Core i9-10900F vs Core Ultra 5 125H

Short answer: which is best?

Core i9-10900F is 19.2 % stronger than Core Ultra 5 125H. Core i9-10900F ranks #21 of 59 measured processors at WhatFPS (9,329 CPU score over 1 verified runs). Core Ultra 5 125H ranks #34 of 59 measured processors at WhatFPS (7,825 CPU score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 2 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

MetricCore i9-10900FCore Ultra 5 125H
CPU score (the processor's own performance)9,3297,825
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)7,4062,533
Integer (MT)8.4 Gop/s6 Gop/s
Single-thread (1T)0.55 Gop/s0.62 Gop/s
Draw calls/s (DX11)4,374,6252,090,563
Cores / threads10 / 2014 / 18
L3 cache20 MB18 MB

What the numbers mean

The CPU score is the processor's own performance — that is what we rank on. GAMING is the whole rig's score in the best PC we measured the processor in, and leans heavily on the graphics card. A strong processor in a weak PC gets a low GAMING score without being worse. We show both and never mix them.

All numbers come from our benchmark suite: four hand-built 3D scenes written directly against the graphics APIs in Rust, the same load on every PC. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik

All measurements for Core i9-10900F · All measurements for Core Ultra 5 125H