Ultra 9 185H vs Steam Deck CPU (OLED)

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Primary details

Comparing Steam Deck CPU (OLED) and Core Ultra 9 185H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated324
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Meteor Lake-H
Power efficiencyno data38.90
Architecture codenameVan Gogh (2022−2023)Meteor Lake-H (2023)
Release date9 November 2023 (1 year ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$640

Detailed specifications

Steam Deck CPU (OLED) 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads822
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography6 nm7 nm
Die size131 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data110 °C
Number of transistors2,400 millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Steam Deck CPU (OLED) 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
SocketAMD BGA ST1Intel BGA 2049
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Steam Deck CPU (OLED) and Core Ultra 9 185H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Steam Deck CPU (OLED) 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 Steam Deck CPU (OLED) and Core Ultra 9 185H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Steam Deck CPU (OLED) and Core Ultra 9 185H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon Navi II 8CUIntel Arc 8-Cores iGPU ( - 2350 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Steam Deck CPU (OLED) and Core Ultra 9 185H.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes88

Pros & cons summary


Recency 9 November 2023 14 December 2023
Physical cores 4 16
Threads 8 22
Chip lithography 6 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

Steam Deck CPU (OLED) has a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

Ultra 9 185H, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month, and 300% more physical cores and 175% more threads.

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