Ultra 9 185H vs Xeon E5-2620 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2620 v4
2016
8 cores / 16 threads, 85 Watt
5.83
Core Ultra 9 185H
2023
16 cores / 22 threads, 45 Watt
18.51
+217%

Core Ultra 9 185H outperforms Xeon E5-2620 v4 by a whopping 217% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Core Ultra 9 185H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1125324
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.37no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E5Intel Meteor Lake-H
Power efficiency6.4938.90
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Meteor Lake-H (2023)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$417$640

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2620 v4 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)
Threads1622
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier21no data
L1 cacheno data112 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache20 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size246.24 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature74 °C110 °C
Number of transistors3200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2620 v4 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA2011Intel BGA 2049
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Core Ultra 9 185H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Core Ultra 9 185H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Core Ultra 9 185H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Core Ultra 9 185H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR5
Maximum memory size1.5 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth68.3 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Arc 8-Cores iGPU ( - 2350 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2620 v4 and Core Ultra 9 185H.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes408

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.

Xeon E5-2620 v4 5.83
Ultra 9 185H 18.51
+217%

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.

Xeon E5-2620 v4 9259
Ultra 9 185H 29403
+218%

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.

Xeon E5-2620 v4 845
Ultra 9 185H 2244
+166%

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.

Xeon E5-2620 v4 4474
Ultra 9 185H 11973
+168%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.83 18.51
Recency 20 June 2016 14 December 2023
Physical cores 8 16
Threads 16 22
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 45 Watt

Ultra 9 185H has a 217.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 37.5% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 88.9% lower power consumption.

The Core Ultra 9 185H is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2620 v4 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2620 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 9 185H is a notebook one.


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