Ryzen 9 7840HX vs Ultra 9 185H
Primary details
Comparing Core Ultra 9 185H and Ryzen 9 7840HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 324 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Meteor Lake-H | AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045) |
| Power efficiency | 38.90 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Meteor Lake-H (2023) | Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) | 17 January 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $640 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core Ultra 9 185H and Ryzen 9 7840HX 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 22 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 112 KB (per core) | 768 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 12 MB |
| L3 cache | 24 MB (shared) | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 110 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 9900 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core Ultra 9 185H and Ryzen 9 7840HX 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 | no data |
| Socket | Intel BGA 2049 | FL1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 9 185H and Ryzen 9 7840HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
Security technologies
Core Ultra 9 185H and Ryzen 9 7840HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 9 185H and Ryzen 9 7840HX are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 9 185H and Ryzen 9 7840HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU ( - 2350 MHz) | AMD Radeon 610M (400 - 2200 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 9 185H and Ryzen 9 7840HX.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 18.48 | 2.85 |
| Recency | 14 December 2023 | 17 January 2024 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 12 |
| Threads | 22 | 24 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 55 Watt |
Ultra 9 185H has 548.4% faster integrated GPU, 33.3% more physical cores, and 22.2% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 9 7840HX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month, 9.1% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Core Ultra 9 185H and Ryzen 9 7840HX. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core Ultra 9 185H and Ryzen 9 7840HX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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