Intel Core Ultra 7 155H vs Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, vs Intel Core Ultra 9 185H. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 7 155H and Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
1795
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
1809
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
15043
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
18420
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
100
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
107
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
885
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
987
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
3483
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
3701
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
24974
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
29410
Integer Math87.1 GOps/s98.3 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math64.1 GOps/s73.4 GOps/s
Prime Number Search113 M primes/s123 M primes/s
Random String Sort32.1 M strings/s39.6 M strings/s
Data Encryption16.4 GB/s19.9 GB/s
Data Compression278.4 MB/s340.2 MB/s
Physics1732 frames/s1962 frames/s
Extended Instructions165 M matrices/s203 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
2421
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
2446
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
12515
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
13613
File Compression1220 MB/s1270 MB/s
Clang Compilation100.8 KLines/s102.8 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser270.5 pages/s342.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering356.1 MP/sec389.7 MP/sec
Text Processing243.4 pages/s245.1 pages/s
Background Blur49.2 frames/s45.2 frames/s
Photo Processing117.2 frames/s131.5 frames/s
Ray Tracing19.4 MP/sec23.3 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
172.02
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
200.07

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 192.5 PPW 209.4 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 384.2 PPW 452.5 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 13.6 PPW 15.2 PPW
Blender / W 2.65 PPW 3.08 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced December, 14, 2023 December, 14, 2023
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Meteor Lake Meteor Lake
Model number 155H 185H
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (8-Cores) Arc Graphics (8-Cores)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 6
Threads 12 12
Frequency 1.4 GHz 2.3 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.8 GHz 5.1 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores1010
Threads1010
Frequency0.9 GHz1.8 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.8 GHz3.8 GHz
General
Cores count1616
Threads count2222
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier14x23x
L1 cache112 KB/core112 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core2000 KB/core
L3 Cache24 MB total24 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 7 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) 20-65 W 35-65 W
Max TDP (Boost) 115 W 115 W
Socket FCBGA-2049 FCBGA-2049
Critical temp. 110 °C 110 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - LPDDR5-7467
- LPDDR5x-7467
- DDR5-5600
- LPDDR5-7467
- LPDDR5x-7467
- DDR5-5600
Max Size 96 GB 96 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 28 28
Tech - Compute: ABM, ADX, AI Boost NPU 3, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, DLBoost 3.0, F16C, SHA, VNNI
- Performance: EIST, TBT 2.0, TBT 3.0, TSX
- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x
- Security: RDRAND, TXT, XD bit, vPro
- Compute: ABM, ADX, AI Boost NPU 3, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, DLBoost 3.0, F16C, SHA, VNNI
- Performance: EIST, TBT 2.0, TBT 3.0, TSX
- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x
- Security: RDRAND, TXT, XD bit, vPro

Results

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