Core Ultra 9 185H vs Xeon E5-4628L v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-4628L v4 and Core Ultra 9 185H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	856	284
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.61	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E5	Intel Meteor Lake-H
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Meteor Lake-H
Release date	20 June 2016 (7 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,535	no data
Current price	$2999 (1.2x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-4628L 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 cores	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	28	22
Base clock speed	no data	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.8 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus support	2 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3.5 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	35 MB	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	306.18 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	4700 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-4628L 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 configuration	4 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	no data	FCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-4628L v4 and Core Ultra 9 185H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E5-4628L 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 E5-4628L v4 and Core Ultra 9 185H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-4628L v4 and Core Ultra 9 185H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR5
Maximum memory size	1,536 GB	96 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® Arc™ graphics
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	2.35 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-4628L v4 and Core Ultra 9 185H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-4628L v4 and Core Ultra 9 185H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDP	no data	3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-4628L v4 and Core Ultra 9 185H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.2
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-4628L v4 and Core Ultra 9 185H.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	40	28
PCI support	no data	5.0 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.

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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 E5-4628L v4 by 131% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.06	18.61
Recency	20 June 2016	14 December 2023
Physical cores	14	16
Threads	28	22
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	45 Watt

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