Ultra 5 238V vs Ultra 5 135U

Primary details

Comparing Core Ultra 5 135U and Core Ultra 5 238V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking696not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Meteor Lake-Uno data
Power efficiency70.22no data
Architecture codenameMeteor Lake-P (2023)Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$332no data

Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 5 135U and Core Ultra 5 238V 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads148
Base clock speed1.6 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus rateno data37 MHz
L1 cache112 KB (per core)192 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 4 nm3 nm
Maximum core temperature110 °C100 °C
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 5 135U and Core Ultra 5 238V 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA2049Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 5 135U and Core Ultra 5 238V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
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 FrameworksOpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT-

Security technologies

Core Ultra 5 135U and Core Ultra 5 238V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 5 135U and Core Ultra 5 238V are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 5 135U and Core Ultra 5 238V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5
Maximum memory size96 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® GraphicsArc 130V
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.9 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 5 135U and Core Ultra 5 238V integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 5 135U and Core Ultra 5 238V integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)no data
Max resolution over eDP3840x2400 @ 120Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core Ultra 5 135U and Core Ultra 5 238V integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.2no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 5 135U and Core Ultra 5 238V.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes124
PCI support4.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 December 2023 24 September 2024
Physical cores 12 8
Threads 14 8
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 17 Watt

Ultra 5 135U has 50% more physical cores and 75% more threads, and 13.3% lower power consumption.

Ultra 5 238V, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months.

We couldn't decide between Core Ultra 5 135U and Core Ultra 5 238V. We've got no test results to judge.


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