Intel Core Ultra 5 135U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core Ultra 5 135U CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)

CPU comparison

Intel Core Ultra 5 135U or Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) - 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) has 10 cores with 10 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) was released in Q2/2024.
Intel Core Ultra 5 (10) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (1)
Intel Core Ultra 100U (7) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (1)
1 Generation 1
Meteor Lake U Architecture Oryon
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) has 10 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz (3.40 GHz).

Intel Core Ultra 5 135U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
12 Cores 10
14 Threads 10
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz (4.40 GHz)
2x Redwood Cove
A-Core 1.00 GHz (3.40 GHz)
12x Oryon
1.10 GHz (3.60 GHz)
8x Crestmont
B-Core --
0.70 GHz (2.10 GHz)
2x Crestmont
C-Core --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core Ultra 5 135U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
Intel® AI Boost AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT) AI specifications Qualcomm Hexagon NPU @ 45 TOPS
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 Qualcomm Adreno X Elite/Plus
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 1.00 GHz
1.90 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
5 nm Technology 4 nm
4 Max. displays 4
64 Compute units --
512 Shader --
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.2 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 Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) GPU Qualcomm Adreno X Elite/Plus
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
Decode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
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 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 8 memory channels.

Intel Core Ultra 5 135U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
LPDDR5X-7500, DDR5-5600 Memory LPDDR5X-8448
96 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 133.9 GB/s
No ECC No
12.00 MB L2 Cache 42.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
20 PCIe lanes --
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

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 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) is 23 W.

Intel Core Ultra 5 135U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 23 W
57 W TDP (PL2) --
28 W TDP up 80 W
12 W TDP down 12 W
110 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core Ultra 5 135U has a 12.00 MB cache, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) cache has a total of 42.00 MB.

Intel Core Ultra 5 135U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
7 nm Technology 4 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
BGA 2049 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10/11 (ARM), Linux
Q4/2023 Release date Q2/2024
-- 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 Ultra 5 135U Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 1.90 GHz
1885 (50%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
Qualcomm Adreno X Elite/Plus @ 1.00 GHz
3800 (100%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

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. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
12C 14T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
10C 10T @ 1.00 GHz
45 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core Ultra 5 135U Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
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