Intel Core Ultra 9 285H vs Ultra 9 185H
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We compared two 16-core laptop CPUs: the 2.9 GHz Intel Core Ultra 9 285H against the 2.3 GHz Ultra 9 185H. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
- More modern manufacturing process β 3 versus 7 nanometers
- Newer - released 1 year and 1 month later
- Supports up to 128 GB LPDDR5-8400 RAM
- 18% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2897 vs 2446 points
- 6% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 5.1 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 506 | - |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 4879 | - |
Cinebench Scores (123rd and 156th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1510 MB/sec | 1270 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 129.7 Klines/sec | 102.8 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 425.7 pages/sec | 342.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 522.7 Mpixels/sec | 389.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 309.2 pages/sec | 245.1 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 73.9 images/sec | 45.2 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 159.5 images/sec | 131.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 26.8 Mpixels/sec | 23.3 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 86 GOps/sec | 97.4 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 109.3 GOps/sec | 72.2 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 330M Primes/sec | 123M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 41M Strings/sec | 39M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 26.2 GBytes/sec | 19.5 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 336.1 MBytes/sec | 334.6 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2512 Frames/sec | 1940 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 26.8B Matrices/sec | 19.9B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 24.9 PPW | 15.2 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 381.6 PPW | 209.4 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 759.8 PPW | 446.1 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 4.56 PPW | 3.08 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-01-16 (AsNapur) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2756 / 16837 |
| π 2026-01-16 (AsNapur) | Cinebench 2024 | 122 / 1126 |
| π 2025-10-31 (Adi) | Cinebench 2024 | 114 / 804 |
| π 2025-09-19 (JacoIsHere) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2868 / 14847 |
| π 2025-08-07 (Himmanshu Chowdhury) | Cinebench 2024 | 117 / 1122 |
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-12-28 (Nicholas) | Cinebench 2024 | 92 / 795 |
| π 2024-12-29 (Remembered2U) | Cinebench 2024 | 107 / 987 |
| π 2024-11-03 (Anish) | Cinebench 2024 | 103 / 886 |
| π 2024-10-01 (Guest #3) | Cinebench 2024 | 108 / 1088 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 9 285H and Ultra 9 185HGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | January 6, 2025 | December 14, 2023 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Arrow Lake | Meteor Lake |
| Model number | 285H | 185H |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics 140T | Arc Graphics (8-Cores) |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 | - AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS |
| Successor | - | - Intel Core Ultra 9 288V |
Intel CPU rating (46th and 83rd place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 6 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.9 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.4 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| E-Cores | 10 | 10 |
| E-Threads | 10 | 10 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.7 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.5 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Total Cores | 16 | 16 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 22 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 29x | 23x |
| 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 | 3 nm | 7 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 35-45 W (configurable) | 35-65 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 115 W | 115 W |
| Socket | FCBGA-2049 | FCBGA-2049 |
| Peak Temperature | 110Β°C | 110Β°C |
Laptop processors ranking (58th and 103rd place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Arc Graphics 140T | Arc Graphics (8-Cores) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2350 MHz | 2350 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1024 | 1024 |
| TMUs | 64 | 64 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Execution Units | 8 | 128 |
| TGP | 35 W | 28 W |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Arc iGPU (8-Cores) compared to Arc 140T
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5-8400 - LPDDR5x-8400 - DDR5-6400 |
- LPDDR5-7467 - LPDDR5x-7467 - DDR5-5600 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 96 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H official page | Intel Core Ultra 9 185H official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | 28 |
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