Core Ultra 7 164U: specs and benchmarks

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Core Ultra 7 164U
2023
12 cores / 14 threads, 9 Watt
9.19

Core Ultra 7 164U provides acceptable benchmark performance at 9.19% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.

Summary

Intel started Core Ultra 7 164U sales 14 December 2023 at a recommended price of $448. This is a Meteor Lake-U architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 12 cores and 14 threads, and is based on Intel 4 manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 4800 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is FCBGA2551 processor with a TDP of 9 Watt. It supports DDR5 memory.

Primary details

Core Ultra 7 164U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in the ranking837
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Market segmentLaptop
SeriesIntel Meteor Lake-U
Power efficiency96.64of 100.00 (Ryzen Z1 Extreme)
Architecture codenameMeteor Lake-U (2023)
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$448of 17,906 (Xeon Platinum 8280L)

Detailed specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads14
Base clock speed1.1 GHzof 4.7 GHz (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed4.8 GHzof 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS)
L1 cache112 KB (per core)of 80 KB (EPYC 9965)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithographyIntel 4 nmof 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Maximum core temperature110 °C
64 bit support+

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 7 164U compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 configuration1of 8 (Opteron 842)
SocketFCBGA2551
Power consumption (TDP)9 Wattof 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 7 164U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI+
AVX+
vPro+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+
Speed Shift+
Hyper-Threading Technology+
TSX+
Thermal Monitoring+
Flex Memory Access+
SIPP+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-
Deep Learning Boost+
Supported AI Software FrameworksOpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+
EDB+
Secure Key+
OS Guard+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-d+
VT-x+
EPT+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core Ultra 7 164U's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5
Maximum memory size64 GBof 6 TiB (EPYC 9124)
Max memory channels2of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core Ultra 7 164U.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video+
Graphics max frequency1.8 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 7 164U's integrated GPU.

Number of displays supported3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 7 164U's integrated GPU, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDP3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core Ultra 7 164U's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.2
OpenGL4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version4.0of 5.0 (Core i9-12900K)
PCI Express lanes8of 128 (EPYC 7551P)
PCI support4.0 and 3.0

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core Ultra 7 164U. Overall benchmark performance 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 7 164U 9.19

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 7 164U 14598

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ultra 7 164U 1304

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ultra 7 164U 225

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ultra 7 164U 7503

Blender(-)

Ultra 7 164U 395

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ultra 7 164U 1522

7-Zip Single

Ultra 7 164U 4619

7-Zip

Ultra 7 164U 29361

WebXPRT 3

Ultra 7 164U 236

CrossMark Overall

Ultra 7 164U 1338

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ultra 7 164U 223

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ultra 7 164U 770

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Ultra 7 164U 8411

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

Ultra 7 164U 2136

Gaming performance

Closest competitors

Core Ultra 7 164U's performance relative to its closest rivals among notebook CPUs.


Core i5-1335U 100.54
Core Ultra 7 164U 100
Core 3 100U 99.24

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core Ultra 7 164U is Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 1 position in our ranking.

Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core Ultra 7 164U:

Ryzen 5 5625U 102.07
Core Ultra 7 164U 100

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