Nintendo Switch vs Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
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CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the Nintendo Switch and the Intel Core Ultra 5 135U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the Nintendo Switch 8 core processor released in Q1/2017 with the Intel Core Ultra 5 135U which has 12 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2023. |
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| NVIDIA Tegra (2) | Family | Intel Core Ultra 5 (10) |
| NVIDIA Tegra X1 (2) | CPU group | Intel Core Ultra 100U (7) |
| 2 | Generation | 1 |
| Cortex-A57/-A53 | Architecture | Meteor Lake U |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Nintendo Switch is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz (1.75 GHz). The processor can compute 8 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. |
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| Nintendo Switch | Characteristic | Intel Core Ultra 5 135U |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 14 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 1.00 GHz (1.75 GHz) 4x Cortex-A57 |
A-Core | 1.60 GHz (4.40 GHz) 2x Redwood Cove |
| 1.00 GHz (1.75 GHz) 4x Cortex-A53 |
B-Core | 1.10 GHz (3.60 GHz) 8x Crestmont |
| -- | C-Core | 0.70 GHz (2.10 GHz) 2x Crestmont |
NPU AI performanceThe 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. |
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| Nintendo Switch | Characteristic | Intel Core Ultra 5 135U |
| -- | AI hardware | Intel® AI Boost |
| -- | AI specifications | Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT) |
| -- | NPU + CPU + iGPU | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)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. |
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| NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) | GPU | Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) |
| 0.30 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.60 GHz |
| 0.77 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 1.90 GHz |
| 1 | GPU Generation | -- |
| 20 nm | Technology | 5 nm |
| 1 | Max. displays | 4 |
| 2 | Compute units | 64 |
| 256 | Shader | 512 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | Yes |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 2 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB |
| 12 | DirectX Version | 12.2 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) | GPU | Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) |
| Decode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec VP9 | Decode |
| Decode | Codec VP8 | Decode |
| No | Codec AV1 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeUp to 4 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Nintendo Switch, 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. |
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| Nintendo Switch | Characteristic | Intel Core Ultra 5 135U |
| LPDDR4-3200 | Memory | LPDDR5X-7500, DDR5-5600 |
| 4 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 |
| 2.50 MB | L2 Cache | 12.00 MB |
| -- | L3 Cache | -- |
| -- | PCIe version | 4.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | 20 |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | 39.4 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe Nintendo Switch has a TDP of 5 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. |
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| Nintendo Switch | Characteristic | Intel Core Ultra 5 135U |
| 5 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 15 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | 57 W |
| -- | TDP up | 28 W |
| 5 W | TDP down | 12 W |
| -- | Tjunction max. | 110 °C |
Technical detailsThe Nintendo Switch has 2.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 20 nm. The cache of Intel Core Ultra 5 135U is at 12.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm. |
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| Nintendo Switch | Characteristic | Intel Core Ultra 5 135U |
| 20 nm | Technology | 7 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Chiplet |
| Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| -- | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| -- | Socket | BGA 2049 |
| None | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| No | AES-NI | Yes |
| Operating systems | Windows 11, Linux | |
| Q1/2017 | 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.
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Nintendo Switch
NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) @ 0.77 GHz |
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Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 1.90 GHz |
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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.
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Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.75 GHz |
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Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
12C 14T @ 4.40 GHz |
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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.
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Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.00 GHz |
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Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
12C 14T @ 1.60 GHz |
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| Nintendo Switch | Unknown |
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