Ultra 9 185H vs Atom C3850

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Primary details

Comparing Atom C3850 and Core Ultra 9 185H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated324
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel AtomIntel Meteor Lake-H
Power efficiencyno data38.90
Architecture codenameGoldmont (2016−2017)Meteor Lake-H (2023)
Release date15 August 2017 (7 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$323$640

Detailed specifications

Atom C3850 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1222
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz5.1 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache672 KB112 KB (per core)
L2 cache12 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Maximum core temperature78 °C110 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3850 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1310Intel BGA 2049
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3850 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)++
QuickAssist-no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX-+

Security technologies

Atom C3850 and Core Ultra 9 185H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB+no data
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key+no data
SGX-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom C3850 and Core Ultra 9 185H are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom C3850 and Core Ultra 9 185H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4: 2400DDR5
Maximum memory size256 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Arc 8-Cores iGPU ( - 2350 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3850 and Core Ultra 9 185H.

PCIe version35.0
PCI Express lanes168
USB revision3no data
Total number of SATA ports16no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports16no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN2x10/2.5/1 GBEno data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 August 2017 14 December 2023
Physical cores 12 16
Threads 12 22
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 45 Watt

Atom C3850 has 80% lower power consumption.

Ultra 9 185H, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 83.3% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Atom C3850 and Core Ultra 9 185H. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom C3850 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 9 185H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Atom C3850 and Core Ultra 9 185H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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