Intel Core Ultra 5 135U vs Intel Core i3-1220P

Comparative analysis of Intel Core Ultra 5 135U and Intel Core i3-1220P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Core Ultra 5 135U

Intel Core i3-1220P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core Ultra 5 135U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 10
2 more threads: 14 vs 12
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 110°C vs 100°C
Around 68% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 92% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 87% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 28 Watt
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17701 vs 14482

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs 23 Feb 2022
Number of cores	12 vs 10
Number of threads	14 vs 12
Maximum core temperature	110°C vs 100°C
L1 cache	112 KB (per core) vs 800 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 12.5 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 28 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	17701 vs 14482

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-1220P

Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3410 vs 3362

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3410 vs 3362

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-1220P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3362

3410

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17701

14482

Name	Intel Core Ultra 5 135U	Intel Core i3-1220P
PassMark - Single thread mark	3362	3410
PassMark - CPU mark	17701	14482

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core Ultra 5 135U	Intel Core i3-1220P
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	23 Feb 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$332	$309
Place in performance rating	441	456
Architecture codename		Alder Lake
Processor Number		i3-1220P
Series		12th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	1600 MHz
L1 cache	112 KB (per core)	800 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	12.5 MB
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	110°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	4.40 GHz
Number of cores	12	10
Number of threads	14	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5, Depends on motherboard	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	Intel BGA 2049	FCBGA1744
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	28 Watt
Package Size		50 x 25
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 12 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
Graphics
Device ID		0x46B3
Execution Units		64
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12.1
OpenGL		4.6
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)