Core Ultra 5 135H vs Ryzen 5 3600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3600 and Core Ultra 5 135H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	633	416
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	35.15	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	Intel Meteor Lake-H
Architecture codename	Matisse (2019−2020)	Meteor Lake-H
Release date	7 July 2019 (4 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data
Current price	$163 (0.8x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3600 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	12	18
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	4.6 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	32 MB (shared)	18 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	7 nm
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	FCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Core Ultra 5 135H. 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	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3600 and Core Ultra 5 135H 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 Ryzen 5 3600 and Core Ultra 5 135H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Core Ultra 5 135H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR5
Maximum memory size	128 GB	96 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 3600 and Core Ultra 5 135H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

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4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Core Ultra 5 135H 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)
Max resolution over eDP	-	3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	-	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Core Ultra 5 135H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	-	12.2
OpenGL	-	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Core Ultra 5 135H.

PCI Express lanes	no data	28
PCI support	no data	5.0 and 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 Ryzen 5 3600 by 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	11.48	15.58
Recency	7 July 2019	14 December 2023
Physical cores	6	14
Threads	12	18
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	28 Watt

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