Ultra 9 185H vs Ryzen 5 1600AF

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600AF and Core Ultra 9 185H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated320
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Meteor Lake-H
Power efficiencyno data38.84
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Meteor Lake-H (2023)
Release date11 October 2019 (5 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$640

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600AF 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1222
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nmIntel 4 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data110 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600AF 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 configuration11
SocketAM4FCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600AF and Core Ultra 9 185H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 1600AF and Core Ultra 9 185H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600AF and Core Ultra 9 185H are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600AF and Core Ultra 9 185H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data96 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® Arc™ graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data2.35 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 1600AF and Core Ultra 9 185H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 1600AF and Core Ultra 9 185H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 1600AF and Core Ultra 9 185H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.2
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600AF and Core Ultra 9 185H.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data8
PCI supportno data5.0 and 4.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 October 2019 14 December 2023
Physical cores 6 16
Threads 12 22
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Ultra 9 185H has an age advantage of 4 years, 166.7% more physical cores and 83.3% more threads, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 1600AF and Core Ultra 9 185H. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 5 1600AF is a desktop processor while Core Ultra 9 185H is a notebook one.


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