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AMD Ryzen 7 5800U vs Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
49.3Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
57.3Inno Score
46.5Single-core59.9
37.1Multi-core52.9
81.9Efficiencyspec-based47.1
49.7iGPU72.7
49.3Platformspec-based63.1
2 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 5800U13 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

InnoReviews verdict

Intel Core Ultra 9 185H wins this laptop processor face-off, 57.3 to 49.3, pulling ahead mainly in iGPU (+23) and multi-core (+16). AMD Ryzen 7 5800U still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 7 5800U

  • 67% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 45 W
  • 33% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 6

Reasons to pick the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

  • Stronger single-core score: 60 vs 47
  • Stronger multi-core score: 53 vs 37
  • Stronger iGPU score: 73 vs 50
  • 360% higher Max TDP: 115 W vs 25 W
  • 182% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 3,225 vs 1,142

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5800U versus Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5800UIntel Core Ultra 9 185H
Announced20212024
Process7 nm7 nm
Base TDP15 W+67%45 W
Max TDP25 W115 W+360%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5800U versus Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5800UIntel Core Ultra 9 185H
Cores816+100%
Performance cores8+33%6
Efficiency cores—10
Threads1622+38%
Base clock1.9 GHz2.3 GHz+21%
Boost clock4.4 GHz5.1 GHz+16%
L3 cache16 MB24 MB+50%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5800U versus Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5800UIntel Core Ultra 9 185H
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 8Intel Arc Graphics (8 Xe)
iGPU clock2,000 MHz2,350 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5800U versus Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5800UIntel Core Ultra 9 185H
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4-4266LPDDR5X-7467 / DDR5-5600
Max memory—96 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5800U versus Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5800UIntel Core Ultra 9 185H
Geekbench 6 (single)1,865Bottom 17%2,430+30%Bottom 47%
Geekbench 6 (multi)7,934Bottom 24%13,400+69%Top 34%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,425Bottom 22%1,790+26%Top 40%
Cinebench R23 (multi)8,851Bottom 31%17,300+95%Top 25%
PassMark17,953Bottom 43%28,947+61%Top 23%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)1,142Bottom 41%3,225+182%Top 14%

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