Core Ultra 5 135H vs Pentium Gold 4417U
Aggregate performance score
Ultra 5 135H outperforms Pentium Gold 4417U by a whopping 615% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium Gold 4417U and Core Ultra 5 135H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1835 | 452 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Kaby Lake Refresh | Intel Meteor Lake-H |
| Architecture codename | Kaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019) | Meteor Lake-H |
| Release date | 15 February 2019 (5 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $161 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Pentium Gold 4417U and Core Ultra 5 135H 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 18 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 112 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 18 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 110 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Gold 4417U and Core Ultra 5 135H 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 | BGA1356 | Intel BGA 2049 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Core Ultra 5 135H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | no data | + |
Security technologies
Pentium Gold 4417U and Core Ultra 5 135H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Core Ultra 5 135H are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Core Ultra 5 135H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics 610 | Intel Arc 7-Cores iGPU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Core Ultra 5 135H.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 8 |
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.
Core Ultra 5 135H outperforms Pentium Gold 4417U by 615% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 65%
Core Ultra 5 135H outperforms Pentium Gold 4417U by 613% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.09 | 14.94 |
| Integrated graphics card | 1.84 | 17.40 |
| Recency | 15 February 2019 | 14 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 14 |
| Threads | 4 | 18 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 28 Watt |
Pentium Gold 4417U has 86.7% lower power consumption.
Ultra 5 135H, on the other hand, has a 614.8% higher aggregate performance score, 845.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 600% more physical cores and 350% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The Core Ultra 5 135H is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 4417U in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Gold 4417U and Core Ultra 5 135H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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