Core Ultra 9 185H vs Xeon D-1548

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1548 and Core Ultra 9 185H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1079	294
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.40	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon D	Intel Meteor Lake-H
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Meteor Lake-H
Release date	1 November 2015 (8 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$555	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1548 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	16	22
Base clock speed	2 GHz	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	5.1 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	110 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1548 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	Intel BGA 1667	Intel BGA 2049
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1548 and Core Ultra 9 185H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon D-1548 and Core Ultra 9 185H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1548 and Core Ultra 9 185H are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1548 and Core Ultra 9 185H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR5
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1548 and Core Ultra 9 185H.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	24	8

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Core Ultra 9 185H outperforms Xeon D-1548 by 220% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.87	18.81
Recency	1 November 2015	14 December 2023
Physical cores	8	16
Threads	16	22
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm

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