About This Product
The Intel Core Ultra 9 185H is a high-performance mobile processor from the Meteor Lake series, featuring 16 cores (6 P-cores, 10 E-cores) and 22 threads. It offers a boost clock of up to 5.1 GHz, suitable for demanding mobile workstations and high-end gaming laptops. This CPU provides strong multi-threaded performance for productivity and content creation tasks, competing with other high-end mobile CPUs in its class.
Pros
- High core count for multi-threaded tasks
- Strong boost clock for single-core performance
- Integrated NPU for AI acceleration
- Efficient architecture for mobile platforms
Cons
- Power consumption can be high under load
- Integrated graphics performance is mid-range
- Limited overclocking potential
Verdict
“Ideal for professionals and gamers needing top-tier mobile performance for demanding applications.”
Performance Benchmarks
Cross-source performance, value, and efficiency at a glance
Scores are grouped by benchmark family so it is easy to compare raw speed, threaded output, and real-world value without mixing scales.
Cinebench R23Cinebench 2024Geekbench 6PassMark
Render Workloads
Cinebench R23
Single-Core
1,77577%
Multi-Core
17,46039%
Next-Gen Scale
Cinebench 2024
Single-Core
10872%
Multi-Core
1,01251%
Cross-Platform
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
2,21869%
Multi-Core
11,83554%
Based on 3,638 user submissions.
Large Sample Pool
PassMark
Overall
29,19145%
PassMark rank: #551
Value & Efficiency
How much output you get per watt and per dollar
These derived metrics use Cinebench R23 multi-core performance to keep the value calculation consistent across the catalog.
Performance per Watt
388.0 pts/W
Gaming Performance
Real-world FPS snapshots for Core Ultra 9 185H
These results come from real submitted gameplay sessions, so the reference GPU matters as much as the CPU itself.
FPS data from real user submissions across various settings
Reference GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU
1 game in this sample
NBA 2K25
Mixed player settings
40 FPS
Playable
Min 27Max 57GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU
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Upgrade From
vs Intel Core i9-10850K
Multi-core 16,820
"30% better single-core, 4% better multi-core"
Upgrade Verdict
This is a significant downgrade. The i9-10850K is an older, less efficient desktop CPU with fewer cores and lower performance than the Core Ultra 9 185H, which is a modern mobile chip. Do not upgrade to this.Compatible Motherboards (0)
See full guide →No compatible motherboards are in our catalog yet for this socket.
Compatible RAM (3344)
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1x8GBDDR5-5200
$67.74
TeamGroup Elite 8 GB
1x8GBDDR5-4800
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TeamGroup Elite 8 GB
1x8GBDDR5-5200
$67.74
TeamGroup Elite 8 GB
1x8GBDDR5-5600
$67.74
Compatible CPU Coolers (0)
No compatible CPU coolers are in our catalog yet for this socket.
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