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Intel Core i5-9400F

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Intel Core Ultra 5 125U

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Intel Core i5-9400F 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 (6 vs 12)
Larger L3 Cache: 12 MB (9 MB vs 12 MB)
Higher Technology: 7 nm (14 nm vs 7 nm)
Higher Memory Type: DDR5-5600,LPDDR5x-7467 (DDR4-2666 vs DDR5-5600,LPDDR5x-7467)
Newer Launch Date: December 2023 (January 2019 vs December 2023)

Basic

Intel

Label Name

Intel

January 2019

Launch Date

December 2023

Desktop

Platform

Laptop

i5-9400F

Model Name

Core Ultra 5 125U

Coffee Lake

Code Name

Meteor Lake

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

2.90 GHz

Basic Frequency

Yes

Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

Yes

Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

4.10 GHz

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

Yes

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology

Intel Hyper-Threading Technology

2.0

Intel Turbo Boost Technology

4.10 GHz

Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 Frequency

L1 Cache

112 KB per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

9 MB

L3 Cache

12 MB

9 MB Intel® Smart Cache

Cache

FCLGA1151

CPU Socket

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

Yes

Intel AES New Instructions

14 nm

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

65 W

TDP

15 W

100°C

Max. Operating Temperature

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

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.

Max Number of PCI Express Lanes

A PCI Express (PCIe) lane consists of two differential signaling pairs, one for receiving data, one for transmitting data, and is the basic unit of the PCIe bus. Max # of PCI Express Lanes is the total number of supported lanes.

64-bit

Instruction Set

An instruction set architecture (ISA) defines the instructions a processor can execute. Common architectures include x86-64, ARM and RISC-V. The ISA determines software compatibility, while optional instruction extensions add specialized capabilities.

Yes

Intel 64

Yes

Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Up to 1x16 | 2x8 | 1x8+2x4

PCI Express Configurations

PCI Express (PCIe) Configurations describe the available PCIe lane configurations that can be used to link to PCIe devices.

Memory Specifications

DDR4-2666

Memory Type

DDR5-5600,LPDDR5x-7467

128 GB

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.

8 GT/s

Bus Speed

41.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

Max Memory bandwidth is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by the processor (in GB/s).

ECC Memory Support

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

GPU Specifications

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

Miscellaneous

Intel® SSE4.1 | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® AVX2

Intel Standard Manageability (ISM)

Yes

Execute Disable Bit

Execute Disable Bit is a hardware-based security feature that can reduce exposure to viruses and malicious-code attacks and prevent harmful software from executing and propagating on the server or network.

Yes

Intel Boot Guard

Yes

Intel OS Guard