Intel Core Ultra 5 135U vs Intel Core i3-7100E

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Intel Core Ultra 5 135U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-7100E
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U Intel Core i3-7100E

CPU comparison

Intel Core Ultra 5 135U or Intel Core i3-7100E - 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 Intel Core Ultra 5 135U has 12 cores with 14 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. Up to 96 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 5 135U was released in Q4/2023.

The Intel Core i3-7100E has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-7100E was released in Q1/2017.
Intel Core Ultra 5 (10) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Core Ultra 100U (7) CPU group Intel Core i 7000U (18)
1 Generation 7
Meteor Lake U Architecture Kaby Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Intel Core i3-6100E
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core Ultra 5 135U is a 12 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (4.40 GHz). The Intel Core i3-7100E has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz.

Intel Core Ultra 5 135U Characteristic Intel Core i3-7100E
12 Cores 2
14 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz (4.40 GHz)
2x Redwood Cove
A-Core 2.90 GHz
1.10 GHz (3.60 GHz)
8x Crestmont
B-Core --
0.70 GHz (2.10 GHz)
2x Crestmont
C-Core --

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 Ultra 5 135U Characteristic Intel Core i3-7100E
Intel AI engine AI hardware --
Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT) AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) GPU Intel HD Graphics 630
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.90 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.95 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9.5
5 nm Technology 14 nm
4 Max. displays 3
64 Compute units 24
512 Shader 192
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
12.2 DirectX Version 12

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 Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) GPU Intel HD Graphics 630
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core Ultra 5 135U supports a maximum of 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-7100E can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core Ultra 5 135U Characteristic Intel Core i3-7100E
LPDDR5X-7500, DDR5-5600 Memory DDR4-2400
96 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC Yes
12.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 3.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 16
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core Ultra 5 135U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Core i3-7100E is 35 W.

Intel Core Ultra 5 135U Characteristic Intel Core i3-7100E
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
57 W TDP (PL2) --
28 W TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
110 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core Ultra 5 135U has a 12.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-7100E cache has a total of 3.00 MB.

Intel Core Ultra 5 135U Characteristic Intel Core i3-7100E
7 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 2049 Socket BGA 1440
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2023 Release date Q1/2017
-- Release price 225 $
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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 Ultra 5 135U Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 1.90 GHz
1885 (100%)
Intel Core i3-7100E Intel Core i3-7100E
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 0.95 GHz
365 (19%)

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