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AMD Ryzen 7 3700U

vs

Intel Core Ultra 5 125U

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of AMD Ryzen 7 3700U and Intel Core Ultra 5 125U processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

Intel Core Ultra 5 125U

More Total Cores: 12 (4 vs 12)
Larger L3 Cache: 12 MB (4MB vs 12 MB)
Higher Technology: 7 nm (12nm vs 7 nm)
Higher Memory Type: DDR5-5600,LPDDR5x-7467 (DDR4 vs DDR5-5600,LPDDR5x-7467)
Newer Launch Date: December 2023 (January 2019 vs December 2023)

Basic

AMD

Label Name

Intel

January 2019

Launch Date

December 2023

Laptop

Platform

Laptop

Model Name

Core Ultra 5 125U

Picasso

Code Name

Meteor Lake

Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit *Operating System (OS) support will vary by manufacturer.

OS Support

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

Performance-cores

Efficient-cores

2.3GHz

Basic Frequency

Up to 4.0GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

Performance-core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

Efficient-core Base Frequency

2.3 GHz

Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

384KB

L1 Cache

112 KB per core

2MB

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

4MB

L3 Cache

12 MB

FP5

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

Unlocked for Overclocking

12nm

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

7 nm

15W

TDP

15 W

105°C

Max. Operating Temperature

Junction Temperature is the maximum temperature allowed at the processor die.

PCIe® 3.0

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

Memory Specifications

DDR4

Memory Type

DDR5-5600,LPDDR5x-7467

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

96GB

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Up to 2400MT/s

Bus Speed

GPU Specifications

Radeon™ RX Vega 10 Graphics

Integrated Graphics Model

An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.

Intel® Graphics

Graphics Core Count

1400 MHz

Graphics Frequency