Ultra 5 135H vs Xeon E3-1240 v6

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1240 v6 and Core Ultra 5 135H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1146	489
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.16	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E3	Intel Meteor Lake-H
Power efficiency	7.17	48.78
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Meteor Lake-H (2023)
Release date	28 March 2017 (7 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$272	$342

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1240 v6 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	4 (Quad-Core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	8	18
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	4.6 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	37	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 4 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	110 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1240 v6 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)	72 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1240 v6 and Core Ultra 5 135H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+
Supported AI Software Frameworks	-	OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1240 v6 and Core Ultra 5 135H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	-
SGX	Yes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1240 v6 and Core Ultra 5 135H are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1240 v6 and Core Ultra 5 135H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866	DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	96 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® Arc™ graphics
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	2.2 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1240 v6 and Core Ultra 5 135H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1240 v6 and Core Ultra 5 135H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	N/A	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDP	N/A	3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	N/A	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1240 v6 and Core Ultra 5 135H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	N/A	12.2
OpenGL	N/A	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1240 v6 and Core Ultra 5 135H.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	8
PCI support	no data	5.0 and 4.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.66	14.98
Recency	28 March 2017	14 December 2023
Physical cores	4	14
Threads	8	18
Power consumption (TDP)	72 Watt	28 Watt

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