Ultra 9 185H vs Xeon w3-2425
Aggregate performance score
Core Ultra 9 185H outperforms Xeon w3-2425 by an impressive 58% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon w3-2425 and Core Ultra 9 185H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 666 | 324 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 48.80 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Meteor Lake-H |
| Power efficiency | 8.54 | 38.90 |
| Architecture codename | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) | Meteor Lake-H (2023) |
| Release date | 15 February 2023 (1 year ago) | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $529 | $640 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon w3-2425 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 cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 22 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 112 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 15 MB | 24 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | Intel 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 110 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 64 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon w3-2425 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA4677 | Intel BGA 2049 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon w3-2425 and Core Ultra 9 185H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon w3-2425 and Core Ultra 9 185H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
| SGX | - | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon w3-2425 and Core Ultra 9 185H are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon w3-2425 and Core Ultra 9 185H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-4400 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 2 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU ( - 2350 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon w3-2425 and Core Ultra 9 185H.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 64 | 8 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 11.74 | 18.51 |
| Recency | 15 February 2023 | 14 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 16 |
| Threads | 12 | 22 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 45 Watt |
Ultra 9 185H has a 57.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, 166.7% more physical cores and 83.3% more threads, and 188.9% lower power consumption.
The Core Ultra 9 185H is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon w3-2425 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon w3-2425 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 9 185H is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon w3-2425 and Core Ultra 9 185H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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