Core Ultra 5 125U vs 11th Gen Core i5-11400H @ 2.70GHz

Short answer: which is best?

Core Ultra 5 125U is 56.8 % stronger than 11th Gen Core i5-11400H @ 2.70GHz. Core Ultra 5 125U ranks #49 of 87 measured processors at WhatFPS (7,684 CPU score over 1 verified runs). 11th Gen Core i5-11400H @ 2.70GHz ranks #75 of 87 measured processors at WhatFPS (4,901 CPU score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 2 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

MetricCore Ultra 5 125U11th Gen Core i5-11400H @ 2.70GHz
CPU score (the processor's own performance)7,6844,901
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)1,6471,743
Integer (MT)5.4 Gop/s2.6 Gop/s
Single-thread (1T)0.71 Gop/s0.44 Gop/s
Draw calls/s (DX11)2,457,7984,749,215
Cores / threads12 / 146 / 12
L3 cache12 MB12 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 Ultra 5 125U · All measurements for 11th Gen Core i5-11400H @ 2.70GHz