AMD EPYC 9135 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165U

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AMD EPYC 9135 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
AMD EPYC 9135 Intel Core Ultra 7 165U

CPU comparison

AMD EPYC 9135 or Intel Core Ultra 7 165U - 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 EPYC 9135 has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 6144 GB of memory is supported in 12 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9135 was released in Q4/2024.

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U has 12 cores with 14 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U was released in Q4/2023.
AMD EPYC (129) Family Intel Core Ultra 7 (9)
AMD EPYC 9005 (21) CPU group Intel Core Ultra 100U (7)
5 Generation 1
Turin (Zen 5 / Zen 5c) Architecture Meteor Lake U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 9135 has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 9135 is 3.60 GHz while the Intel Core Ultra 7 165U has 12 CPU cores and 14 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core Ultra 7 165U is at 1.70 GHz (4.90 GHz).

AMD EPYC 9135 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
16 Cores 12
32 Threads 14
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.60 GHz
16x Zen 5
A-Core 1.70 GHz (4.90 GHz)
2x Redwood Cove
-- B-Core 1.20 GHz (3.80 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 EPYC 9135 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
-- AI hardware Intel AI engine
-- AI specifications Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT)

Internal Graphics

The AMD EPYC 9135 or Intel Core Ultra 7 165U 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) 2.00 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 EPYC 9135 can use up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 480.0 GB/s. The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U supports up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 120.0 GB/s.

AMD EPYC 9135 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
DDR5-6000 Memory LPDDR5X-7500, DDR5-5600
6144 GB Max. Memory 96 GB
12 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
480.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 12.00 MB
64.00 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version 4.0
128 PCIe lanes 20
504.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD EPYC 9135 is 200 W, while the Intel Core Ultra 7 165U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD EPYC 9135 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
200 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) 57 W
-- TDP up 28 W
-- TDP down 12 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 110 °C

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 9135 is manufactured in 4 nm and has 64.00 MB cache. The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 12.00 MB cache.

AMD EPYC 9135 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
4 nm Technology 7 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
SP5 Socket BGA 2049
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11 Operating systems Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2024 Release date Q4/2023
-- Release price --
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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 EPYC 9135 AMD EPYC 9135
@ 0.00 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 2.00 GHz
1985 (100%)

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