Ultra 9 185H vs i9-11900KF

Place in the ranking	437	324
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Meteor Lake-H
Power efficiency	11.88	38.91
Architecture codename	Rocket Lake (2021)	Meteor Lake-H (2023)
Release date	16 March 2021 (3 years ago)	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$640

Detailed specifications

Core i9-11900KF 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	16	22
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.2 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	110 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-11900KF 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1200	Intel BGA 2049
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-11900KF and Core Ultra 9 185H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Core i9-11900KF and Core Ultra 9 185H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-11900KF 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 i9-11900KF and Core Ultra 9 185H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR5
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	50 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU ( - 2350 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-11900KF and Core Ultra 9 185H.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	20	8

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.

i9-11900KF 15.69

Ultra 9 185H 18.50
+17.9%

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.

i9-11900KF 24928

Ultra 9 185H 29390
+17.9%

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.

i9-11900KF 2329
+3.8%

Ultra 9 185H 2243

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.

i9-11900KF 10041

Ultra 9 185H 11970
+19.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	15.69	18.50
Recency	16 March 2021	14 December 2023
Physical cores	8	16
Threads	16	22
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	45 Watt

Ultra 9 185H has a 17.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 37.5% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 177.8% lower power consumption.

The Core Ultra 9 185H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i9-11900KF in performance tests.

Note that Core i9-11900KF is a desktop processor while Core Ultra 9 185H is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i9-11900KF and Core Ultra 9 185H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.