AMD Ryzen Z2 vs Intel Core Ultra 5 125H — Specifications, performance, tests

Differences
Specifications Benchmarks Testimonials

Differences

Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen Z2

Report a bug

Higher clock speed

Around 175% better clock speed

3.3 GHz 1.2 GHz
Higher turbo clock speed

Around 13% higher specified turbo frequency

5.1 GHz 4.5 GHz

Reasons to consider
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H

Report a bug

More number of cores

6 more cores

14 8

Specifications

Technical data

AMD Ryzen Z2

Intel Core Ultra 5 125H

CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

Family

Ryzen Intel Core Ultra Series 1
Form Factor

Handheld -
Segment

Mobile Mobile
Series

Ryzen Z2 -

CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

Base Frequency

3.3 GHz -
CPU Cores

8 14
CPU Threads

16 18
Max. Boost Clock

5.1 GHz 4.5 GHz
E-core Base Clock

- 0.7 GHz
Efficient Cores

- 8
Low Power Efficient-cores

- 2
P-core Base Clock

- 1.2 GHz
Performance Cores

- 4

IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

GPU name

AMD Radeon Graphics Intel Arc graphics
GPU Turbo

2700 MHz 2200 MHz
Graphics Cores

12 -

Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core Ultra 5 125H and AMD Ryzen Z2. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

Max. Memory

- 96 GB
Memory channels

- 2
Memory type

- Up to LPDDR5/X 7467 MT/s

Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen Z2 and Intel Core Ultra 5 125H Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

Configurable TDP

15-30 W -
Default TDP

28 W -
Maximum Turbo Power

- 115 W
Minimum Assured Power

- 20 W
TDP (PL1 / PBP, legacy combined label)

- 28 W

Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen Z2 and Intel Core Ultra 5 125H, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

Availability window (manufacturer)

Q1 2025 -
Date evidence scope

Manufacturer-announced OEM/board availability window; exact first shipment is not established by this source. -
L2-Cache

8 MB -
L3-Cache

16 MB 18 MB
Release date

Q1/2025 Q4/2023
Official specification sheet

- https://cdrdv2-public.intel.com/851467/Intel-Core-Ultra-Series1-Series2-Series3-Comparison.pdf
Socket

- FCBGA2049

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

AMD Ryzen Z2

Intel Core Ultra 5 125H

Blender 4.1.0 / CPU / Windows 166.902783 samples/min
Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Windows 136.049623 samples/min
Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / Windows 130.706781 samples/min
Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Windows 118.248036 samples/min
Blender 5.1.1 / CPU / Windows 154.035874 samples/min
Blender 5.2.0 / CPU / Linux 143.12931 samples/min

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

Cinebench 2026 / multiple threads

Model	Result	Reported conditions
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H	1584 points	System: Alldocube iWork GT Ultra CPU / power label: Ultra 5 125H 64 W / 28 W Graphics: Arc 7-Core 2200 MHz RAM: 16 GB Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench 2026 / single thread

Model	Result	Reported conditions
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H	364 points	System: Alldocube iWork GT Ultra CPU / power label: Ultra 5 125H 64 W / 28 W Graphics: Arc 7-Core 2200 MHz RAM: 16 GB Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench 2024 / multiple threads

Model	Result	Reported conditions
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H	394 points	System: Alldocube iWork GT Ultra CPU / power label: Ultra 5 125H 64 W / 28 W Graphics: Arc 7-Core 2200 MHz RAM: 16 GB Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench 2024 / single thread

Model	Result	Reported conditions
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H	89 points	System: Alldocube iWork GT Ultra CPU / power label: Ultra 5 125H 64 W / 28 W Graphics: Arc 7-Core 2200 MHz RAM: 16 GB Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 1M / 12 threads / linux

Model	Result	Reported conditions
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H	3189.080588 H/s	RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 1M / 12 threads / linux System RAM: 24 GB OS: Linux x86_64 Duration: 313.57 s User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Cinebench R23 / multiple threads

Model	Result	Reported conditions
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H	8419 points	System: Alldocube iWork GT Ultra CPU / power label: Ultra 5 125H 64 W / 28 W Graphics: Arc 7-Core 2200 MHz RAM: 16 GB Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench R23 / single thread

Model	Result	Reported conditions
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H	1539 points	System: Alldocube iWork GT Ultra CPU / power label: Ultra 5 125H 64 W / 28 W Graphics: Arc 7-Core 2200 MHz RAM: 16 GB Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench R20 / multiple threads

Model	Result	Reported conditions
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H	3203 points	System: Alldocube iWork GT Ultra CPU / power label: Ultra 5 125H 64 W / 28 W Graphics: Arc 7-Core 2200 MHz RAM: 16 GB Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench R20 / single thread

Model	Result	Reported conditions
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H	592 points	System: Alldocube iWork GT Ultra CPU / power label: Ultra 5 125H 64 W / 28 W Graphics: Arc 7-Core 2200 MHz RAM: 16 GB Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.