Ultra 9 185H vs m3-6Y30

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Aggregate performance score

Core m3-6Y30
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 4 Watt
1.37
Core Ultra 9 185H
2023
16 cores / 22 threads, 45 Watt
18.50
+1250%

Core Ultra 9 185H outperforms Core m3-6Y30 by a whopping 1250% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core m3-6Y30 and Core Ultra 9 185H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2245324
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core m3Intel Meteor Lake-H
Power efficiency25.9338.91
Architecture codenameSkylake-Y (2015)Meteor Lake-H (2023)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$281$640

Detailed specifications

Core m3-6Y30 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 cores2 (Dual-core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads422
Base clock speed0.9 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
Multiplier9no data
L1 cache128 KB112 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size98.57 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C110 °C
Number of transistors1750 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core m3-6Y30 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
SocketFCBGA1515Intel BGA 2049
Power consumption (TDP)4.5 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core m3-6Y30 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® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data

Security technologies

Core m3-6Y30 and Core Ultra 9 185H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core m3-6Y30 and Core Ultra 9 185H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core m3-6Y30 and Core Ultra 9 185H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth29.861 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 515Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU ( - 2350 MHz)
Max video memory16 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency850 MHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core m3-6Y30 and Core Ultra 9 185H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core m3-6Y30 and Core Ultra 9 185H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core m3-6Y30 and Core Ultra 9 185H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core m3-6Y30 and Core Ultra 9 185H.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes108

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.

m3-6Y30 1.37
Ultra 9 185H 18.50
+1250%

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.

m3-6Y30 2170
Ultra 9 185H 29390
+1254%

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.

m3-6Y30 3388
Ultra 9 185H 10244
+202%

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.

m3-6Y30 7158
Ultra 9 185H 62262
+770%

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.

m3-6Y30 2780
Ultra 9 185H 14053
+405%

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.

m3-6Y30 24.1
Ultra 9 185H 3.71
+550%

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.

m3-6Y30 2
Ultra 9 185H 35
+1424%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

m3-6Y30 204
Ultra 9 185H 2809
+1277%

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.

m3-6Y30 86
Ultra 9 185H 268
+213%

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.

m3-6Y30 0.99
Ultra 9 185H 3.19
+222%

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.

m3-6Y30 1.2
Ultra 9 185H 11.3
+842%

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.

m3-6Y30 1725
Ultra 9 185H 7940
+360%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

m3-6Y30 13
Ultra 9 185H 162
+1117%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

m3-6Y30 73
Ultra 9 185H 318
+336%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.37 18.50
Integrated graphics card 1.65 18.48
Recency 1 September 2015 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 16
Threads 4 22
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 4 Watt 45 Watt

m3-6Y30 has 1025% lower power consumption.

Ultra 9 185H, on the other hand, has a 1250.4% higher aggregate performance score, 1020% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 years, 700% more physical cores and 450% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Core Ultra 9 185H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core m3-6Y30 in performance tests.


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