Intel Core i3-10105 vs Intel Core Ultra 5 125U

Compare Intel 10th Generation Core i3 4 core CPU vs Intel Core Ultra (Series 1) 12 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

3616 points
11% slightly better overall score
3241 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

5818 points
16% slightly better gaming score
5004 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

2964 points
8% slightly better multitasking score
2724 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

2845 points
8% slightly better heavy workload score
2614 points

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Other Benchmarks

Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

80.30 points
91.09 points
13% slightly higher Blender score
Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

4311 points
7587 points
75% significantly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score
Geekbench 6 (single) score

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1478 points
1843 points
24% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

4
12
200% significantly more cores

Threads

Number of logical processing units

8
14
75% significantly more threads

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

3.7 GHz
2% slightly higher clock speed
3.6 GHz

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

4.4 GHz
2% slightly higher turbo speed
4.3 GHz

PCIe Lanes

Number of physical connections between the CPU and expansion slots

16
20
25% slightly more pcie lanes

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
Identical
2

Supported Memory

Maximum amount of RAM supported by this CPU

128 GiB
33% slightly more supported memory
96 GiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

472nd of 1,089
506th of 1,089

Family

The product line

10th Generation Core i3
Core Ultra (Series 1)

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2021 February
2023 November

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4-2666
DDR5-7467

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

No
No

Core i3-10105 vs Core Ultra 5 125U benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i3-10105 is faster than the Core Ultra 5 125U. Despite this, the Core Ultra 5 125U has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core Ultra 5 125U has significantly more cores with 12 cores compared to the Core i3-10105 that has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i3-10105. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i3-10105 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core Ultra 5 125U. Also, the Core i3-10105 has a slightly higher turbo speed.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i3-10105 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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