AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX vs Intel Core Ultra 5 125H

Ryzen 9 6900HX vs Core Ultra 5 125H benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core Ultra 5 125H performs better than the Ryzen 9 6900HX. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen 9 6900HX 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 Ryzen 9 6900HX. Indeed, the Core Ultra 5 125H has 14 cores compared to 8 cores found in the Ryzen 9 6900HX. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 9 6900HX. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core Ultra 5 125H has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Ryzen 9 6900HX. In terms of cache, the Core Ultra 5 125H has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Ryzen 9 6900HX. The Core Ultra 5 125H also has slightly 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 Ryzen 9 6900HX has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.