Ultra 9 185H vs i5-11320H

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-11320H
2021
4 cores / 8 threads, 28 Watt
6.92
Core Ultra 9 185H
2023
16 cores / 22 threads, 45 Watt
18.50
+167%

Core Ultra 9 185H outperforms Core i5-11320H by a whopping 167% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-11320H and Core Ultra 9 185H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1020324
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Tiger LakeIntel Meteor Lake-H
Power efficiency23.3938.91
Architecture codenameTiger Lake-H35 (2021)Meteor Lake-H (2023)
Release date21 June 2021 (3 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$640

Detailed specifications

Core i5-11320H 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads822
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
L1 cache80K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm SuperFin7 nm
Die size146.1 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C110 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-11320H 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1449Intel BGA 2049
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-11320H and Core Ultra 9 185H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i5-11320H and Core Ultra 9 185H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
SGX-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-11320H 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 Core i5-11320H and Core Ultra 9 185H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligibleIntel Arc 8-Cores iGPU ( - 2350 MHz)
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.35 GHzno data
Execution Units96no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-11320H and Core Ultra 9 185H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-11320H and Core Ultra 9 185H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680x4320@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-11320H and Core Ultra 9 185H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-11320H and Core Ultra 9 185H.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes208

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.

i5-11320H 6.92
Ultra 9 185H 18.50
+167%

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.

i5-11320H 11000
Ultra 9 185H 29390
+167%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i5-11320H 1835
Ultra 9 185H 2243
+22.2%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i5-11320H 5356
Ultra 9 185H 11970
+123%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i5-11320H 8767
Ultra 9 185H 10244
+16.8%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i5-11320H 32576
Ultra 9 185H 62262
+91.1%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i5-11320H 10886
Ultra 9 185H 14053
+29.1%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i5-11320H 5.9
Ultra 9 185H 3.71
+59%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i5-11320H 11
Ultra 9 185H 35
+222%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i5-11320H 906
Ultra 9 185H 2809
+210%

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.

i5-11320H 214
Ultra 9 185H 268
+25.2%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark 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 loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i5-11320H 2.51
Ultra 9 185H 3.19
+27.1%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i5-11320H 6.1
Ultra 9 185H 11.3
+85.2%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i5-11320H 5481
Ultra 9 185H 7940
+44.9%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i5-11320H 5308
Ultra 9 185H 13531
+155%

Blender(-)

i5-11320H 529
+199%
Ultra 9 185H 177

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i5-11320H 1505
Ultra 9 185H 1858
+23.5%

7-Zip Single

i5-11320H 5025
Ultra 9 185H 5540
+10.2%

7-Zip

i5-11320H 24760
Ultra 9 185H 71843
+190%

WebXPRT 3

i5-11320H 261
Ultra 9 185H 289
+10.9%

CrossMark Overall

i5-11320H 1326
Ultra 9 185H 1770
+33.5%

WebXPRT 4 Overall

i5-11320H 206
Ultra 9 185H 261
+26.7%

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

i5-11320H 995
+222%
Ultra 9 185H 309

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.92 18.50
Recency 21 June 2021 14 December 2023
Physical cores 4 16
Threads 8 22
Chip lithography 10 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 45 Watt

i5-11320H has 60.7% lower power consumption.

Ultra 9 185H, on the other hand, has a 167.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 300% more physical cores and 175% more threads, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Core Ultra 9 185H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-11320H in performance tests.


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