Core Ultra 9 185H vs M3 Max 16C40G

Core Ultra 9 185H
M3 Max 16C40G
16 Cores
22 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
16 Cores
16 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
Socket
BGA 2049
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
Arc 8C 2350MHz
iGPU
40-Core M3 Max
GB6S 2,500
66%
GB6S 3,180
84%
GB6M 13,555
56%
GB6M 21,120
88%
CB23S 1,810
77%
CB23S 1,995
85%
CB23M 18,420
45%
CB23M 24,020
58%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Architecture
Meteor Lake
Architecture
Apple Silicon 13
Family
Core Ultra Series 1
Family
M Series
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
ARMv8.6-A
Codename
Meteor Lake-H
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Meteor Lake-P-6P
P-Core
Redwood Cove
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E-Core
Crestmont
Codename
Palma
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M3 Max
P-Core
AS13P
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E-Core
AS13E
Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
12/14/2023
Release Date
10/30/2023
Foundry
Intel
TSMC (iGPU Die)
TSMC (SoC Die)
TSMC (IO Die)
Foundry
TSMC
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Node
Intel 4
N5 (iGPU Die)
N6 (SoC Die)
N6 (IO Die)
Node
N3B
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Die Size
68 mm²
44 mm² (iGPU Die)
100 mm² (SoC Die)
28 mm² (IO Die)
Die Size
503 mm²
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Transistor Count
10 Billion
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Transistor Count
92 Billion
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BGA 2049
Unknown
16 Cores
6 P-Cores
8 M-Cores
2 E-Cores
16 Cores
12 P-Cores
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4 E-Cores
22 Threads
12 P-Threads
8 M-Cores
2 E-Threads
16 Threads
12 P-Threads
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4 E-Threads
P-Core
2.3GHz
5.1GHz Boost
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P-Core
4.05GHz
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M-Core
1.8GHz
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E-Core
1GHz
2.5GHz Boost
E-Core
2.8GHz
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Overclocking
Locked
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Overclocking
Locked
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Integrated Chipset
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Integrated Chipset
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
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L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
64KB/P-Core
8-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L1 Instruction
192KB/P-Core
6-way set associative
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128KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
L1 Data
48KB/P-Core
12-way set associative
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32KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
128KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
2-way set associative
L2
2048KB/Core
16-way set associative
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4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L2
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32MB Shared
16-way set associative
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4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L3
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24MB Shared
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12-way set associative
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48MB SLC Cache
Channels
2
Channels
4
Max Memory
96GB
Max Memory
128GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
128Bit
Bus Width
512Bit
Clock
3733MHz
Transfer Rate
7466MT/s
Clock
3200MHz
Transfer Rate
6400MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
59.7GB/s
Bandwidth
119.5GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
102.4GB/s
Bandwidth
409.6GB/s
TDP
45W
35W cTDP Down
65W cTDP Up
115W Peak
TDP
90W
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Temp
110°C Max
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Temp
100°C Max
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
PCIe 5.0 x8 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x20 Lanes
No PCIe
Arc 8C 2350MHz
1024 Shaders
2350MHz
40-Core M3 Max
5120 Shaders
1398MHz
AI Boost 3
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1.4MHz
2 Cores
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16 Cores
11.5 TOPS
INT8
18 TOPS
FP16
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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