Intel Core Ultra 9 185H vs Intel Core i5-12600HE

Comparative analysis of Intel Core Ultra 9 185H and Intel Core i5-12600HE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
  • 6 more threads: 22 vs 16
  • Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 110°C vs 100°C
  • Around 87% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.1x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 29293 vs 24599
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 14 Dec 2023 vs Jan 2022
Number of cores 16 vs 12
Number of threads 22 vs 16
Maximum core temperature 110°C vs 100°C
L1 cache 112 KB (per core) vs 960 KB
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) vs 15 MB
L3 cache 24 MB (shared) vs 18 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 29293 vs 24599

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12600HE

  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3772 vs 3699
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3772 vs 3699

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-12600HE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3699
3772
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
29293
24599
Name Intel Core Ultra 9 185H Intel Core i5-12600HE
PassMark - Single thread mark 3699 3772
PassMark - CPU mark 29293 24599

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core Ultra 9 185H Intel Core i5-12600HE

Essentials

Launch date 14 Dec 2023 Jan 2022
Place in performance rating 230 245
Architecture codename Alder Lake
Launch price (MSRP) $346
Processor Number i5-12600HE
Series 12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment Embedded

Performance

Base frequency 3.9 GHz
L1 cache 112 KB (per core) 960 KB
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) 15 MB
L3 cache 24 MB (shared) 18 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 7 nm
Maximum core temperature 110°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 5.1 GHz
Number of cores 16 12
Number of threads 22 16
Unlocked
64 bit support

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5, Depends on motherboard Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory size 64 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported Intel BGA 2049 FCBGA1744
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 45 Watt
Package Size 50 mm x 25 mm

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 8 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes 28

Graphics

Device ID 0x46A6
Execution Units 80
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.30 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 4

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12.1
OpenGL 4.6

Security & Reliability

Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)