Ultra 5 135U vs Apple M2 Max

Place in the ranking	394	707
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Apple M-Series	Intel Meteor Lake-U
Power efficiency	20.14	69.84
Architecture codename	no data	Meteor Lake-P (2023)
Release date	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$332

Detailed specifications

M2 Max and Core Ultra 5 135U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	12 (Dodeca-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Performance-cores	no data	2
Efficient-cores	no data	8
Low Power Efficient-cores	no data	2
Threads	12	14
Base clock speed	2.424 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.4 GHz
L1 cache	3.3 MB	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	36 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	48 MB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	5 nm	Intel 4 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	110 °C
Number of transistors	67000 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on M2 Max and Core Ultra 5 135U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	no data	1
Socket	no data	FCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)	79 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M2 Max and Core Ultra 5 135U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+
Supported AI Software Frameworks	-	OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT

Security technologies

M2 Max and Core Ultra 5 135U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M2 Max and Core Ultra 5 135U are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M2 Max and Core Ultra 5 135U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR5
Maximum memory size	no data	96 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU	Intel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.9 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of M2 Max and Core Ultra 5 135U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by M2 Max and Core Ultra 5 135U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDP	no data	3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by M2 Max and Core Ultra 5 135U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.2
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M2 Max and Core Ultra 5 135U.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	12
PCI support	no data	4.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M2 Max 16.81
+51.9%

Ultra 5 135U 11.07

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Apple M2 Max 26698
+51.9%

Ultra 5 135U 17577

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Apple M2 Max 2084
+27.5%

Ultra 5 135U 1634

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Apple M2 Max 236
+3.5%

Ultra 5 135U 228