AMD Ryzen 5 5600H vs Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
24.9Single-core39.3
22.5Multi-core33.4
47.1Efficiency66.9
56iGPU72
49.9Platform57.9
2 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5600H14 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
InnoReviews verdict
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H wins this laptop processor face-off, 47.4 to 34.3, pulling ahead mainly in efficiency (+20) and iGPU (+16). AMD Ryzen 5 5600H still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
- 175% higher Base clock: 3.3 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
- 50% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 4
Reasons to pick the Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
- Stronger Single-core score: 39 vs 25
- Stronger Multi-core score: 33 vs 23
- Stronger efficiency score: 67 vs 47
- Stronger iGPU score: 72 vs 56
- Stronger platform score: 58 vs 50
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5600H | Intel Core Ultra 5 125H |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2023 |
| Process | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Base TDP | 45 W | 28 W+38% |
| Max TDP | 54 W | 115 W+113% |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5600H | Intel Core Ultra 5 125H |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 14+133% |
| Performance cores | 6+50% | 4 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 10 |
| Threads | 12 | 18+50% |
| Base clock | 3.3 GHz+175% | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.2 GHz | 4.5 GHz+7% |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 18 MB+13% |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5600H | Intel Core Ultra 5 125H |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon Vega 7 | Intel Arc Graphics (7 Xe) |
| iGPU clock | 1,800 MHz | 2,200 MHz+22% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5600H | Intel Core Ultra 5 125H |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4266 | LPDDR5X-7467 / DDR5-5600 |
| Max memory | 64 GB | 96 GB+50% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5600H | Intel Core Ultra 5 125H |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,860 | 2,240+20% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 7,400 | 11,100+50% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,420 | 1,650+16% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 9,900 | 13,500+36% |
| PassMark | 17,700 | 24,400+38% |
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