Intel Core i5-3570K vs Intel Core Ultra 5 135U

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-3570K CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
Intel Core i5-3570K Intel Core Ultra 5 135U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i5-3570K and the Intel Core Ultra 5 135U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i5-3570K 4 core processor released in Q2/2012 with the Intel Core Ultra 5 135U which has 12 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2023.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Intel Core Ultra 5 (10)
Intel Core i 3000 (31) CPU group Intel Core Ultra 100U (7)
3 Generation 1
Ivy Bridge S Architecture Meteor Lake U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Core i5-2550k Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-3570K is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.40 GHz (3.80 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Core Ultra 5 135U clocks with 1.60 GHz (4.40 GHz), has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 14 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i5-3570K Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
4 Cores 12
4 Threads 14
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.40 GHz (3.80 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.

Intel Core i5-3570K 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

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics 4000 GPU Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake)
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.90 GHz
7 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology 5 nm
3 Max. displays 4
16 Compute units 64
128 Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
11.0 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.

Intel HD Graphics 4000 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
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i5-3570K, while the Intel Core Ultra 5 135U supports a maximum of 96 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 120.0 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i5-3570K Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR5X-7500, DDR5-5600
32 GB Max. Memory 96 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 12.00 MB
6.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
16 PCIe lanes 20
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i5-3570K has a TDP of 77 W. The TDP of the Intel Core Ultra 5 135U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i5-3570K Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
77 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 Intel Core i5-3570K has 6.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 22 nm. The cache of Intel Core Ultra 5 135U is at 12.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm.

Intel Core i5-3570K Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
22 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 1155 Socket BGA 2049
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2012 Release date Q4/2023
235 $ 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.
Intel Core i5-3570K Intel Core i5-3570K
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.15 GHz
294 (16%)
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%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-3570K Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
731 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
12C 14T @ 4.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-3570K Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
2808 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
12C 14T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i5-3570K Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
835 (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.
Intel Core i5-3570K Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
2866 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
12C 14T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-3570K Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
755 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
12C 14T @ 4.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-3570K Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
2286 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
12C 14T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-3570K Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
275 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
12C 14T @ 4.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-3570K Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
1041 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
12C 14T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Core i5-3570K Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
38 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
12C 14T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i5-3570K Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
4958 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
12C 14T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Core i5-3570K Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
673.9 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
12C 14T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-3570K Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
384 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
12C 14T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-3570K Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1447 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
12C 14T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-3570K Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
132 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
12C 14T @ 4.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-3570K Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
510 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
12C 14T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-3570K Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
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