Core Ultra 9 185H vs A8-8600P
Aggregate performance score
Ultra 9 185H outperforms A8-8600P by a whopping 1192% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A8-8600P and Core Ultra 9 185H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2094 | 288 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Carrizo | Intel Meteor Lake-H |
| Architecture codename | Carrizo (2015−2018) | Meteor Lake-H |
| Release date | 3 June 2015 (9 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (less than a year ago) |
| Current price | $215 | no data |
Detailed specifications
A8-8600P and Core Ultra 9 185H basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 22 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 112 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 24 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on A8-8600P and Core Ultra 9 185H compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FP4 | FCBGA2049 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12-35 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-8600P and Core Ultra 9 185H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | HSA 1.0 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | 1 | + |
| FMA | FMA4 | no data |
| AVX | AVX | + |
| FRTC | 1 | no data |
| FreeSync | 1 | no data |
| PowerTune | - | no data |
| DualGraphics | 1 | no data |
| TrueAudio | + | no data |
| PowerNow | + | no data |
| PowerGating | + | no data |
| Out-of-band client management | + | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | no data |
| HSA | + | no data |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| SIPP | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| Status | no data | Launched |
Security technologies
A8-8600P and Core Ultra 9 185H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-8600P and Core Ultra 9 185H are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | 1 | no data |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-8600P and Core Ultra 9 185H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-2133 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 96 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R6 Graphics | Intel® Arc™ graphics |
| iGPU core count | 6 | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | no data | + |
| Enduro | + | no data |
| Switchable graphics | 1 | no data |
| UVD | + | no data |
| VCE | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 2.35 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A8-8600P and Core Ultra 9 185H integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 4 |
| DisplayPort | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by A8-8600P and Core Ultra 9 185H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL) |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 3840x2400 @ 120Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A8-8600P and Core Ultra 9 185H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12.2 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| Vulkan | 1 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-8600P and Core Ultra 9 185H.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 28 |
| PCI support | no data | 5.0 and 4.0 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Core Ultra 9 185H outperforms A8-8600P by 1192% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Core Ultra 9 185H outperforms A8-8600P by 1193% in Passmark.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Core Ultra 9 185H outperforms A8-8600P by 529% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Core Ultra 9 185H outperforms A8-8600P by 1104% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.45 | 18.73 |
| Recency | 3 June 2015 | 14 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 16 |
| Threads | 4 | 22 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 45 Watt |
The Core Ultra 9 185H is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-8600P in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between A8-8600P and Core Ultra 9 185H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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