Core Ultra 5 134U vs Ryzen 9 5900X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 5900X
2020
12 cores / 24 threads, 105 Watt
25.32
+229%

Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Ultra 5 134U by a whopping 229% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5900X and Core Ultra 5 134U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking175894
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation70.91no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9Intel Meteor Lake-U
Architecture codenameVermeer (Zen3) (2020)Meteor Lake-U
Release date5 November 2020 (3 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$549no data
Current price$303 (0.6x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5900X and Core Ultra 5 134U 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads2414
Base clock speed3.7 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache64 MB12 MB
Chip lithography7 nm7 nm
Die size2x 80.7 + 125 (I/O) mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5900X and Core Ultra 5 134U 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
SocketAM4FCBGA2551
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and Core Ultra 5 134U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPPno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Statusno dataLaunched

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 5900X and Core Ultra 5 134U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and Core Ultra 5 134U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and Core Ultra 5 134U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequency-1.75 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 5900X and Core Ultra 5 134U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and Core Ultra 5 134U 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 9 5900X and Core Ultra 5 134U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12.2
OpenGL-4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and Core Ultra 5 134U.

PCIe version4.0no data
PCI Express lanesno data12
PCI supportno data4.0 and 3.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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.

Ryzen 9 5900X 25.32
+229%
Ultra 5 134U 7.69

Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Core Ultra 5 134U by 229% 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: 68%

Ryzen 9 5900X 39164
+229%
Ultra 5 134U 11891

Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Core Ultra 5 134U by 229% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 9 5900X 2184
+7.8%
Ultra 5 134U 2026

Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Core Ultra 5 134U by 8% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 9 5900X 11901
+46.7%
Ultra 5 134U 8115

Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Core Ultra 5 134U by 47% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 25.32 7.69
Recency 5 November 2020 14 December 2023
Threads 24 14
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 9 Watt

The Ryzen 9 5900X is our recommended choice as it beats the Core Ultra 5 134U in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 9 5900X is a desktop processor while Core Ultra 5 134U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 5900X and Core Ultra 5 134U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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