Intel Core Ultra 5 125UL vs Intel Xeon Bronze 3508U

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Intel Core Ultra 5 125UL CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Bronze 3508U
Intel Core Ultra 5 125UL Intel Xeon Bronze 3508U

CPU comparison

Intel Core Ultra 5 125UL or Intel Xeon Bronze 3508U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core Ultra 5 125UL has 12 cores with 14 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.30 GHz. Up to 96 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 5 125UL was released in Q2/2024.

The Intel Xeon Bronze 3508U has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Bronze 3508U was released in Q4/2023.
Intel Core Ultra 5 (10) Family Intel Xeon Bronze (6)
Intel Core Ultra 100UL (5) CPU group Intel Xeon Bronze 3400 (2)
1 Generation 3
Meteor Lake PS Architecture Sapphire Rapids
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core Ultra 5 125UL has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 14 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core Ultra 5 125UL is 1.30 GHz (4.30 GHz) while the Intel Xeon Bronze 3508U has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Bronze 3508U is at 2.10 GHz (2.20 GHz).

Intel Core Ultra 5 125UL Characteristic Intel Xeon Bronze 3508U
12 Cores 8
14 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.30 GHz (4.30 GHz)
2x Redwood Cove
A-Core 2.10 GHz (2.20 GHz)
0.80 GHz (3.60 GHz)
8x Crestmont
B-Core --
0.70 GHz (2.10 GHz)
2x Crestmont
C-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core Ultra 5 125UL Characteristic Intel Xeon Bronze 3508U
Intel AI engine AI hardware --
Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT) AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core Ultra 5 125UL or Intel Xeon Bronze 3508U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) GPU no iGPU
0.60 GHz GPU frequency --
1.85 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
5 nm Technology
4 Max. displays
64 Compute units --
512 Shader --
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.2 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core Ultra 5 125UL can use up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 89.6 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Bronze 3508U supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 281.6 GB/s.

Intel Core Ultra 5 125UL Characteristic Intel Xeon Bronze 3508U
DDR5-5600 Memory DDR5-4400
96 GB Max. Memory 4096 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
89.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 281.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
12.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 22.50 MB
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
20 PCIe lanes 80
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 157.5 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core Ultra 5 125UL is 15 W, while the Intel Xeon Bronze 3508U has a TDP of 125 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core Ultra 5 125UL Characteristic Intel Xeon Bronze 3508U
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 125 W
57 W TDP (PL2) --
28 W TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core Ultra 5 125UL is manufactured in 7 nm and has 12.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Bronze 3508U is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 22.50 MB cache.

Intel Core Ultra 5 125UL Characteristic Intel Xeon Bronze 3508U
7 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 1851 Socket LGA 4677
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows, Linux
Q2/2024 Release date Q4/2023
-- Release price 415 $
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core Ultra 5 125UL Intel Core Ultra 5 125UL
Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 1.85 GHz
1835 (100%)
Intel Xeon Bronze 3508U Intel Xeon Bronze 3508U
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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