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Core™ i5-1250PE

G-Score 64 Overall Score

12 cores / 16 threads, up to 4.40 GHz

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Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 125U

G-Score 64 Overall Score

12 cores / 14 threads, up to 4.30 GHz, AI acceleration

Insight

VERDICT

Recommended Core™ i5-1250PE

G-SCORE is very close here (64 vs 64, about 0% apart), so this is a soft recommendation—drill into each index below. Narrow the lens to Content Creation Index before you argue with G-SCORE alone. Match your week against Content Creation Index leading +16%, Compute Index up +16%—that is the practical test. SFF builders: treat ~39% efficiency as a real constraint. The final word is your most-used software, not this page.

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Signals

Head-to-Head Specs

12 / 16
Cores
12 / 14
4.4 GHz
Clock
4.3 GHz
12 MB
Cache
12 MB
GeeCool Index

Six Index Comparison

Gaming Index

Game performance
Better in this index Intel® Core™ i5-1250PE Processor
70
66
Core™ i5-1250PE Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 125U

The higher Gaming Index usually means smoother frame pacing and better minimums in CPU-sensitive games.

Content Creation Index

Editing, rendering & streaming
Better in this index Intel® Core™ i5-1250PE Processor
72
62
Core™ i5-1250PE Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 125U

If Premiere, Blender, or OBS is daily work, Content Creation Index is more actionable than raw cores.

Compute Index

Compilation & multithreaded workloads
Better in this index Intel® Core™ i5-1250PE Processor
68
59
Core™ i5-1250PE Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 125U

When you need sustained throughput, Compute Index is more informative than peak clock alone.

AI Capability

On-device AI workloads
Better in this index Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 125U
71
79
Core™ i5-1250PE Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 125U

The higher AI Capability tends to have more headroom for local LLMs and Stable Diffusion-style workloads.

Efficiency Index

Performance per watt
Better in this index Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 125U
55
76
Core™ i5-1250PE Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 125U

Efficiency is not just TDP—Efficiency Index captures the performance-per-watt balance.

Value Index

Capability vs platform cost
Better in this index Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 125U
29
29
Core™ i5-1250PE Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 125U

The higher Value Index often delivers a better return on platform spend.

Specs

Key Differences

Spec Core™ i5-1250PE Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 125U
硬件类型 CPU CPU
核心 / 线程 12 / 16 12 / 14
最高 Boost 4.4 GHz 4.3 GHz
L3 缓存 12 MB 12 MB
平台 FCBGA1744 FCBGA2049
内存支持 Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s Up to LPDDR5/X 7467 MT/sUp to DDR5 5600 MT/s
Guide

Buying Choice

Why choose Core™ i5-1250PE?

  • Up to 4.40 GHz boost — stronger single-core bursts
  • 12 cores / 16 threads — higher multithreaded throughput

Why choose Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 125U?

  • Built-in NPU for local AI, speech, and vision tasks
  • Efficiency-focused specs for quiet, cool builds
  • Balanced specs with stronger platform value

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