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Intel Core Ultra 9 185H vs i9 13900H

60 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
VS
58 out of 100
Intel Core i9 13900H
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
Intel Core i9 13900H

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.3 GHz Intel Core Ultra 9 185H with 16-cores against the 2.6 GHz i9 13900H with 14-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (6)

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 13900H and 185H
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
  • More powerful Arc Graphics (8-Cores) integrated graphics: 4.8 vs 2.3 TFLOPS
  • More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 10 nanometers
  • Newer - released 11 months later
  • More than 10Β° C higher critical temperature
  • Has 2 more physical cores
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13900H
  • 6% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 5.1 GHz)
  • 9% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2676 vs 2446 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 9 185H
vs
Core i9 13900H

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 614
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 4378
Cinebench Scores (#155th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 1270 MB/sec 1320 MB/sec
Clang compilation 102.8 Klines/sec 107.9 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 342.7 pages/sec 372.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 389.7 Mpixels/sec 426.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 245.1 pages/sec 270.4 pages/sec
Background blur 45.2 images/sec 59.2 images/sec
Photo processing 131.5 images/sec 135.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 23.3 Mpixels/sec 24.7 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 492 & 897 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 97.4 GOps/sec 95.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 72.2 GOps/sec 68.3 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 123M Primes/sec 102M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 39M Strings/sec 35M Strings/sec
Data encryption 19.5 GBytes/sec 18.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression 334.6 MBytes/sec 320.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 1940 Frames/sec 1695 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 19.9B Matrices/sec 19B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 4148 & 4377 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core Ultra 9 185H
200.07
Core i9 13900H +6%
212.33

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 15.2 PPW 16.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 209.4 PPW 327.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 446.1 PPW 602 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.08 PPW 4.72 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-28 (Nicholas)Cinebench 202492 / 795
πŸ“˜ 2024-12-29 (Remembered2U)Cinebench 2024107 / 987
πŸ“˜ 2024-11-03 (Anish)Cinebench 2024103 / 886
πŸ“˜ 2024-10-01 (Guest #3)Cinebench 2024108 / 1088
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Intel Core i9 13900H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-12 -> sevensraysCinebench 2026614 / 4378
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-12 -> sevensraysGeekBench2382 / 13356
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-24 (JoseBedo)Cinebench 2024113 / 723
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 9 185H and i9 13900H

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released December 14, 2023 January 3, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Meteor Lake Raptor Lake
Model number 185H i9-13900H
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (8-Cores) Iris Xe Graphics (96 EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS - AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 9 288V - Intel Core Ultra 9 288V
Intel CPU rating (83rd and 95th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.3 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.1 GHz 5.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 10 8
E-Threads 10 8
Base Frequency (E) 1.8 GHz 1.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.8 GHz 4.1 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16 14
Total Threads 22 20
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 23x 26x
L1 Cache 112K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 7 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 35-65 W (configurable) 35-45 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 115 W 115 W
Socket FCBGA-2049 BGA-1744
Peak Temperature 110Β°C 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (103rd and 123rd place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (8-Cores) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96 EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2350 MHz 1500 MHz
Shading Units 1024 768
TMUs 64 48
ROPs 32 24
Execution Units 128 96
TGP 28 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 9 185H +109%
4.8 TFLOPS
Core i9 13900H
2.3 TFLOPS
More info: Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) compared to Arc iGPU (8-Cores)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5-7467
- LPDDR5x-7467
- DDR5-5600		 - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 96 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 9 185H official page Intel Core i9 13900H official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 28

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i9 13900H or Ultra 9 185H?
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Prashant Sharma August 12, 2024 at 06:17 PM
I have a big concern about reliability and durability about Ultra9 since I have checked many negative reviews about ultra9 laptops getting hot very soon and it makes them turned off or crashed at running. So it needs to be improved and reliable ay this cost.
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Apelaten Eluanatein Daniel May 7, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Great reward if Ultra 9 185 wins over core i9 13980HX
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PMR February 6, 2024 at 06:36 PM
I prefer reliability, and sometimes that comes at a cost. I'll stick with the HX. I do not trust the dependability and stability of the "Ultra" architecture yet. Maybe on the next iterations.
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Derek July 20, 2024 at 03:43 AM
You do not trust "dependability and stability" because sometimes newer products are less dependable and less stable. Any specific issues? No?
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ComputerNerd December 23, 2023 at 09:56 PM
The new Ultra 9 185H CPU wins this match-up. Nearly the same CPU performance, but drastically better battery life and iGPU performance.
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Owen January 25, 2024 at 01:20 AM
Perhaps you could achieve better performance at lower wattage mode as well? The 13900H can be quite power-hungry if you want full performance without any hitches.
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