Ultra 9 185H vs Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
11.50
Core Ultra 9 185H
2023
16 cores / 22 threads, 45 Watt
18.50
+60.9%

Core Ultra 9 185H outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U by an impressive 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U and Core Ultra 9 185H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking685324
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)Intel Meteor Lake-H
Power efficiency72.5638.91
Architecture codenamePhoenix (Zen4) (2023)Meteor Lake-H (2023)
Release date23 May 2023 (1 year ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$640

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U 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 speed3.2 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache384 KB112 KB (per core)
L2 cache6 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nmIntel 4 nm
Die size178 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C110 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U and Core Ultra 9 185H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® 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+
Deep Learning Boost-+
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U 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 PRO 7540U and Core Ultra 9 185H are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U and Core Ultra 9 185H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data96 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 740M ( - 2500 MHz)Intel® Arc™ graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data2.35 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U and Core Ultra 9 185H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U and Core Ultra 9 185H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U and Core Ultra 9 185H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.2
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U and Core Ultra 9 185H.

PCIe versionno data5.0
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 PRO 7540U 11.50
Ultra 9 185H 18.50
+60.9%

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 PRO 7540U 18265
Ultra 9 185H 29390
+60.9%

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 PRO 7540U 2153
Ultra 9 185H 2243
+4.2%

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.

Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U 7858
Ultra 9 185H 11970
+52.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.50 18.50
Recency 23 May 2023 14 December 2023
Physical cores 6 16
Threads 12 22
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U has 200% lower power consumption.

Ultra 9 185H, on the other hand, has a 60.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 months, and 166.7% more physical cores and 83.3% more threads.

The Core Ultra 9 185H is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U in performance tests.


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