Intel Pentium 3550M vs Intel Core Ultra 5 135HL

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Intel Pentium 3550M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core Ultra 5 135HL
Intel Pentium 3550M Intel Core Ultra 5 135HL

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium 3550M or Intel Core Ultra 5 135HL - 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 Pentium 3550M has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 3550M was released in Q4/2013.

The Intel Core Ultra 5 135HL has 14 cores with 18 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 5 135HL was released in Q2/2024.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Core Ultra 5 (10)
Intel Pentium 3000 (8) CPU group Intel Core Ultra 100HL (4)
4 Generation 1
Haswell U Architecture Meteor Lake PS
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium 3550M is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz. The Intel Core Ultra 5 135HL has 14 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz (4.60 GHz).

Intel Pentium 3550M Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 135HL
2 Cores 14
2 Threads 18
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz A-Core 1.70 GHz (4.60 GHz)
4x Redwood Cove
-- B-Core 1.20 GHz (3.60 GHz)
8x Crestmont
-- C-Core 0.70 GHz (2.50 GHz)
2x Crestmont

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 Pentium 3550M Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 135HL
-- AI hardware Intel® AI Boost
-- AI specifications Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT)
-- 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 HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) GPU Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake)
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) 2.20 GHz
7.5 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology 5 nm
3 Max. displays 4
10 Compute units 128
80 Shader 1024
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
11.1 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 (Haswell GT1) GPU Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 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

The Intel Pentium 3550M supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 5 135HL can connect up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Pentium 3550M Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 135HL
DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR5-5600
32 GB Max. Memory 96 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 14.00 MB
2.00 MB L3 Cache 18.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 4.0
16 PCIe lanes 20
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Pentium 3550M has a TDP of 37 W, that of the Intel Core Ultra 5 135HL is 45 W.

Intel Pentium 3550M Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 135HL
37 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) 115 W
-- TDP up 65 W
-- TDP down 20 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium 3550M has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core Ultra 5 135HL cache has a total of 32.00 MB.

Intel Pentium 3550M Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 135HL
22 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
PGA 946 Socket LGA 1851
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2013 Release date Q2/2024
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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 Pentium 3550M Intel Pentium 3550M
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.10 GHz
176 (4%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135HL Intel Core Ultra 5 135HL
Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 2.20 GHz
4361 (100%)

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 Pentium 3550M Intel Pentium 3550M
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
517 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135HL Intel Core Ultra 5 135HL
14C 18T @ 4.60 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 Pentium 3550M Intel Pentium 3550M
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
1023 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135HL Intel Core Ultra 5 135HL
14C 18T @ 1.70 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 Pentium 3550M Intel Pentium 3550M
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
1358 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135HL Intel Core Ultra 5 135HL
14C 18T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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