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Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

vs

Apple M5 Ultra 36 Cores

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Intel Core Ultra 9 185H and Apple M5 Ultra 36 Cores processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

Higher Memory Type: DDR5-5600,LPDDR5x-7467 (DDR5-5600,LPDDR5x-7467 vs Unified memory)

Apple M5 Ultra 36 Cores

More Total Cores: 36 (16 vs 36)
Higher Technology: 3 nm (7 nm (intel 4) vs 3 nm)
Newer Launch Date: August 2026 (December 2023 vs August 2026)

Basic

Intel

Label Name

Apple

December 2023

Launch Date

August 2026

Laptop

Platform

Desktop

CPU Architecture

Apple M5

CPU Name

Apple M5 Ultra

Core Ultra 9 185H

Model Name

The Intel processor number is just one of several factors - along with processor brand, system configurations, and system-level benchmarks - to be considered when choosing the right processor for your computing needs.

Apple M5 Ultra 36 Cores

Meteor Lake

Code Name

Generation

CPU Specifications

Interconnect Bandwidth

Over 4.4 TB/s

Interconnect Technology

UltraFusion quad-die architecture

Super-core Max Frequency

4.61 GHz

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

Where applicable, Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology is only available on Performance-cores.

Performance-cores

Efficient-cores

Super-cores

3.9 GHz

Performance-core Base Frequency

1900 MHz

Efficient-core Base Frequency

5.1 GHz

Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency

Maximum P-core turbo frequency derived from Intel® Turbo Boost Technology.

112 KB per core

L1 Cache

2 MB per core

L2 Cache

24 MB

L3 Cache

Intel BGA 2049

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

7 nm (intel 4)

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

3 nm

45 W

TDP

Memory Specifications

DDR5-5600,LPDDR5x-7467

Memory Type

Intel® processors come in four different types: Single Channel, Dual Channel, Triple Channel, and Flex Mode. Maximum supported memory speed may be lower when populating multiple DIMMs per channel on products that support multiple memory channels.

Unified memory

96GB

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

512 GB

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Max Memory Bandwidth

Max Memory bandwidth is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by the processor (in GB/s).

1.2 TB/s

GPU Specifications

External Display Standard

DisplayPort 2.1, HDMI 2.1

GPU Name

Apple M5 Ultra 80-core GPU

Hardware-accelerated ray tracing

Supported

Max External Display Resolution

Up to 8K at 60Hz

Video Concurrency

Up to 33 streams of 8K ProRes 422 at 30 fps

Video Decode

H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW, AV1

Video Encode

H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW

Intel® Arc™ graphics

Integrated Graphics Model

An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.

Graphics Core Count

Max Resolution

Up to 8K at 60Hz

Number of Displays Supported

GPU APIs

Metal

Media Engine

Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW; AV1 decode

Video Decode Engines

Video Encode Engines

ProRes Encode/Decode Engines