The latest benchmark of Intel's Core Ultra 9 185H "Meteor Lake" CPU has leaked and it shows strong multi-core performance.

Intel Meteor Lake, Core Ultra 9 185H, CPU Impresses In Latest Leaked Benchmark But Still Room For Improvement

Although we have already seen the benchmarks of the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H CPU in Geekbench 5, the previous results were rather underwhelming with the chip barely beating last-gen Core i7 chips. However, we now have the latest benchmarks which show much better performance, especially in multi-core tests, where the CPU now sits on par with "HX" class enthusiast processors that not only run at higher clock speeds but also have much higher TDPs.

In terms of specifications, the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H "Meteor Lake" CPU would feature 16 Cores (6 P-Cores + 8 E-Cores + 2 LP E-Cores) and 22 threads, along with a maximum frequency touching the 5.1 GHz barrier. The chip offers 24 MB of L3 cache and will feature a TDP of around 28-45W. The PC was configured with 64 GB of DDR5 memory though the exact specs are not known.

Intel Core Ultra 9 185H clock frequency log. Image Source: Geekbench 5 Database

Coming straight to the performance figures, the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H "Meteor Lake" CPU scored 1873 points in single-core and 13,796 points in multi-core tests. This is a faster multi-core output than the Core i9-12950HX which offers the 8 P-Cores + 8 E-Cores and runs at a higher TDP of up to 157W (PL2). The single-core test has gotten better too but it can still see an improvement since the Alder Lake & Raptor Lake parts offer better performance around the same clock speeds.

Laptop CPU Geekbench 5 Benchmark (Single-Core)

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Ryzen 9 7945HX 2120

Ryzen 9 7845HX 2070

Core i9-13900HX 2039

Ryzen 7 7745HX 2020

Ryzen 9 7940HS 2002

Core i9-12900H 1962

Core i9-12900HX 1921

Core Ultra 9 185H 1873

Core i9-13900HK 1870

Core i9-12950HX 1861

Core i7-12850HX 1778

Core i7-13700H 1768

Core Ultra 7 155H 1750

Ryzen 7 7840HS 1740

Ryzen 5 7640HS 1700

Core i5-12600HX 1622

Ryzen 9 6900HX 1616

Core i9 11980HK 1616

Ryzen 5980HX 1506

Ryzen 9 5900HX 1416

Core Ultra 5 135H 1144

Laptop CPU Geekbench 5 Benchmark (Multi-Core)

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Core i9-13900HX 20943

Ryzen 9 7945HX 20900

Ryzen 9 7845HX 16500

Core i9-12900HX 15974

Core i9-12900H 14542

Core Ultra 9 185H 13796

Core i9-12950HX 13711

Core i9-13900HK 12436

Core Ultra 7 155H 12191

Ryzen 7 7745HX 12050

Core i7-12850HX 12041

Ryzen 9 7940HS 12000

Ryzen 7 7840HS 11000

Core i7-13700H 10796

Ryzen 9 6900HX 10151

Core Ultra 5 135H 9587

Core i9 11980HK 9149

Ryzen 5 7640HS 8500

Ryzen 5980HX 8217

Core i5-12600HX 8036

Ryzen 9 5900HX 7630

With a little over one month left in the launch, it is likely that we are going to see even better Intel Meteor Lake CPU performance leaks ahead of time. The launch takes place on the 14th of December and retailers have already started listing the first laptop designs which we reported yesterday. The lineup is also said to focus on the mainstream platform first followed by higher-end Core Ultra chip designs by early 2024.

Intel 14th Gen Meteor Lake CPU Family "Preliminary":