Intel Core Ultra 9 185H vs AMD Ryzen 7 H 255

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 9 185H, vs AMD Ryzen 7 H 255. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 9 185H and AMD Ryzen 7 H 255
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 9 185H
1809
AMD Ryzen 7 H 255
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
18420
AMD Ryzen 7 H 255
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
107
AMD Ryzen 7 H 255
100
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
987
AMD Ryzen 7 H 255
923
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
3701
AMD Ryzen 7 H 255
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
29410
AMD Ryzen 7 H 255
n/a
Integer Math98.3 GOps/s97.5 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math73.4 GOps/s59.7 GOps/s
Prime Number Search123 M primes/s88 M primes/s
Random String Sort39.6 M strings/s42.5 M strings/s
Data Encryption19.9 GB/s20.6 GB/s
Data Compression340.2 MB/s349.6 MB/s
Physics1962 frames/s1391 frames/s
Extended Instructions203 M matrices/s259 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
2446
AMD Ryzen 7 H 255
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
13613
AMD Ryzen 7 H 255
n/a
File Compression1270 MB/s1020 MB/s
Clang Compilation102.8 KLines/s99.8 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser342.7 pages/s255.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering389.7 MP/sec378.2 MP/sec
Text Processing245.1 pages/s259.2 pages/s
Background Blur45.2 frames/s61.1 frames/s
Photo Processing131.5 frames/s99.7 frames/s
Ray Tracing23.3 MP/sec21.5 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
200.07
AMD Ryzen 7 H 255
221.64

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 209.4 PPW 234.6 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 452.5 PPW 532.9 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 15.2 PPW 17.1 PPW
Blender / W 3.08 PPW 4.1 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced December, 14, 2023 August, 4, 2025
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Meteor Lake Zen 4 (Hawk Point)
Model number 185H n/a
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (8-Cores) Radeon 780M

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Frequency 2.3 GHz 3.8 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.1 GHz 4.9 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores10n/a
Threads10n/a
Frequency1.8 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.8 GHzn/a
General
Cores count168
Threads count2216
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier23x38x
L1 cache112 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache24 MB total16 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count n/a 25 billion
Process tech. 7 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 35-65 W 35-54 W
Max TDP (Boost) 115 W n/a
Socket FCBGA-2049 FP8
Critical temp. 110 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - LPDDR5-7467
- LPDDR5x-7467
- DDR5-5600
- DDR5-5600
- LPDDR5x-7500
Max Size 96 GB 256 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 28 20
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
n/a

Results

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Survey

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Total Votes: 8

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