Core Ultra 7 165U vs Core Ultra 5 135H

Primary details

Comparing Core Ultra 5 135H and Core Ultra 7 165U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	416	643
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Meteor Lake-H	Intel Meteor Lake-U
Architecture codename	Meteor Lake-H	Meteor Lake-P
Release date	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 5 135H and Core Ultra 7 165U 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	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	18	142 x 4.9  GHz Intel Redwood Cove P-Core8 x 3.8  GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core2 x 2.1  GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	4.9 GHz
L1 cache	no data	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	18 MB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm	7 nm
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 5 135H and Core Ultra 7 165U 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	1	1
Socket	FCBGA2049	FCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 5 135H and Core Ultra 7 165U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	+
SIPP	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	-
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Core Ultra 5 135H and Core Ultra 7 165U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 5 135H and Core Ultra 7 165U are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 5 135H and Core Ultra 7 165U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR5
Maximum memory size	96 GB	96 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® Arc™ graphics	Intel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Graphics max frequency	2.2 GHz	2 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 5 135H and Core Ultra 7 165U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

4

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 5 135H and Core Ultra 7 165U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2400 @ 120Hz	3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core Ultra 5 135H and Core Ultra 7 165U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.2	12.2
OpenGL	4.6	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 5 135H and Core Ultra 7 165U.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	28	20
PCI support	5.0 and 4.0	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.

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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.

Core Ultra 5 135H outperforms Core Ultra 7 165U by 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	15.58	11.37
Physical cores	14	12
Threads	18	142 x 4.9 GHz Intel Redwood Cove P-Core8 x 3.8 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core2 x 2.1 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	15 Watt

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