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Intel Core Ultra 9 185H vs Ultra 7 155H

60 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
VS
57 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H

We compared two 16-core laptop CPUs: the 2.3 GHz Intel Core Ultra 9 185H against the 1.4 GHz Ultra 7 155H. 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 (8)

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 155H and 185H
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
  • 6% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.1 GHz vs 4.8 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 9 185H
vs
Core Ultra 7 155H

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 544
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 3749
Cinebench Scores (156th and 165th 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 1220 MB/sec
Clang compilation 102.8 Klines/sec 100.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 342.7 pages/sec 270.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 389.7 Mpixels/sec 356.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 245.1 pages/sec 243.4 pages/sec
Background blur 45.2 images/sec 49.2 images/sec
Photo processing 131.5 images/sec 117.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 23.3 Mpixels/sec 19.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 492 & 910 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 85.8 GOps/sec
Floating point math 72.2 GOps/sec 62.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 123M Primes/sec 113M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 39M Strings/sec 31.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 19.5 GBytes/sec 16.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 334.6 MBytes/sec 273.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 1940 Frames/sec 1701 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 19.9B Matrices/sec 16.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 4148 & 6648 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 15.2 PPW 14.7 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 209.4 PPW 192.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 446.1 PPW 377.1 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.08 PPW 2.65 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 Ultra 7 155H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-22 (Alex Paulino)Cinebench 2026544 / 3749
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-15 (Ak-Dev)Geekbench 6 CPU2347 / 12862
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-08 (Anuj)Geekbench 6 CPU2248 / 12118
πŸ“˜ 2025-07-25 (Aya)Cinebench 202485 / 943
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-25 (Tarekcoupe)Cinebench 202496 / 930
Add View all (13)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 9 185H and Ultra 7 155H

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released December 14, 2023 December 14, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Meteor Lake Meteor Lake
Model number 185H 155H
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (8-Cores) Arc Graphics (8-Cores)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS - AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 9 288V - Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
Intel CPU rating (83rd and 99th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.3 GHz 1.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.1 GHz 4.8 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 10 10
E-Threads 10 10
Base Frequency (E) 1.8 GHz 0.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.8 GHz 3.8 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16 16
Total Threads 22 22
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 23x 14x
L1 Cache 112K (per core) 112K (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 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 35-65 W (configurable) 20-65 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 115 W 115 W
Socket FCBGA-2049 FCBGA-2049
Peak Temperature 110Β°C 110Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (103rd and 128th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (8-Cores) Arc Graphics (8-Cores)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2350 MHz 2250 MHz
Shading Units 1024 1024
TMUs 64 64
ROPs 32 32
Execution Units 128 128
TGP 28 W 28 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 9 185H +4%
4.8 TFLOPS
Core Ultra 7 155H
4.6 TFLOPS
See: Intel Arc iGPU (8-Cores) benchmarks

Memory Support

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

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 9 185H official page Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 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 Ultra 7 155H or Ultra 9 185H?
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hello January 4, 2025 at 03:24 AM
How are you 7 uses much less power and the minuscule performance bump does basically nothing. Also 9 is much more $$$
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Hans Kloss October 21, 2024 at 04:22 PM
As of today, 2024-10-21, on the Dell website, the i7 is $565 more expensive. Why???
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Imad August 26, 2024 at 12:39 AM
If you voted for i7 please say why. I'm interested. I'm not sure which one to buy yet
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Andrew September 14, 2024 at 08:11 PM
Waste of money for Ultra 9's small performance bump.
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Haseeb October 3, 2024 at 08:00 PM
Andrew, I bought the ultra 9 today, which is cheaper than the ultra 7, which is 30% more expansive.
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Sanjay October 9, 2024 at 04:07 PM
Ultra 9 wins but it consumes far greater watts of power, and it also cost significantly more than Ultra 7. That small level of performance increase with that large cost and consumption of power is not worth it. But if money isn't a problem for you, you should surely choose Ultra 9.
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qwertyuiop November 9, 2024 at 10:09 AM
7 uses much less power and the minuscule performance bump does basically nothing. Also 9 is much more $$$
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seal June 9, 2026 at 04:02 PM
Haseeb, Your case its just anectotal evidence. For normal pricing the core ultra 9 is just a binned ultra 7. If you have wattage limits the core 9 ultra is essentially a useless upgrade.
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