Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H vs Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H 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 Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H has 60 cores with 120 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 4096 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H was released in Q1/2023.

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.
Intel Xeon Platinum (89) Family Intel Core Ultra 9 (1)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8400 (18) CPU group Intel Core Ultra 100H (5)
4 Generation 1
Sapphire Rapids Architecture Meteor Lake H
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H is a 60 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.90 GHz (3.50 GHz). The Intel Core Ultra 9 185H has 16 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (5.10 GHz).
Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
60 Cores 16
120 Threads 22
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.90 GHz (3.50 GHz) 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.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
-- AI hardware Intel AI engine
-- 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.
no iGPU GPU Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake)
GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 2.35 GHz
-- GPU Generation --
Technology 5 nm
Max. displays 4
-- Compute units 128
-- Shader 1024
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
-- 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.
no iGPU 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
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H supports a maximum of 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 9 185H can connect up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
DDR5-4400, DDR5-4800 Memory LPDDR5X-7500, DDR5-5600
4096 GB Max. Memory 96 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
307.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 18.00 MB
112.50 MB L3 Cache 24.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 5.0
80 PCIe lanes 20
315.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H has a TDP of 350 W, that of the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H is 45 W.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
350 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 Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H has a 112.50 MB cache, while the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H cache has a total of 42.00 MB.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
10 nm Technology 7 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 4677 Socket BGA 2049
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows, Linux Operating systems Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2023 Release date Q4/2023
17000 $ Release price --
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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.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H
60C 120T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
16C 22T @ 5.10 GHz
1873 (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.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H
60C 120T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)
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.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H
60C 120T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H 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.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H
60C 120T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H 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.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
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.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H
60C 120T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
16C 22T @ 4.50 GHz
27215 (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.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H
60C 120T @ 1.90 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.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H
60C 120T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
16C 22T @ 2.30 GHz
8097 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
Unknown ASUS Zenbook Duo (2024) UX8406

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