Intel Core Ultra 9 185H vs AMD Ryzen 7 7840H

Comparative analysis of Intel Core Ultra 9 185H and AMD Ryzen 7 7840H processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

  • CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
  • 6 more threads: 22 vs 16
  • Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 110°C vs 100°C
  • 3.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4194304x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 1572864x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 29385 vs 28390
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 14 Dec 2023 vs Jan 2023
Number of cores 16 vs 8
Number of threads 22 vs 16
Maximum core temperature 110°C vs 100°C
L1 cache 112 KB (per core) vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache 24 MB (shared) vs 16MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 29385 vs 28390

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 7840H

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 7 nm
  • Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3720 vs 3706

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 7840H

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3706
3720
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
29385
28390
Name Intel Core Ultra 9 185H AMD Ryzen 7 7840H
PassMark - Single thread mark 3706 3720
PassMark - CPU mark 29385 28390

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core Ultra 9 185H AMD Ryzen 7 7840H

Essentials

Launch date 14 Dec 2023 Jan 2023
Place in performance rating 229 233

Performance

Base frequency 3.9 GHz 3.8 GHz
L1 cache 112 KB (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 cache 24 MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 4 nm
Maximum core temperature 110°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 5.1 GHz 5.1 GHz
Number of cores 16 8
Number of threads 22 16
Unlocked
Die size 178 mm²
Transistor count 25,000 million

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5, Depends on motherboard DDR5-5600 MHz, Dual-channel

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported Intel BGA 2049 FP8
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 35 Watt
Configurable TDP 35-54 Watt

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 8 Lanes, (CPU only) Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)