Ultra 7 165H vs i3-1215U (IPU)

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-1215U (IPU) and Core Ultra 7 165H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated391
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Meteor Lake-H
Power efficiencyno data55.94
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-U (2022)Meteor Lake-H (2023)
Release date23 February 2022 (2 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$460

Detailed specifications

Core i3-1215U (IPU) and Core Ultra 7 165H 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads822
Base clock speed1.2 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz5 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache10 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nmIntel 4 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data110 °C
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-1215U (IPU) and Core Ultra 7 165H 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 1744FCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-1215U (IPU) and Core Ultra 7 165H. 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++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT

Security technologies

Core i3-1215U (IPU) and Core Ultra 7 165H 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 i3-1215U (IPU) and Core Ultra 7 165H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-1215U (IPU) and Core Ultra 7 165H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5 Dual-channelDDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data96 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 64EUIntel® Arc™ graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data2.3 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-1215U (IPU) and Core Ultra 7 165H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-1215U (IPU) and Core Ultra 7 165H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-1215U (IPU) and Core Ultra 7 165H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.2
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-1215U (IPU) and Core Ultra 7 165H.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes208
PCI supportno data5.0 and 4.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 February 2022 14 December 2023
Physical cores 6 16
Threads 8 22
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 28 Watt

i3-1215U (IPU) has 86.7% lower power consumption.

Ultra 7 165H, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 166.7% more physical cores and 175% more threads.

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