Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
  • Cores: 16
  • L3 cache: 24MB (shared)
  • TDP: 35-65 W (max. boost up to 115 W)
  • Transistor size: 7 nm
Core Ultra 9 185H - laptop processor produced by Intel for socket FCBGA-2049 that has 16 cores and 22 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 2300 MHz, but due to Turbo Boost technology, it can perform up to 5100 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 24 MB. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Arc Graphics (8-Cores).

Review

Single-Core Performance
68
Multi-Core Performance
44
Power Efficiency
63
Integrated Graphics
86
NanoReview Final Score
60
Compare Intel Core Ultra 9 185H with other CPUs

Test in Benchmarks

Performance test of Intel Core Ultra 9 185H in benchmarks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
107
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
987
Cinebench Scores - 156th place

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2446
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
13613
File compression 1270 MB/sec
Clang compilation 102.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 342.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 389.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 245.1 pages/sec
Background blur 45.2 images/sec
Photo processing 131.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 23.3 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1] – 492 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
3660
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
28998
Integer math 97.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 72.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 123M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 39M Strings/sec
Data encryption 19.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 334.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 1940 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 19.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3] – 4148 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
200.07

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 15.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 209.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 446.1 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.08 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
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

Specifications

Core Ultra 9 185H technical specifications

General

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

CPU

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

Package

Fabrication Process 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 35-65 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 115 W
Socket FCBGA-2049
Peak Temperature 110Β°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (8-Cores)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2350 MHz
Shading Units 1024
TMUs 64
ROPs 32
Execution Units 128
TGP 28 W
iGPU FLOPS
4.8 TFLOPS
See also: Intel Arc iGPU (8-Cores) – integrated graphics of Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

Memory Support

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

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 9 185H official page
PCI Express Version 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28
Technologies
- Compute: ABM, ADX, AI Boost NPU 3, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, DLBoost 3.0, F16C, SHA, VNNI
- Performance: EIST, TBT 2.0, TBT 3.0, TSX
- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x
- Security: RDRAND, TXT, XD bit, vPro

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