Athlon 550 vs Ultra 5 135UL
Primary details
Comparing Core Ultra 5 135UL and Athlon 550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | Meteor Lake-PS (2024) | Argon (1999) |
| Release date | 8 April 2024 (less than a year ago) | 23 June 1999 (25 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $331 | $449 |
Detailed specifications
Core Ultra 5 135UL and Athlon 550 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 14 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 0.55 GHz |
| L1 cache | 112 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | no data | 184 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 70 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 22 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core Ultra 5 135UL and Athlon 550 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 | 1851 | AMD Slot A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 41 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 5 135UL and Athlon 550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
Security technologies
Core Ultra 5 135UL and Athlon 550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 5 135UL and Athlon 550 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 5 135UL and Athlon 550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 Depends on motherboard | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Arc Xe-LPG 64EU | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 5 135UL and Athlon 550.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 8 April 2024 | 23 June 1999 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 1 |
| Threads | 14 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 41 Watt |
Ultra 5 135UL has an age advantage of 24 years, 1100% more physical cores and 1300% more threads, a 2471.4% more advanced lithography process, and 173.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core Ultra 5 135UL and Athlon 550. We've got no test results to judge.
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