Intel Core i5-12400F vs Intel Core Ultra 5 125H

Core i5-12400F vs Core Ultra 5 125H comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-12400F performs better than the Core Ultra 5 125H. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core Ultra 5 125H in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core Ultra 5 125H has significantly more cores with 14 cores compared to the Core i5-12400F that has 6 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i5-12400F. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core Ultra 5 125H has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-12400F. Also, the Core Ultra 5 125H 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 i5-12400F has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.