Ultra 9 185H vs Ryzen 9 5900H

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 5900H
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
12.94
Core Ultra 9 185H
2023
16 cores / 22 threads, 45 Watt
18.50
+43%

Core Ultra 9 185H outperforms Ryzen 9 5900H by a considerable 43% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5900H and Core Ultra 9 185H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking591324
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)Intel Meteor Lake-H
Power efficiency27.2138.91
Architecture codenameCezanne U (Zen 3) (2021−2022)Meteor Lake-H (2023)
Release date7 January 2021 (3 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$640

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5900H 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1622
Base clock speed3.3 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache512 KB112 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm7 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data110 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5900H 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
SocketFP6Intel BGA 2049
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900H and Core Ultra 9 185H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 5900H and Core Ultra 9 185H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900H and Core Ultra 9 185H are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900H and Core Ultra 9 185H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000)Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU ( - 2350 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900H and Core Ultra 9 185H.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

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 9 5900H 12.94
Ultra 9 185H 18.50
+43%

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 9 5900H 20557
Ultra 9 185H 29390
+43%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.94 18.50
Integrated graphics card 9.05 18.48
Recency 7 January 2021 14 December 2023
Physical cores 8 16
Threads 16 22

Ultra 9 185H has a 43% higher aggregate performance score, 104.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, and 100% more physical cores and 37.5% more threads.

The Core Ultra 9 185H is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 9 5900H in performance tests.


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