Intel Core Ultra 5 125UL vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX

Intel Core Ultra 5 125UL $309
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX $349
12 Cores
14 Threads
1.3GHz Clock
14 Cores
14 Threads
2.9GHz Clock
Socket
LGA 1851
Socket
BGA 2114
iGPU
Graphics 4C 1850MHz
iGPU
Graphics 3C 1800MHz
GB6S 1,800
44%
GB6S - N/A
0%
GB6M 8,300
31%
GB6M - N/A
0%
CB23S - N/A
0%
CB23S - N/A
0%
CB23M - N/A
0%
CB23M - N/A
0%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Meteor Lake
Architecture
Arrow Lake
Family
Core Ultra Series 1
Family
Core Ultra Series 2
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Meteor Lake-U
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Meteor Lake-M-2P
P-Core
Redwood Cove
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-
E-Core
Crestmont
Codename
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Arrow Lake-S-8P-16E
P-Core
Lion Cove
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-
E-Core
Skymont
Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
4/8/2024
Release Date
1/6/2025
Foundry
Intel
TSMC (iGPU Die)
TSMC (SoC Die)
TSMC (IO Die)
Foundry
TSMC
TSMC (iGPU Die)
TSMC (SoC Die)
TSMC (IO Die)
Node
Intel 4
N5 (iGPU Die)
N6 (SoC Die)
N6 (IO Die)
Node
N3B
N5 (iGPU Die)
N6 (SoC Die)
N6 (IO Die)
Die Size
38 mm²
23 mm² (iGPU Die)
100 mm² (SoC Die)
28 mm² (IO Die)
Die Size
135 mm²
23 mm² (iGPU Die)
100 mm² (SoC Die)
28 mm² (IO Die)
Transistor Count
5.5 Billion
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-
Transistor Count
Unknown
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-
-
12 Cores
2 P-Cores
8 M-Cores
2 E-Cores
14 Cores
6 P-Cores
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8 E-Cores
14 Threads
4 P-Threads
8 M-Cores
2 E-Threads
14 Threads
6 P-Threads
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8 E-Threads
P-Core
1.3GHz
4.3GHz Boost
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P-Core
2.9GHz
5.1GHz Boost
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M-Core
0.8GHz
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-
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E-Core
0.7GHz
2.1GHz Boost
E-Core
2.6GHz
4.5GHz Boost
Overclocking
Locked
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-
Overclocking
Unlocked
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-
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Integrated Chipset
-
Type
DMI
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-
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-
-
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Transfer Rate
16GT/s
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-
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Lanes
8
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-
Bandwidth
16GB/s
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-
Bi-directional
32GB/s
L0 Instruction
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-
L0 Instruction
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-
L0 Data
-
-
L0 Data
-
-
L1 Instruction
64KB/P-Core
8-way set associative
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-
64KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L1 Instruction
64KB/P-Core
8-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
48KB/P-Core
12-way set associative
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32KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
48KB/P-Core
12-way set associative
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32KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L2
2048KB/Core
16-way set associative
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-
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2MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L2
3072KB/Core
10-way set associative
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-
-
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8MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L3
-
12MB Shared
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12-way set associative
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-
-
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L3
-
24MB Shared
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12-way set associative
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-
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-
Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
96GB
Max Memory
192GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
2800MHz
Transfer Rate
5600MT/s
Clock
3200MHz
Transfer Rate
6400MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
44.8GB/s
Bandwidth
89.6GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
51.2GB/s
Bandwidth
102.4GB/s
TDP
15W
12W cTDP Down
28W cTDP Up
57W Peak
TDP
55W
45W cTDP Down
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160W Peak
Temp
105°C Max
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Temp
105°C Max
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
PCIe 4.0 x20 Lanes
PCIe 5.0 x20 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes
Graphics 4C 1850MHz
512 Shaders
1850MHz
Graphics 3C 1800MHz
384 Shaders
1800MHz
AI Boost 3
AI Boost 3
1.4MHz
2 Cores
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2 Cores
11.5 TOPS
INT8
13 TOPS
INT8
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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