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Rate My PC: Intel Core Ultra 7 164U + Intel Arc A570M

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83%

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97%

PROCESSOR

Intel Core Ultra 7 164U

17,074 Benchmark Score

Top 17% Market Ranking

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Intel Arc A570M

58,239 Benchmark Score

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Intel's Core Ultra 7 164U and Arc A570M form a laptop-class pairing built around a 12-core, 14-thread Meteor Lake CPU and a discrete Xe-HPG GPU. The CPU carries a 9 W TDP, integrated Arc Xe-LPG 64EU graphics, and a launch MSRP of $448. The combined platform sits at the 80th percentile in the database, but because the FACT PACK contains no measuredFps data for this exact combination, all frame-rate discussion below is estimated from benchmark scores rather than reported from game tests.

CPU Analysis

The Core Ultra 7 164U is a mobile processor from Intel's Core Ultra Series 1. It uses the Meteor Lake architecture, built on Intel's 7 nm process. The chip has 12 cores and 14 threads, with a base clock of 1100 MHz and a boost clock of 4.80 GHz. The cache hierarchy is 112 KB L1 per core, 2 MB L2 per core, and 12 MB of shared L3. Memory support is DDR5, dependent on the motherboard, with a dual-channel bus. ECC memory is not supported, and the CPU exposes PCIe Gen 4 with 8 CPU lanes. It also includes integrated Arc Xe-LPG graphics with 64 execution units. The production status is active, and the CPU is not multiplier-unlocked.

Benchmark results show a processor with strong single-thread behavior and moderate all-core throughput. Cinebench R23 multi-core scores 8766, while single-core scores 1590. In Cinebench R20, multi-core is 4488 and single-core is 633. The older R15 run returns 1304 multi-core and 225 single-core. Passmark results are more mixed: multithread scores 13296, single-thread scores 2996, integer math 50387, floating point math 33581, data compression 137133, data encryption 8838, extended instructions 7918, random string sorting 15131, physics 918, and prime numbers 56. The low physics and prime-number figures indicate that the CPU is not built for heavy simulation-style math. The high data compression and integer math scores point to productivity, file handling, and general desktop workloads.

The CPU's average benchmark score is 17074, which places it at the 71st percentile of all CPUs. The nearest rivals show how close this mobile chip is to much larger parts. The 164U's average score is 0.2% above the AMD Ryzen 5 3600, exactly level with the AMD EPYC 7573X and Intel Core i5-11400, and 0.3% below the AMD EPYC 7H12. That means in the database's aggregate benchmark metric, this 9 W mobile CPU lands beside desktop and server processors from different categories, while doing so in a laptop power class.

FAQ

Q: Is the Core Ultra 7 164U a desktop or laptop processor?

A: It is a mobile CPU with a market segment of Mobile. It uses Intel BGA 2551, and the build class for this CPU+GPU combination is laptop.

Q: What does the Arc A570M's benchmark score mean?

A: The Arc A570M scores 58239 in Geekbench OpenCL, which is also its average benchmark score. That places the GPU at the 88th percentile of all GPUs, near the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT.

Q: Is there measured gaming FPS data for this exact CPU and GPU pair?

A: No. The dataset contains no measuredFpsUltraByGame rows for this combination, and dataIsMeasured is false. Any game performance expectations must be treated as estimates from the benchmark scores.

Q: What memory does the platform support?

A: The CPU supports DDR5 with a dual-channel memory bus. Exact support depends on the motherboard, and ECC memory is not supported.

Q: Does the Arc A570M support ray tracing?

A: Yes. The GPU includes 16 RT cores and supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), Vulkan 1.4, and OpenGL 4.6. A tensor core count is not listed in the data.

Q: What is the combined performance position of this pairing?

A: The CPU is at the 71st percentile of CPUs, the GPU is at the 88th percentile of GPUs, and the combined platform is at the 80th percentile. The pair's FPS-based rank is not available.

Balance and Bottleneck

The most direct bottleneck evidence in the FACT PACK is the percentile split between CPU and GPU. The CPU ranks at the 71st percentile, while the GPU ranks at the 88th percentile. The GPU therefore sits higher in its own comparison pool than the CPU does, which makes the CPU the more likely limiting component in workloads that depend heavily on processor throughput.

Physics results reinforce this. The CPU's Passmark physics score is 918, the lowest compute metric outside the prime-number test. That suggests CPU-side physics simulation and similar sustained math loads will hit the processor's limits sooner than graphics work will hit the GPU's limits. On the memory side, the CPU uses dual-channel DDR5 with motherboard-dependent support, while the GPU has 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth over a 128-bit bus. Both parts connect through PCIe Gen 4: the CPU provides 8 lanes, and the GPU uses a PCIe 4.0 x8 interface, so the data path between them is not a major asymmetry in the pairing.

No measured FPS scaling exists for this combination, so there is no exact resolution or quality point where the balance tips. Based on the percentile data, a workload that is GPU-heavy will leave the CPU as the weaker partner, while a workload that is CPU-heavy will be constrained earlier because the CPU's aggregate score is lower in relative terms. In short, the A570M is the stronger half of this platform, and the 164U is the more likely bottleneck in processor-bound tasks.

Who Should Build It

This is a laptop-class platform, so it suits users who need portability rather than a desktop workstation. The CPU's low 9 W TDP and integrated Arc Xe-LPG graphics make it viable for a thin mobile chassis, while the Arc A570M adds a large step in graphics compute.

Content creators can look at the Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 8766 and the GPU's Geekbench OpenCL score of 58239 as evidence of a balanced light-creative machine. It is not a heavy render node, but it can handle occasional 3D scene rendering and GPU-accelerated effects. Developers will find the Passmark integer math score of 50387 and data compression score of 137133 useful for code builds, file processing, and multitasking. The data encryption score of 8838 and extended instructions score of 7918 indicate moderate cryptographic and vector workload capability.

Students and small business users fit the profile well: the platform is a laptop, the CPU is active, and the integrated graphics provide a fallback display path without relying entirely on the discrete GPU. Gamers should note that no measured FPS data exists for this pairing. The GPU's 88th percentile and 8 GB GDDR6 memory suggest it is positioned for mainstream gaming, but the absence of resolution-specific measured frames means exact gaming claims are not supported by the dataset.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The Core Ultra 7 164U uses Intel BGA 2551, a ball-grid-array socket for mobile platforms. That means the CPU is not a socketed desktop part, and the practical upgrade path is platform-level rather than a simple chip swap. Memory support is DDR5, dual-channel, and motherboard-dependent, with ECC not supported. The CPU's PCIe implementation is Gen 4 with 8 CPU lanes, and the GPU uses PCIe 4.0 x8, so any replacement platform should maintain at least that PCIe generation and lane count to avoid reducing GPU bandwidth.

The GPU has no suggested PSU value in the data. The CPU TDP is 9 W and the GPU TDP is 75 W, so the combined power envelope is modest and consistent with a laptop design. The Arc A570M is an active product with no listed successor, and its slot width is reported as IGP, with display outputs described as portable-device-dependent. A sensible next step would be a newer laptop platform with DDR5 support, PCIe Gen 4 x8 for the GPU, and a higher combined percentile than 80, but the data does not identify a specific replacement part.

GPU Analysis

The Intel Arc A570M is built on the DG2-256 chip and Xe-HPG architecture. It belongs to the Alchemist generation under the Arc 5 Mobile family. The GPU is manufactured on TSMC's 6 nm process, with 11,500 million transistors on a 269 mm² die and a transistor density of 42.8M per mm².

Memory configuration is 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, with 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock is 1750 MHz, listed as 14 Gbps effective. The GPU's base clock is 900 MHz and the boost clock is 1300 MHz. Compute resources include 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and 16 RT cores. A tensor core count is not listed in the data, so AI accelerator performance cannot be quantified here.

Peak throughput figures are 5.325 TFLOPS FP32, 10.65 TFLOPS FP16 with a 2:1 ratio, 166.4 GTexel/s texture rate, and 83.20 GPixel/s pixel rate. Those numbers describe a GPU with a solid general-purpose graphics pipeline and accelerated half-precision compute. API support includes DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), Vulkan 1.4, and OpenGL 4.6, which covers modern rendering features and ray tracing at the API level.

In Geekbench OpenCL, the A570M scores 58239, which is also its average benchmark score. That puts it at the 88th percentile of all GPUs. Against its nearest rivals, it trails the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT by 0.3%, leads the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM by 0.3%, trails the NVIDIA P102-100 by 0.5%, and trails the AMD Radeon PRO V710 by 0.7%. The single OpenCL result makes it difficult to assess gaming-specific performance, but the raw compute position is clearly above the midpoint of the GPU pool.

Gaming Performance

There is no measured game data for this exact combination. The measuredFpsUltraByGame field is empty, and dataIsMeasured is false. Therefore, all FPS expectations in this section are estimates derived from the benchmark scores, not observed frame rates.

The GPU's Geekbench OpenCL score of 58239 and 88th percentile rank suggest it can handle modern titles with reasonably high settings in the right conditions. The CPU's Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1590 and Passmark single-thread score of 2996 indicate responsive game logic and good frame pacing for lightly threaded workloads. However, the CPU's 71st percentile overall rank is lower than the GPU's 88th, so high-FPS scenarios with low graphical demand could become CPU-limited.

The 8 GB GDDR6 frame buffer and 224.0 GB/s memory bandwidth are important constraints for texture-heavy content. Scenes that require large amounts of geometry and high-resolution textures may approach the GPU's memory capacity before its 2048 shading units are fully utilized. Without measured FPS rows, it is not possible to state performance at a specific resolution or quality preset. The safest interpretation is that the A570M is the stronger gaming component, while the 164U provides enough single-thread power to keep the platform viable but not enough to push it into a top-tier gaming class.

Build Overview

This build is a laptop. The CPU is a mobile Meteor Lake part, the GPU is from the Arc 5 Mobile generation, and buildClass is recorded as laptop. The combined platform percentile is 80, meaning the pairing as a whole sits above most configurations in the database. The CPU has integrated Arc Xe-LPG 64EU graphics, while the paired discrete GPU is the Arc A570M, so the platform carries both an integrated and a discrete graphics path.

The performance profile is GPU-leaning. The GPU's 88th percentile outranks the CPU's 71st percentile, and the combined 80th percentile reflects that middle-high position. The pair's FPS-based rank is null, so the combined percentile is the strongest overall performance indicator in the data.

Benchmark Performance

The Core Ultra 7 164U has an average benchmark score of 17074 and sits at the 71st percentile of all CPUs. Its Cinebench R23 result is 8766 multi-core and 1590 single-core. Passmark multithread is 13296, and Passmark single-thread is 2996. The nearest CPU rival comparisons are: AMD EPYC 7573X at 17070 with a 0% delta, Intel Core i5-11400 at 17067 with a 0% delta, AMD Ryzen 5 3600 at 17035 with a +0.2% delta, and AMD EPYC 7H12 at 17120 with a -0.3% delta.

The Intel Arc A570M has a Geekbench OpenCL score of 58239 and an average benchmark score of 58239, placing it at the 88th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival comparisons are: AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT at 58392 with a -0.3% delta, AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM at 58085 with a +0.3% delta, NVIDIA P102-100 at 58528 with a -0.5% delta, and AMD Radeon PRO V710 at 58657 with a -0.7% delta.

Together, the CPU and GPU yield a combined percentile of 80. The data shows a laptop platform with a capable CPU and a stronger GPU, placing it in the upper band of the database while leaving headroom above it. Since no measured game frame data exists, the benchmark scores and percentile ranks are the definitive performance evidence for this pairing.

Rate My PC: Intel Core Ultra 7 164U + Intel Arc A570M

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