Ultra 5 135U vs Xeon E5-2630 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2630 v4
2016
10 cores / 20 threads, 85 Watt
7.30
Core Ultra 5 135U
2023
12 cores / 14 threads, 15 Watt
11.06
+51.5%

Core Ultra 5 135U outperforms Xeon E5-2630 v4 by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2630 v4 and Core Ultra 5 135U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking991708
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.33no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E5Intel Meteor Lake-U
Power efficiency8.1369.78
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Meteor Lake-P (2023)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$667$332

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2630 v4 and Core Ultra 5 135U 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Performance-coresno data2
Efficient-coresno data8
Low Power Efficient-coresno data2
Threads2014
Base clock speed2.2 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier22no data
L1 cacheno data112 KB (per core)
L2 cache2.5 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache25 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 4 nm
Die size246.24 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature74 °C110 °C
Number of transistors3200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2630 v4 and Core Ultra 5 135U 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA2011FCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2630 v4 and Core Ultra 5 135U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-+
SIPP-+
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2630 v4 and Core Ultra 5 135U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2630 v4 and Core Ultra 5 135U are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2630 v4 and Core Ultra 5 135U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR5
Maximum memory size1.5 TB96 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth68.3 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.9 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2630 v4 and Core Ultra 5 135U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2630 v4 and Core Ultra 5 135U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2630 v4 and Core Ultra 5 135U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.2
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2630 v4 and Core Ultra 5 135U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4012
PCI supportno data4.0

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.

Xeon E5-2630 v4 7.30
Ultra 5 135U 11.06
+51.5%

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.

Xeon E5-2630 v4 11589
Ultra 5 135U 17565
+51.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.30 11.06
Recency 20 June 2016 14 December 2023
Physical cores 10 12
Threads 20 14
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon E5-2630 v4 has 42.9% more threads.

Ultra 5 135U, on the other hand, has a 51.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 20% more physical cores, and 466.7% lower power consumption.

The Core Ultra 5 135U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2630 v4 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2630 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 5 135U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2630 v4 and Core Ultra 5 135U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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