Intel Core i5-11400F vs Intel Core Ultra 5 125H

Core i5-11400F vs Core Ultra 5 125H comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core Ultra 5 125H performs better than the Core i5-11400F. Despite this, the Core i5-11400F has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core Ultra 5 125H has significantly more cores than the Core i5-11400F. Indeed, the Core Ultra 5 125H has 14 cores compared to 6 cores found in the Core i5-11400F. It also has more threads than the Core i5-11400F. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core Ultra 5 125H has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-11400F. Also, the Core Ultra 5 125H has a slightly higher turbo speed.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i5-11400F has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.