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Intel Core Ultra 9 185H vs i9 14900HX

60 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
VS
72 out of 100
Intel Core i9 14900HX
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
Intel Core i9 14900HX

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.3 GHz Intel Core Ultra 9 185H with 16-cores against the 2.2 GHz i9 14900HX with 24-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 (7)

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 14900HX and 185H
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
  • More powerful Arc Graphics (8-Cores) integrated graphics: 4.8 vs 0.8 TFLOPS
  • More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 10 nanometers
  • More than 10Β° C higher critical temperature
Advantages of Intel Core i9 14900HX
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
  • Has 8 more physical cores
  • Has 12 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • 24% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3029 vs 2446 points
  • 14% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.8 GHz vs 5.1 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 9 185H
vs
Core i9 14900HX

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (156th and 45th 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 1420 MB/sec
Clang compilation 102.8 Klines/sec 173.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 342.7 pages/sec 463.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 389.7 Mpixels/sec 508.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 245.1 pages/sec 287.7 pages/sec
Background blur 45.2 images/sec 54.6 images/sec
Photo processing 131.5 images/sec 154.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 23.3 Mpixels/sec 39.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 492 & 545 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 157.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 72.2 GOps/sec 112.1 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 123M Primes/sec 193M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 39M Strings/sec 60.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption 19.5 GBytes/sec 32.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression 334.6 MBytes/sec 539.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 1940 Frames/sec 2631 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 19.9B Matrices/sec 31.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 4148 & 6694 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 14900HX +77%
354.31

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 15.2 PPW 32.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 209.4 PPW 335.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 446.1 PPW 794.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.08 PPW 6.44 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 14900HX
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-22 (GEORGE FORMBY)Cinebench 2024124 / 1417
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-15 (jmtisi)Cinebench 2024111 / 629
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-26 (Ivan)Cinebench 2024125 / 1571
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-14 (JoeG)Cinebench 2024121 / 1334
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-05 (Justin0220)Cinebench 2024125 / 1064
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 9 185H and i9 14900HX

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released December 14, 2023 January 9, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Meteor Lake Raptor Lake Refresh
Model number 185H i9-14900HX
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (8-Cores) UHD Graphics (32EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS - AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 9 288V - Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
Intel CPU rating (83rd and 36th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 8
P-Threads 12 16
Base Frequency (P) 2.3 GHz 2.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.1 GHz 5.8 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 10 16
E-Threads 10 16
Base Frequency (E) 1.8 GHz 1.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.8 GHz 4.1 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16 24
Total Threads 22 32
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 23x 22x
L1 Cache 112K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 36MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 7 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 35-65 W (configurable) 45-55 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 115 W 157 W
Socket FCBGA-2049 BGA-1964
Peak Temperature 110Β°C 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (103rd and 44th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (8-Cores) Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2350 MHz 1650 MHz
Shading Units 1024 256
TMUs 64 16
ROPs 32 8
Execution Units 128 32
TGP 28 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 9 185H +500%
4.8 TFLOPS
Core i9 14900HX
0.8 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics Xe (32 EU) compared to Arc iGPU (8-Cores)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5-7467
- LPDDR5x-7467
- DDR5-5600		 - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 89.6 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 9 185H official page Intel Core i9 14900HX official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 20

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i9 14900HX or Ultra 9 185H?
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Alex November 16, 2025 at 04:05 PM
No one can match the Raw performance of i9 14th gen
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akp831 October 7, 2024 at 01:20 PM
14900HX is for gaming and 185H is for workloads
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Dave June 22, 2024 at 12:02 PM
I definitely choose the Core Ultra chip, not because of where it is now, but rather because of where I can see it going. The only place where it lags behind the i9 is in the multi-core scores; but even then, not by a lot. A surprising thing that I see here is that the Core Ultra isn't as power efficient as I thought it would be. If the Core Ultra is already this close to the i9, then it is only a matter of time before the i9 is rendered obsolete. Also, the graphics power of the Core Ultra is superb, which is a significant improvement over the i9.
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Abhisek August 16, 2024 at 02:41 AM
How does the graphics power matter much if the laptop is constantly connected to power and one has a dedicated GPU?
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Braga September 12, 2024 at 02:20 PM
Abhisek, Spot on. One is for games, the other for heavy work duties.
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Hello? November 5, 2024 at 06:39 PM
Braga, The core ultra 9 laptops are much more portable than their 14900hx counterparts. They have smaller power bricks and are thinner overall. Much more targeted at the college student or someone who travels with their laptop a lot. The ultra 9 wins on battery life.
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sam November 25, 2024 at 03:25 AM
Abhisek, it wouldn't. nobody should be buying a 185H laptop purely for using it plugged in and for gaming. we already know that. but it has significantly better battery life. So if someone needs to carry their laptop around and doesn't feeling like carrying a heavy charger and plugging it in every time they're in class taking notes, it would be a much better choice.
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