Apple A8 vs Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

Last updated: 2024-06-06

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Apple A8		Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
CPU comparison Apple A8 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 Apple A8 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. Up to 1 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Apple A8 was released in Q3/2014. 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.

Apple A series (22)	Family	Intel Core Ultra 9 (1)
Apple A8/A8X (2)	CPU group	Intel Core Ultra 100H (5)
8	Generation	1
A8	Architecture	Meteor Lake H
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
Apple A7	Predecessor	--
Apple A9	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Apple A8 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz. The Intel Core Ultra 9 185H has 16 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (5.10 GHz).
Apple A8	Characteristic	Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
2	Cores	16
2	Threads	22
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.50 GHz 2x Typhoon	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

NPU AI performance The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
Apple A8	Characteristic	Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
--	AI hardware	Intel® AI Boost
--	AI specifications	Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT)
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	34 TOPS

Integrated graphics (iGPU) 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.
Apple A8	GPU	Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake)
0.53 GHz	GPU frequency	0.60 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	2.35 GHz
5	GPU Generation	--
20 nm	Technology	5 nm
1	Max. displays	4
16	Compute units	128
128	Shader	1024
No	Hardware Raytracing	Yes
No	Frame Generation	No
4 GB	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
--	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.
Apple A8	GPU	Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake)
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode
No	Codec VP8	Decode
No	Codec AV1	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Apple A8 supports a maximum of 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 9 185H can connect up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Apple A8	Characteristic	Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
LPDDR3-1600	Memory	LPDDR5X-7500, DDR5-5600
1 GB	Max. Memory	96 GB
1 (Single Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
12.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	120.0 GB/s
No	ECC	No
1.00 MB	L2 Cache	18.00 MB
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	24.00 MB
--	PCIe version	5.0
--	PCIe lanes	20
--	PCIe Bandwidth	78.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Apple A8 has a TDP of 5 W, that of the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H is 45 W.
Apple A8	Characteristic	Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
5 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	45 W
--	TDP (PL2)	115 W
--	TDP up	65 W
--	TDP down	35 W
--	Tjunction max.	110 °C
Technical details The Apple A8 has a 5.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H cache has a total of 42.00 MB.

Apple A8	Characteristic	Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
20 nm	Technology	7 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
--	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
--	Socket	BGA 2049
None	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
iOS	Operating systems	Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2014	Release date	Q4/2023
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Apple A8 (17%)

Intel Core Ultra 9 185H (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Apple A8 (5%)

Intel Core Ultra 9 185H (100%)

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.


	Apple A8 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	324 (17%)
	Intel Core Ultra 9 185H 16C 22T @ 5.10 GHz	1862 (100%)

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.


	Apple A8 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	607 (5%)
	Intel Core Ultra 9 185H 16C 22T @ 4.50 GHz	13430 (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.


	Apple A8 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	412 (16%)
	Intel Core Ultra 9 185H 16C 22T @ 5.10 GHz	2522 (100%)

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.


	Apple A8 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	588 (5%)
	Intel Core Ultra 9 185H 16C 22T @ 4.50 GHz	11274 (100%)

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.


	Apple A8 Apple A8 @ 0.53 GHz	136 (3%)
	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.


	Apple A8 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	1532 (6%)
	Intel Core Ultra 9 185H 16C 22T @ 4.50 GHz	27215 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Apple A8 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core Ultra 9 185H 16C 22T @ 5.10 GHz	109 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Apple A8 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core Ultra 9 185H 16C 22T @ 5.10 GHz	1070 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Apple A8 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core Ultra 9 185H 16C 22T @ 5.10 GHz	1849 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Apple A8 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core Ultra 9 185H 16C 22T @ 4.50 GHz	16750 (100%)

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.


	Apple A8 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core Ultra 9 185H 16C 22T @ 5.10 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.


	Apple A8 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core Ultra 9 185H 16C 22T @ 2.30 GHz	8097 (100%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	Apple A8 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core Ultra 9 185H 16,750 CB R23 MC @ 45 W	372 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Apple A8	Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
Apple iPhone 6 Apple iPhone 6 Plus Apple iPad Mini 4 Apple TV HD Apple HomePod Apple iPod touch (6. Gen)	ASUS Zenbook Duo (2024) UX8406

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