3 100U vs Ultra 5 135H

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Aggregate performance score

Core Ultra 5 135H
2023
14 cores / 18 threads, 28 Watt
14.28
+56.6%
Core 3 100U
2024
6 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
9.12

Core Ultra 5 135H outperforms Core 3 100U by an impressive 57% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core Ultra 5 135H and Core 3 100U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking507841
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Meteor Lake-HRaptor Lake-U
Power efficiency48.2357.50
Architecture codenameMeteor Lake-H (2023)Raptor Lake-U Refresh (2024)
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$342$426

Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 5 135H and Core 3 100U 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads188
Base clock speed3.6 GHz1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus rateno data55 MHz
L1 cache112 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache18 MB (shared)10 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature110 °C100 °C
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 5 135H and Core 3 100U 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 configuration11
SocketIntel BGA 2049FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 5 135H and Core 3 100U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core Ultra 5 135H and Core 3 100U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 5 135H and Core 3 100U are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 5 135H and Core 3 100U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267
Maximum memory sizeno data96 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel Arc 7-Cores iGPU ( - 2200 MHz)Intel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.25 GHz
Execution Unitsno data64

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 5 135H and Core 3 100U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 5 135H and Core 3 100U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core Ultra 5 135H and Core 3 100U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 5 135H and Core 3 100U.

PCIe version5.04.0
PCI Express lanes88

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ultra 5 135H 14.28
+56.6%
3 100U 9.12

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ultra 5 135H 22686
+56.5%
3 100U 14493

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.28 9.12
Physical cores 14 6
Threads 18 8
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 15 Watt

Ultra 5 135H has a 56.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 133.3% more physical cores and 125% more threads.

3 100U, on the other hand, has 86.7% lower power consumption.

The Core Ultra 5 135H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 3 100U in performance tests.


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