EPYC 9965 vs Ultra 9 185H

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
VS

Primary details

Comparing Core Ultra 9 185H and EPYC 9965 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking314not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Meteor Lake-Hno data
Power efficiency38.97no data
Architecture codenameMeteor Lake-H (2023)Turin (2024)
Release date14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)10 October 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$640$14,813

Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 9 185H and EPYC 9965 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)192
Threads22384
Base clock speed3.9 GHz2.25 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache112 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB (shared)384 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 4 nm3 nm
Maximum core temperature110 °Cno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 9 185H and EPYC 9965 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 configuration12
SocketFCBGA2049SP5
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 9 185H and EPYC 9965. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-
Supported AI Software FrameworksOpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT-

Security technologies

Core Ultra 9 185H and EPYC 9965 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 Core Ultra 9 185H and EPYC 9965 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 9 185H and EPYC 9965. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5
Maximum memory size96 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® Arc™ graphicsN/A
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency2.35 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 9 185H and EPYC 9965 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 9 185H and EPYC 9965 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)no data
Max resolution over eDP3840x2400 @ 120Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core Ultra 9 185H and EPYC 9965 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.2no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 9 185H and EPYC 9965.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes8128
PCI support5.0 and 4.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 December 2023 10 October 2024
Physical cores 16 192
Threads 22 384
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 500 Watt

Ultra 9 185H has 1011.1% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9965, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, and 1100% more physical cores and 1645.5% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core Ultra 9 185H and EPYC 9965. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core Ultra 9 185H is a notebook processor while EPYC 9965 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core Ultra 9 185H and EPYC 9965, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
Core Ultra 9 185H
AMD EPYC 9965
EPYC 9965

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


3.7 362 votes

Rate Core Ultra 9 185H on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

No user ratings yet.

Rate EPYC 9965 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Core Ultra 9 185H or EPYC 9965, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.