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Intel Core Ultra 7 165U vs Ultra 5 135U

50 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
VS
48 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U

We compared two 12-core laptop CPUs: the 1.7 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 165U against the 1.6 GHz Ultra 5 135U. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 135U and 165U
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
  • 11% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)
  • 13% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2383 vs 2112 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 7 165U
vs
Core Ultra 5 135U

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 991.6 MB/sec 841 MB/sec
Clang compilation 69.9 Klines/sec 66.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 238.5 pages/sec 208.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 284.5 Mpixels/sec 242.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 239.3 pages/sec 212.4 pages/sec
Background blur 41.7 images/sec 36.9 images/sec
Photo processing 93.7 images/sec 77.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 14.3 Mpixels/sec 12.8 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 12 & 9 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 56.6 GOps/sec 55.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 39.8 GOps/sec 39.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 66M Primes/sec 65M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 20.6M Strings/sec 20.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 11.6 GBytes/sec 11.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression 182.6 MBytes/sec 185.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 1116 Frames/sec 1090 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 10.2B Matrices/sec 10.5B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 1485 & 1153 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 34 PPW 42.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 651.1 PPW 724.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1110.5 PPW 1384.5 PPW
Blender / Watt 7.53 PPW 12.46 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 165U and Ultra 5 135U

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released December 14, 2023 December 14, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Meteor Lake Meteor Lake
Model number 165U 135U
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 8840U - AMD Ryzen 5 8640U
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 265U - Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
Intel CPU rating (149th and 168th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 2
P-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (P) 1.7 GHz 1.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.9 GHz 4.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 10 10
E-Threads 10 10
Base Frequency (E) 1.2 GHz 1.1 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.8 GHz 3.6 GHz
Total
Total Cores 12 12
Total Threads 14 14
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 17x 16x
L1 Cache 112K (per core) 112K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 7 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 12-15 W (configurable) 12 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 57 W 57 W
Socket FCBGA-2049 FCBGA-2049
Peak Temperature 110°C 110°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2000 MHz 1900 MHz
Shading Units 512 512
TMUs 32 32
ROPs 16 16
Execution Units 64 64
TGP 14 W 14 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 7 165U +5%
2 TFLOPS
Core Ultra 5 135U
1.9 TFLOPS
See: Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5-7467
- LPDDR5x-7467
- DDR5-5600		 - LPDDR5-7467
- LPDDR5x-7467
- DDR5-5600
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 96 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 7 165U official page Intel Core Ultra 5 135U official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

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