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Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
Benchmarks & Specs

Name: Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
Brand: Intel
Rating: 3.6 (437 reviews)

Last updated: 2026-06-06

Table of Contents

Summary
Benchmarks
Specifications
User Reviews
Popular Comparisons

Summary

The Intel Core Ultra 9 185H is designed as a powerful mobile processor. It belongs to the high-end of Intel processors. Its basis is the advanced Meteor Lake H architecture. Its multicore performance is particularly noteworthy. In Cinebench 2024, it achieved 1012 points here. This shows its strength in parallel calculations.

The single-core performance is also solid with 108 points. Manufactured using the 7 nm process, it also offers good efficiency. For graphics applications, the integrated Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs is on board. This also belongs to the Meteor Lake generation and delivers decent images.

With 18 MB L2 and 24 MB L3 cache, ample cache memory is available. The maximum memory bandwidth is 120 GB/s. We see the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H as a reliable partner. It effortlessly masters demanding tasks such as video editing. For demanding users who need high performance on the go, it is a compelling choice.

It offers a good mix of computing power and modern technology.

High-end mobile processor
Strong multicore performance
Modern Meteor Lake H architecture
Integrated Intel Iris Xe graphics

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

Rank 114 / 457
In segment Notebook

Multi-core performance

Rank 74 / 452
In segment Notebook

Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
Single-core performance

8C / 16T · 5.00 GHz

109 pts

8C / 8T · 3.40 GHz

109 pts

16C / 22T · 5.10 GHz

108 pts

8C / 16T · 5.10 GHz

107 pts

8C / 16T · 5.20 GHz

106 pts

Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

12C / 12T · 3.50 GHz

1,025 pts

12C / 12T · 3.50 GHz

1,025 pts

16C / 22T · 5.10 GHz

1,012 pts

8C / 16T · 5.10 GHz

1,004 pts

14C / 20T · 5.40 GHz

987 pts

Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance

12C / 16T · 4.80 GHz

1,781 pts

8C / 16T · 5.10 GHz

1,776 pts

16C / 22T · 5.10 GHz

1,775 pts

12C / 16T · 4.70 GHz

1,773 pts

16C / 22T · 4.80 GHz

1,772 pts

Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

8C / 16T · 2.00 GHz

17,840 pts

16C / 22T · 4.20 GHz

17,650 pts

16C / 22T · 4.50 GHz

17,460 pts

8C / 16T · 4.00 GHz

17,222 pts

8C / 16T · 4.00 GHz

17,200 pts

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

14C / 20T · 5.00 GHz

2,527

14C / 20T · 4.90 GHz

2,524

16C / 22T · 5.10 GHz

2,522

16C / 22T · 5.00 GHz

2,502

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)

12C / 12T · 3.40 GHz

2,497

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

14C / 20T · 3.80 GHz

11,424

14C / 20T · 3.80 GHz

11,424

16C / 22T · 4.50 GHz

11,274

8C / 16T · 3.80 GHz

11,203

8C / 8T · 2.40 GHz

11,202

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

6C / 12T · 4.90 GHz

1,869

16C / 22T · 5.00 GHz

1,866

16C / 22T · 5.10 GHz

1,862

16C / 24T · 5.00 GHz

1,861

16C / 24T · 5.00 GHz

1,861

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

14C / 20T · 4.40 GHz

13,816

14C / 20T · 4.10 GHz

13,650

16C / 22T · 4.50 GHz

13,430

11C / 11T · 3.80 GHz

13,255

16C / 22T · 4.40 GHz

13,192

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Apple M3 Pro (14 Core)

4,970

AMD Radeon 880M

4,713

Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake)

4,658

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)

Qualcomm Adreno X1

4,600

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-00-1DE)

Qualcomm Adreno X1

4,600

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Single-Core
Single-core performance

16C / 22T · 5.10 GHz

767

12C / 12T · 3.40 GHz

686

8C / 16T · 5.20 GHz

661

6C / 8T · 4.50 GHz

659

8C / 16T · 4.90 GHz

638

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

16C / 22T · 2.30 GHz

8,097

12C / 12T · 0.70 GHz

7,924

8C / 16T · 4.00 GHz

7,423

8C / 16T · 3.80 GHz

6,744

8C / 16T · 3.80 GHz

6,744

More benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries

Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries

Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries

3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
250 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Property	Value
Family	Intel Core Ultra 9 (12)
CPU group	Intel Core Ultra 100H (5)
Architecture	Meteor Lake H
Technology	7 nm
Segment	Notebook
Socket	BGA 2049
Generation	1
Predecessor
Successor	Intel Core Ultra 9 285H Q1/2025

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Property	Value
CPU Cores / Threads	16 / 22
Hyperthreading / SMT	✓
Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1:	6x Redwood Cove 2.30 - 5.10 GHz
Core Cluster 2:	8x Crestmont 1.80 - 3.80 GHz
Core Cluster 3:	2x Crestmont 1.00 - 2.50 GHz
L2-Cache	18.00 MB
L3-Cache	24.00 MB
Overclocking	No

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Property	Value
GPU name	Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake)
GPU frequency	0.60 - 2.35 GHz
CUs / Shader	128 / 1024
Raytracing	✓
Max. displays	4
Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
Technology	5 nm
Release date	Q4/2023

NPU AI performance

Property	Value
AI hardware	Intel® AI Boost
AI specifications	Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT)
NPU + CPU + iGPU	34 TOPS

Memory & PCIe

Memory type	Memory bandwidth
LPDDR5X-7500 DDR5-5600	120.0 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
Property	Value
Max. Memory	96 GB
Memory channels	2
ECC	✗
PCIe	5.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth	78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

Property	Value
TDP	45 W
TDP (PL2)	115 W
TDP up	65 W
TDP down	35 W
T. junction max.	110 °C

Technical details

Property	Value
Chip design	Chiplet
AES-NI	✓
Operating systems	Windows 11, Linux
Instruction set	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date	Q4/2023
Release price
Documents	Technical data sheet

User Reviews

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