Ultra 9 185H vs Xeon W-1290T

Place in the ranking	667	320
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Meteor Lake-H
Power efficiency	31.34	38.80
Architecture codename	no data	Meteor Lake-H (2023)
Release date	1 April 2020 (4 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$640

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-1290T 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	10 (Deca-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	20	22
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	20 MB Intel® Smart Cache	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 4 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	110 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-1290T 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	1
Socket	FCLGA1200	FCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-1290T and Core Ultra 9 185H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+
Supported AI Software Frameworks	-	OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT

Security technologies

Xeon W-1290T and Core Ultra 9 185H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-1290T and Core Ultra 9 185H are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-1290T and Core Ultra 9 185H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5
Maximum memory size	128 GB	96 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics P630	Intel® Arc™ graphics
Max video memory	64 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz	2.35 GHz
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-1290T and Core Ultra 9 185H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W-1290T and Core Ultra 9 185H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@30Hz	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W-1290T and Core Ultra 9 185H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12.2
OpenGL	4.5	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-1290T and Core Ultra 9 185H.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	8
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.

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 W-1290T 11.59

Ultra 9 185H 18.45
+59.2%

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 W-1290T 18409

Ultra 9 185H 29299
+59.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.59	18.45
Recency	1 April 2020	14 December 2023
Physical cores	10	16
Threads	20	22
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt

Xeon W-1290T has 28.6% lower power consumption.

Ultra 9 185H, on the other hand, has a 59.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 60% more physical cores and 10% more threads.

The Core Ultra 9 185H is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-1290T in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon W-1290T is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 9 185H is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-1290T and Core Ultra 9 185H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.