Ultra 9 185H vs Ryzen 5 5600X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5600X
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
13.78
Core Ultra 9 185H
2023
16 cores / 22 threads, 45 Watt
18.45
+33.9%

Core Ultra 9 185H outperforms Ryzen 5 5600X by a substantial 34% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5600X and Core Ultra 9 185H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking533319
Place by popularity17not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation25.57no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Meteor Lake-H
Power efficiency20.0638.80
Architecture codenameVermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)Meteor Lake-H (2023)
Release date5 November 2020 (4 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299$640

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600X 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1222
Base clock speed3.7 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz5.1 GHz
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache64K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache32 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nmIntel 4 nm
Die size2x 80.7 + 125 (I/O) mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °C110 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600X 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
SocketAM4FCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Core Ultra 9 185H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHAIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 5600X and Core Ultra 9 185H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Core Ultra 9 185H are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Core Ultra 9 185H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GB96 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel® Arc™ graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequency-2.35 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 5600X and Core Ultra 9 185H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Core Ultra 9 185H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDP-3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort-7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Core Ultra 9 185H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12.2
OpenGL-4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Core Ultra 9 185H.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data8
PCI supportno data5.0 and 4.0

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.

Ryzen 5 5600X 13.78
Ultra 9 185H 18.45
+33.9%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600X 21887
Ultra 9 185H 29307
+33.9%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600X 2114
Ultra 9 185H 2237
+5.8%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600X 8688
Ultra 9 185H 11928
+37.3%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600X 6462
Ultra 9 185H 10244
+58.5%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600X 39331
Ultra 9 185H 62262
+58.3%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600X 14576
+3.7%
Ultra 9 185H 14053

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.

Ryzen 5 5600X 3.89
Ultra 9 185H 3.71
+4.9%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600X 22
Ultra 9 185H 35
+59.8%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 5 5600X 1968
Ultra 9 185H 2809
+42.7%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600X 254
Ultra 9 185H 268
+5.5%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600X 2.95
Ultra 9 185H 3.19
+8.1%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600X 10.7
Ultra 9 185H 11.3
+5.6%

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.  

Ryzen 5 5600X 117
Ultra 9 185H 162
+38.4%

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.  

Ryzen 5 5600X 320
+0.6%
Ultra 9 185H 318

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.

Ryzen 5 5600X 13282
+67.3%
Ultra 9 185H 7940

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 5600X 8980
Ultra 9 185H 13392
+49.1%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 5600X 260
+47%
Ultra 9 185H 177

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 5600X 1657
Ultra 9 185H 1858
+12.1%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 5600X 6594
+19.5%
Ultra 9 185H 5519

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 5600X 56607
Ultra 9 185H 71934
+27.1%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 5600X 286
Ultra 9 185H 289
+1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.78 18.45
Recency 5 November 2020 14 December 2023
Physical cores 6 16
Threads 12 22
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Ultra 9 185H has a 33.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 166.7% more physical cores and 83.3% more threads, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

The Core Ultra 9 185H is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5600X in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 5600X is a desktop processor while Core Ultra 9 185H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5600X and Core Ultra 9 185H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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