AMD Athlon II X4 651 vs Intel Core Ultra 5 135U

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AMD Athlon II X4 651 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
AMD Athlon II X4 651 Intel Core Ultra 5 135U

CPU comparison

AMD Athlon II X4 651 or Intel Core Ultra 5 135U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Athlon II X4 651 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X4 651 was released in Q4/2011.

The Intel Core Ultra 5 135U has 12 cores with 14 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 5 135U was released in Q4/2023.
AMD Athlon II (52) Family Intel Core Ultra 5 (10)
AMD Athlon II X4 (Llano) (5) CPU group Intel Core Ultra 100U (7)
2 Generation 1
Llano Architecture Meteor Lake U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon II X4 651 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X4 651 is 3.00 GHz while the Intel Core Ultra 5 135U has 12 CPU cores and 14 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core Ultra 5 135U is at 1.60 GHz (4.40 GHz).

AMD Athlon II X4 651 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
4 Cores 12
4 Threads 14
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz A-Core 1.60 GHz (4.40 GHz)
2x Redwood Cove
-- B-Core 1.10 GHz (3.60 GHz)
8x Crestmont
-- C-Core 0.70 GHz (2.10 GHz)
2x Crestmont

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Athlon II X4 651 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
-- AI hardware Intel AI engine
-- AI specifications Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT)

Internal Graphics

The AMD Athlon II X4 651 or Intel Core Ultra 5 135U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake)
GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.90 GHz
-- GPU Generation --
Technology 5 nm
Max. displays 4
-- Compute units 64
-- Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
-- DirectX Version 12.2

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Athlon II X4 651 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Core Ultra 5 135U supports up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 120.0 GB/s.

AMD Athlon II X4 651 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR5X-7500, DDR5-5600
16 GB Max. Memory 96 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
No ECC No
4.00 MB L2 Cache 12.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon II X4 651 is 100 W, while the Intel Core Ultra 5 135U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Athlon II X4 651 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
100 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) 57 W
-- TDP up 28 W
-- TDP down 12 W
-- Tjunction max. 110 °C

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X4 651 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Intel Core Ultra 5 135U is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 12.00 MB cache.

AMD Athlon II X4 651 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
32 nm Technology 7 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
FM1 Socket BGA 2049
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2011 Release date Q4/2023
-- Release price --
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon II X4 651 AMD Athlon II X4 651
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
411 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
12C 14T @ 4.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon II X4 651 AMD Athlon II X4 651
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
1467 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
12C 14T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Athlon II X4 651 AMD Athlon II X4 651
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 1.90 GHz
1885 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Athlon II X4 651 AMD Athlon II X4 651
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
2340 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
12C 14T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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