Intel Core Ultra 9 185H vs Intel Core i5 6500

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Review

Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
Intel Core i5 6500
Single-Core Performance
69
37
Multi-Core Performance
44
9
Power Efficiency
64
42
Integrated Graphics
86
0
QucikComparison Final Score
60
26
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Intel Core Ultra 9 185H and Intel Core i5 6500

Reasons to consider the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

  • + 6 P-cores + 10 E-cores hybrid design
  • + DDR5 memory support
  • + FCBGA-2049 socket
  • + Meteor Lake architecture

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5 6500

  • + 4-core design
  • + DDR4 memory support
  • + LGA-1151 socket
  • + Skylake architecture

Pros & Cons

Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
  • Solid single-core performance
  • High core count (16 cores)
  • Capable integrated graphics
  • Modern DDR5 memory support
  • Limited multi-threaded performance

"A mid-range Intel Core Ultra 9 185H processor with strong single-core performance (69/100). Suited for everyday productivity."

Intel Core i5 6500
  • Built-in integrated graphics
  • Limited single-core performance
  • Limited multi-threaded performance
  • Older generation architecture

"A entry-level Intel Core i5 6500 processor with strong single-core performance (37/100). Suited for basic computing tasks."

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Benchmarks

Blender
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H +358%
200.07
Intel Core i5 6500
43.64
Cinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H +88%
107
Intel Core i5 6500
57
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H Intel Core i5 6500
Cinebench 2024 (Multi) 987 180

Specifications

GeekBench v6
Specification Intel Core Ultra 9 185H ↗ Intel Core i5 6500 ↗
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) 2446 1258
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 13613 3522
File compression 1270 MB/sec 314.4 MB/sec
Clang compilation 102.8 Klines/sec 23 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 342.7 pages/sec 74.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 389.7 Mpixels/sec 106.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 245.1 pages/sec 124.9 pages/sec
Background blur 45.2 images/sec 23.4 images/sec
Photo processing 131.5 images/sec 38.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 23.3 Mpixels/sec 3.58 Mpixels/sec
PassMark
Specification Intel Core Ultra 9 185H ↗ Intel Core i5 6500 ↗
Passmark CPU (Single-Core) 3675 2089
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) 29193 5600
Integer math 97.9 GOps/sec 14.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 72.7 GOps/sec 12.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 123M Primes/sec 27M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 39.3M Strings/sec 9.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption 19.7 GBytes/sec 1.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 337.2 MBytes/sec 76.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 1949 Frames/sec 440 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 20.1B Matrices/sec 6.6B Matrices/sec
Performance Per Watt
Specification Intel Core Ultra 9 185H ↗ Intel Core i5 6500 ↗
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 15.2 PPW 2.8 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 209.4 PPW 54.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 449.1 PPW 86.2 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.08 PPW 0.67 PPW
General
Specification Intel Core Ultra 9 185H ↗ Intel Core i5 6500 ↗
Vendor Intel Intel
Released 14-Dec-23 1-Sep-15
Type Laptop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Meteor Lake Skylake
Model number 185H i5-6500
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (8-Cores) HD Graphics 530
Qualcomm Equivalent
CPU
Specification Intel Core Ultra 9 185H ↗ Intel Core i5 6500 ↗
P-Cores 6 4
P-Threads 12 4
Base Frequency (P) 2.3 GHz 3.2 GHz
E-Cores 10
E-Threads 10
Base Frequency (E) 1.8 GHz
Total Cores 16 4
Total Threads 22 4
Multiplier 23x 32x
L1 Cache 112K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 256K (per core)
Unlocked Multiplier No No
Package
Specification Intel Core Ultra 9 185H ↗ Intel Core i5 6500 ↗
Transistors
Fabrication Process 7 nm 14 nm
TDP (PL1) 35-65 W (configurable) 65 W
Socket FCBGA-2049 LGA-1151
Peak Temperature 110°C
iGPU
Specification Intel Core Ultra 9 185H ↗ Intel Core i5 6500 ↗
Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (8-Cores) Intel HD Graphics 530
GPU Boost Clock 2350 MHz 1050 MHz
Shading Units 1024
TMUs 64
ROPs 32
Execution Units 128
iGPU FLOPS 4.8 TFLOPS
Memory Support
Specification Intel Core Ultra 9 185H ↗ Intel Core i5 6500 ↗
Memory Types #NAME? #NAME?
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
ECC Support No No

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