AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS vs Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

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AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS or Intel Core Ultra 9 185H - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.20 GHz. Up to 256 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS was released in Q2/2024.

The Intel Core Ultra 9 185H has 16 cores with 22 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 9 185H was released in Q4/2023.
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO (4) Family Intel Core Ultra 9 (1)
AMD Ryzen 8040 (20) CPU group Intel Core Ultra 100H (5)
7 Generation 1
Hawk Point (Zen 4) Architecture Meteor Lake H
Mobile Segment Mobile
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 4.00 GHz (5.20 GHz). The Intel Core Ultra 9 185H has 16 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (5.10 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
8 Cores 16
16 Threads 22
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
4.00 GHz (5.20 GHz)
8x Zen 4
A-Core 2.30 GHz (5.10 GHz)
6x Redwood Cove
-- B-Core 1.80 GHz (3.80 GHz)
8x Crestmont
-- C-Core 1.00 GHz (2.50 GHz)
2x Crestmont

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
AMD Ryzen AI AI hardware Intel AI engine
AMD Ryzen™ AI AI specifications Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT)

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

AMD Radeon 780M GPU Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake)
0.80 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
2.80 GHz GPU (Turbo) 2.35 GHz
3 GPU Generation --
4 nm Technology 5 nm
4 Max. displays 4
12 Compute units 128
768 Shader 1024
Yes Hardware Raytracing Yes
AMD FSR Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 DirectX Version 12.2

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon 780M GPU Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 9 185H can connect up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500 Memory LPDDR5X-7500, DDR5-5600
256 GB Max. Memory 96 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
Yes ECC No
8.00 MB L2 Cache 18.00 MB
16.00 MB L3 Cache 24.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 5.0
20 PCIe lanes 20
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS has a TDP of 45 W, that of the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H is 45 W.

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) 115 W
54 W TDP up 65 W
35 W TDP down 35 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 110 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS has a 24.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H cache has a total of 42.00 MB.

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
4 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
FP8 Socket BGA 2049
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2024 Release date Q4/2023
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H (96%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS (95%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H (93%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
1974 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
16C 22T @ 5.10 GHz
1873 (95%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
11600 (84%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
16C 22T @ 4.50 GHz
13796 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
2617 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
16C 22T @ 5.10 GHz
2522 (96%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
12447 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
16C 22T @ 4.50 GHz
11274 (91%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS
AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.80 GHz
4357 (94%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 2.35 GHz
4658 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
30995 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
16C 22T @ 4.50 GHz
27215 (88%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
16C 22T @ 4.50 GHz
767 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
16C 22T @ 2.30 GHz
8097 (100%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
16 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
16C 22T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
Unknown ASUS Zenbook Duo (2024) UX8406

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