Intel Core i7-8550U vs Intel Core Ultra 5 125H

Core i7-8550U vs Core Ultra 5 125H comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core Ultra 5 125H performs better than the Core i7-8550U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-8550U in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core Ultra 5 125H has significantly more cores than the Core i7-8550U. Indeed, the Core Ultra 5 125H has 14 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i7-8550U. It also has more threads than the Core i7-8550U. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core Ultra 5 125H has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-8550U. Also, the Core Ultra 5 125H has a slightly higher turbo speed. In terms of cache, the Core Ultra 5 125H has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i7-8550U. The Core Ultra 5 125H also has significantly more L3 cache.

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 i7-8550U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.