficiency Cores
4
10
Efficiency Core Threads
4
0.7 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
3.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
14
Total Core Count
8
18
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
12
Multiplier
-
112 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
2 MB per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
18 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-7467,LPDDR5x-7467,DDR5-5600
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
96 GB
Max Memory Size
24 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
120 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
2200 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1398 MHz
896
Shader Units
1024
56
Texture Units
64
24
Raster Operation Units
32
112
Execution Units
128
28
Power Consumption
15 W
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
3.9 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
2.86 TFLOPS
