Intel Core i7-6500U vs Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
—Single-core60.7
20.4Multi-core37.5
66.4Efficiencyspec-based81.9
20iGPU—
28.9Platformspec-based51.8
1 spec wins — Intel Core i7-6500U9 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Intel Core i7-6500U lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-6500U
- 92% higher Base clock: 2.5 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
Reasons to pick the Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
- Stronger multi-core score: 38 vs 20
- 500% higher cores: 12 vs 2
- 409% higher PassMark: 16,674 vs 3,276
- 250% higher threads: 14 vs 4
- 200% higher L3 cache: 12 MB vs 4 MB
General
| Spec | Intel Core i7-6500U | Intel Core Ultra 5 125U |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2015 | 2023 |
| Process | 14 nm | 7 nm+50% |
| Base TDP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Max TDP | 25 W | 57 W+128% |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Intel Core i7-6500U | Intel Core Ultra 5 125U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 2 | 12+500% |
| Performance cores | — | 2 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 10 |
| Threads | 4 | 14+250% |
| Base clock | 2.5 GHz+92% | 1.3 GHz |
| Boost clock | 3.1 GHz | 4.3 GHz+39% |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 12 MB+200% |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Intel Core i7-6500U | Intel Core Ultra 5 125U |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Intel HD Graphics 520 | Intel Graphics (4 Xe) |
| iGPU clock | 1,050 MHz | 1,850 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Intel Core i7-6500U | Intel Core Ultra 5 125U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600 | LPDDR5X-7467 / DDR5-5600 |
| Max memory | 32 GB | 96 GB+200% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Intel Core i7-6500U | Intel Core Ultra 5 125U |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 1,566Bottom 38% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 9,593Bottom 35% |
| PassMark | 3,276Bottom 4% | 16,674+409%Bottom 38% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | 263Bottom 4% | — |
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