Core Ultra 9 185H vs Ryzen Threadripper 2900X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 2900X and Core Ultra 9 185H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingnot rated296
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Meteor Lake-H
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Meteor Lake-H
Release dateAugust 2018 (5 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price$686 no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 2900X 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threadsno data22
Base clock speedno data3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache96 KB (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache32768 KB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size213 mm2no data
Number of transistors9600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 2900X 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
Socketno dataFCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2900X 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-NIno data+
AVXno data+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPPno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Statusno dataLaunched

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper 2900X 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 Threadripper 2900X and Core Ultra 9 185H are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2900X and Core Ultra 9 185H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data96 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen Threadripper 2900X and Core Ultra 9 185H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2900X 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 Threadripper 2900X 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 Threadripper 2900X and Core Ultra 9 185H.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data28
PCI supportno data5.0 and 4.0

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 8 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 45 Watt

We couldn't decide between Ryzen Threadripper 2900X and Core Ultra 9 185H. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen Threadripper 2900X is a desktop processor while Core Ultra 9 185H is a notebook one.


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