i5-14500T vs Ultra 9 185H

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Aggregate performance score

Core Ultra 9 185H
2023
16 cores / 22 threads, 45 Watt
18.52
+21.2%
Core i5-14500T
2024
14 cores / 20 threads, 35 Watt
15.28

Core Ultra 9 185H outperforms Core i5-14500T by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core Ultra 9 185H and Core i5-14500T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking324458
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data47.12
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Meteor Lake-Hno data
Power efficiency38.9541.32
Architecture codenameMeteor Lake-H (2023)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$640$232

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 9 185H and Core i5-14500T 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads2220
Base clock speed3.9 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus rateno data92 MHz
L1 cache112 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 4 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data215 mm2
Maximum core temperature110 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 9 185H and Core i5-14500T 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA2049FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 9 185H and Core i5-14500T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Deep Learning Boost++
Supported AI Software FrameworksOpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT-

Security technologies

Core Ultra 9 185H and Core i5-14500T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 9 185H and Core i5-14500T are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 9 185H and Core i5-14500T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size96 GB192 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® Arc™ graphicsIntel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency2.35 GHz1.55 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 9 185H and Core i5-14500T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported44

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 9 185H and Core i5-14500T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP3840x2400 @ 120Hz5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core Ultra 9 185H and Core i5-14500T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.212
OpenGL4.64.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 9 185H and Core i5-14500T.

PCIe version5.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes816
PCI support5.0 and 4.0no data

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.

Ultra 9 185H 18.52
+21.2%
i5-14500T 15.28

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.

Ultra 9 185H 29415
+21.2%
i5-14500T 24277

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.

Ultra 9 185H 2243
i5-14500T 2362
+5.3%

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.

Ultra 9 185H 11967
+25.5%
i5-14500T 9537

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ultra 9 185H 10244
+13.6%
i5-14500T 9014

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ultra 9 185H 62262
+56.4%
i5-14500T 39798

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ultra 9 185H 14053
+8.2%
i5-14500T 12986

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ultra 9 185H 3.71
+29.1%
i5-14500T 4.79

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ultra 9 185H 35
+60.6%
i5-14500T 22

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ultra 9 185H 2809
+38.9%
i5-14500T 2022

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ultra 9 185H 268
+6.3%
i5-14500T 252

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ultra 9 185H 3.19
+0.3%
i5-14500T 3.18

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ultra 9 185H 11.3
+15.3%
i5-14500T 9.8

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ultra 9 185H 7940
+16%
i5-14500T 6846

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ultra 9 185H 162
+49.8%
i5-14500T 108

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ultra 9 185H 318
+20.2%
i5-14500T 265

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ultra 9 185H 13531
+48.3%
i5-14500T 9122

Blender(-)

Ultra 9 185H 177
i5-14500T 288
+62.7%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ultra 9 185H 1858
+1.1%
i5-14500T 1838

7-Zip Single

Ultra 9 185H 5540
i5-14500T 5980
+8%

7-Zip

Ultra 9 185H 71843
+56.8%
i5-14500T 45820

WebXPRT 3

Ultra 9 185H 289
+10.3%
i5-14500T 262

CrossMark Overall

Ultra 9 185H 1770
+18.6%
i5-14500T 1493

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ultra 9 185H 261
+7%
i5-14500T 244

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ultra 9 185H 309
i5-14500T 513
+66%

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Ultra 9 185H 13973
+51.5%
i5-14500T 9225

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

Ultra 9 185H 2498
i5-14500T 2546
+1.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.52 15.28
Physical cores 16 14
Threads 22 20
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 35 Watt

Ultra 9 185H has a 21.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 14.3% more physical cores and 10% more threads.

i5-14500T, on the other hand, has 28.6% lower power consumption.

The Core Ultra 9 185H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-14500T in performance tests.

Be aware that Core Ultra 9 185H is a notebook processor while Core i5-14500T is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core Ultra 9 185H and Core i5-14500T, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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