Ultra 9 185H vs Apple M1 Pro

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M1 Pro
2021
10 cores / 10 threads
10.83
Core Ultra 9 185H
2023
16 cores / 22 threads, 45 Watt
18.50
+70.8%

Core Ultra 9 185H outperforms Apple M1 Pro by an impressive 71% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing M1 Pro and Core Ultra 9 185H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking721324
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M-SeriesIntel Meteor Lake-H
Power efficiencyno data38.91
Architecture codenameno dataMeteor Lake-H (2023)
Release date18 October 2021 (3 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$640

Detailed specifications

M1 Pro and Core Ultra 9 185H 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1022
Base clock speed2.064 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.22 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache2.9 MB112 KB (per core)
L2 cache28 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm7 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data110 °C
Number of transistors33700 Millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on M1 Pro and Core Ultra 9 185H 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataIntel BGA 2049
Power consumption (TDP)no data45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M1 Pro and Core Ultra 9 185H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

M1 Pro and Core Ultra 9 185H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M1 Pro and Core Ultra 9 185H are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M1 Pro and Core Ultra 9 185H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPUIntel Arc 8-Cores iGPU ( - 2350 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M1 Pro and Core Ultra 9 185H.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score 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.

Apple M1 Pro 10.83
Ultra 9 185H 18.50
+70.8%

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.

Apple M1 Pro 17201
Ultra 9 185H 29390
+70.9%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Apple M1 Pro 1690
Ultra 9 185H 2809
+66.2%

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.

Apple M1 Pro 209
Ultra 9 185H 268
+28.2%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Apple M1 Pro 12499
Ultra 9 185H 13531
+8.3%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Apple M1 Pro 1768
Ultra 9 185H 1858
+5.1%

WebXPRT 3

Apple M1 Pro 342
+18.3%
Ultra 9 185H 289

CrossMark Overall

Apple M1 Pro 1556
Ultra 9 185H 1770
+13.8%

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Apple M1 Pro 12440
Ultra 9 185H 13973
+12.3%

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

Apple M1 Pro 2409
Ultra 9 185H 2498
+3.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.83 18.50
Recency 18 October 2021 14 December 2023
Physical cores 10 16
Threads 10 22
Chip lithography 5 nm 7 nm

Apple M1 Pro has a 40% more advanced lithography process.

Ultra 9 185H, on the other hand, has a 70.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 60% more physical cores and 120% more threads.

The Core Ultra 9 185H is our recommended choice as it beats the M1 Pro in performance tests.


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