Ultra 5 135H vs Apple M4 (10 cores)
Aggregate performance score
Apple M4 (10 cores) outperforms Core Ultra 5 135H by an impressive 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing M4 (10 cores) and Core Ultra 5 135H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 241 | 508 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Apple Apple M4 | Intel Meteor Lake-H |
| Power efficiency | 52.16 | 48.20 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Meteor Lake-H (2023) |
| Release date | 7 May 2024 (less than a year ago) | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $342 |
Detailed specifications
M4 (10 cores) and Core Ultra 5 135H basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 10 (Deca-Core) | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) |
| Threads | 10 | 18 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 112 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 18 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 7 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 110 °C |
| Number of transistors | 28 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on M4 (10 cores) and Core Ultra 5 135H compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | Intel BGA 2049 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M4 (10 cores) and Core Ultra 5 135H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
M4 (10 cores) and Core Ultra 5 135H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M4 (10 cores) and Core Ultra 5 135H are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M4 (10 cores) and Core Ultra 5 135H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M4 10-core GPU | Intel Arc 7-Cores iGPU ( - 2200 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M4 (10 cores) and Core Ultra 5 135H.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 8 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 22.06 | 14.27 |
| Recency | 7 May 2024 | 14 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 14 |
| Threads | 10 | 18 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 28 Watt |
Apple M4 (10 cores) has a 54.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.
Ultra 5 135H, on the other hand, has 40% more physical cores and 80% more threads, and 42.9% lower power consumption.
The M4 (10 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Core Ultra 5 135H in performance tests.
Note that Apple M4 (10 cores) is a desktop processor while Core Ultra 5 135H is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 (10 cores) and Core Ultra 5 135H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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