Core Ultra 9 185H vs Athlon X4 870K
Aggregate performance score
Ultra 9 185H outperforms Athlon X4 870K by a whopping 752% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon X4 870K and Core Ultra 9 185H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1758 | 286 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Meteor Lake-H |
| Architecture codename | Godaveri (2014−2018) | Meteor Lake-H |
| Release date | December 2015 (8 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (less than a year ago) |
| Current price | $49 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Athlon X4 870K 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 | 3.9 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 256K | 112 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 24 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 245 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,411 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X4 870K 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FM2+ | FCBGA2049 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 870K and Core Ultra 9 185H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | no data |
| AVX | + | + |
| 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
Athlon X4 870K 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 Athlon X4 870K and Core Ultra 9 185H are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 870K 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 | no data | 2 |
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel® Arc™ graphics |
| Quick Sync Video | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 2.35 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X4 870K and Core Ultra 9 185H integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 4 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon X4 870K 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 Athlon X4 870K and Core Ultra 9 185H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12.2 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 870K and Core Ultra 9 185H.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 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 Athlon X4 870K by 752% 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 Athlon X4 870K by 751% 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 Athlon X4 870K by 385% 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 Athlon X4 870K by 909% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.20 | 18.75 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 16 |
| Threads | 4 | 22 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 45 Watt |
The Core Ultra 9 185H is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 870K in performance tests.
Note that Athlon X4 870K is a desktop processor while Core Ultra 9 185H is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X4 870K and Core Ultra 9 185H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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