Ultra 9 185H vs i3-1005G1

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-1005G1
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
3.09
Core Ultra 9 185H
2023
16 cores / 22 threads, 45 Watt
18.52
+499%

Core Ultra 9 185H outperforms Core i3-1005G1 by a whopping 499% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-1005G1 and Core Ultra 9 185H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1634324
Place by popularity67not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Meteor Lake-H
Power efficiency11.7038.95
Architecture codenameIce Lake (Client) (2019)Meteor Lake-H (2023)
Release date1 August 2019 (5 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$281$640

Detailed specifications

Core i3-1005G1 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 cores2 (Dual-core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads422
Base clock speed1.2 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 × 4 GT/sno data
Multiplier12no data
L1 cache64K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nmIntel 4 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C110 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-1005G1 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1526FCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Core Ultra 9 185H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost++
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT

Security technologies

Core i3-1005G1 and Core Ultra 9 185H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key++
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Core Ultra 9 185H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Core Ultra 9 185H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GB96 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth59.732 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel ProcessorsIntel® Arc™ graphics
Quick Sync Video++
Graphics max frequency900 MHz2.35 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-1005G1 and Core Ultra 9 185H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported34
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Core Ultra 9 185H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@60Hz4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDP5120 x 3200@60Hz3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort5120 x 3200@60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Core Ultra 9 185H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212.2
OpenGL4.64.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Core Ultra 9 185H.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data8
PCI supportno data5.0 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.

i3-1005G1 3.09
Ultra 9 185H 18.52
+499%

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.

i3-1005G1 4907
Ultra 9 185H 29415
+499%

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.

i3-1005G1 1287
Ultra 9 185H 2243
+74.3%

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.

i3-1005G1 2384
Ultra 9 185H 11967
+402%

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.

i3-1005G1 6573
Ultra 9 185H 10244
+55.8%

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.

i3-1005G1 14323
Ultra 9 185H 62262
+335%

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.

i3-1005G1 5501
Ultra 9 185H 14053
+155%

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.

i3-1005G1 13.92
Ultra 9 185H 3.71
+275%

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.

i3-1005G1 5
Ultra 9 185H 35
+659%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i3-1005G1 404
Ultra 9 185H 2809
+595%

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.

i3-1005G1 157
Ultra 9 185H 268
+70.7%

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.

i3-1005G1 1.88
Ultra 9 185H 3.19
+69.7%

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.

i3-1005G1 2.4
Ultra 9 185H 11.3
+371%

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.

i3-1005G1 2624
Ultra 9 185H 7940
+203%

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.  

i3-1005G1 25
Ultra 9 185H 162
+542%

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.  

i3-1005G1 135
Ultra 9 185H 318
+135%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i3-1005G1 2426
Ultra 9 185H 13531
+458%

Blender(-)

i3-1005G1 1264
+614%
Ultra 9 185H 177

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i3-1005G1 1160
Ultra 9 185H 1858
+60.2%

7-Zip Single

i3-1005G1 3997
Ultra 9 185H 5540
+38.6%

7-Zip

i3-1005G1 10895
Ultra 9 185H 71843
+559%

WebXPRT 3

i3-1005G1 180
Ultra 9 185H 289
+61%

CrossMark Overall

i3-1005G1 876
Ultra 9 185H 1770
+102%

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

i3-1005G1 3165
Ultra 9 185H 13973
+341%

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

i3-1005G1 1540
Ultra 9 185H 2498
+62.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.09 18.52
Recency 1 August 2019 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 16
Threads 4 22
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

i3-1005G1 has 200% lower power consumption.

Ultra 9 185H, on the other hand, has a 499.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and 700% more physical cores and 450% more threads.

The Core Ultra 9 185H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-1005G1 in performance tests.


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