SYSTEM ANALYZER

Rate My PC: Intel Core Ultra 9 185H + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile

Get a comprehensive performance analysis of your gaming rig with detailed benchmarks, bottleneck detection, and upgrade recommendations

Build Configuration

Select your components

PROCESSOR (CPU)

▼

GRAPHICS CARD (GPU)

▼

91 Score

Top 9% Ranking

91 / 100

ULTIMATE READY

Apex Performer

Top 9% of systems. Capable of 4K Ultra gaming and advanced rendering.

4K 60+ FPSVR ReadyRay Tracing

System Balance Analysis

CPU vs GPU performance ratio

Well Balanced

CPU

91%

GPU

92%

PROCESSOR

Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

35,670 Benchmark Score

Top 9% Market Ranking

View Full Specs →

GRAPHICS CARD

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile

22,729 Benchmark Score

Top 8% Market Ranking

View Full Specs →

Market Position

How your build compares to others

Budget

0-30

Mid-Range

30-60

High-End

60-85

Enthusiast

85-100

Your Build

Game Performance Benchmarks

Real-world 4K FPS in popular titles

View All Games →

Performance Insights

Tips to maximize your system

Optimal Performance

Your system is in the top tier. You can run any modern game at maximum settings.

4K Gaming Ready

Consider a 4K 144Hz monitor to fully utilize your hardware capabilities.

Compatible Games See what you can play Compare CPUs Find upgrades Compare GPUs Find upgrades

Performance Tiers Explained

90-100

Ultimate

4K Ultra gaming, VR ready, ray tracing enabled, professional workloads

4K 60+ FPS VR Ready

70-89

High-End

1440p Ultra or 4K High settings, excellent for modern AAA titles

1440p Ultra 4K High

50-69

Mid-Range

1080p Ultra or 1440p Medium, great value for most gamers

1080p Ultra 1440p Med

30-49

Entry Level

1080p Medium settings, suitable for eSports and older titles

1080p Med eSports

0-29

Legacy

Basic gaming, older titles, consider upgrading for modern games

720p-1080p Low Older Games

This is a laptop pairing built around Intel’s Meteor Lake flagship and NVIDIA’s mainstream Ada Lovelace mobile GPU. The Core Ultra 9 185H brings 16 cores and a 5.10 GHz boost clock, while the RTX 4060 Mobile offers 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus. The combined benchmark percentile sits at 76, meaning this system outperforms roughly three-quarters of all tested laptop configurations. The data below breaks down exactly what that means for gaming, productivity, and platform longevity.

FAQ

Q: How does the Core Ultra 9 185H compare to its closest rivals?

A: The CPU’s average benchmark score is 35670, which places it within 0.7% of the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X (35909), 0.4% of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 (35802), 0.2% of the Intel Core 7 250H (35728), and 0.1% of the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (35719). Effectively, it trades blows with these chips, with no meaningful performance gap in either direction.

Q: What is the GPU’s performance tier relative to other graphics cards?

A: The RTX 4060 Mobile scores 17469 in Passmark G3D and 22729 on average across all GPU benchmarks, placing it in the 67th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the desktop RTX 2080 (avg 22895, 0.7% faster), the Intel Arc B580 (avg 23021, 1.3% faster), and the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (avg 22549, 0.8% slower).

Q: What kind of gaming performance can be expected at 1080p?

A: Measured ultra-settings data shows strong 1080p results: 362 FPS in CS:GO, 376 FPS in Valorant, 195 FPS in Rainbow Six Siege, 164 FPS in Counter-Strike 2, and 143 FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone. More demanding titles like Control run at 68 FPS and Microsoft Flight Simulator at 59 FPS.

Q: Is this a desktop or mobile platform?

A: This is a laptop build, as indicated by the build class. The CPU uses the Intel BGA 2049 socket (mobile-only) and the GPU is the Mobile variant, designed for portable systems with a 115 W TDP.

Q: Does the CPU support overclocking?

A: No. The multiplier is unlocked? Actually, the data specifies "multiplierUnlocked": false, meaning the CPU does not support multiplier-based overclocking. The boost behavior is fixed at 5.10 GHz.

Q: What memory technology does the platform use?

A: The CPU supports DDR5 memory on a dual-channel bus, with a peak memory bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s. ECC memory is not supported.

Q: How does the RTX 4060 Mobile compare to the newer RTX 5060 Mobile?

A: The RTX 5060 Mobile scores an average of 22435, which is 1.3% lower than the RTX 4060 Mobile’s 22729. In this specific comparison, the older card holds a slight edge in aggregate benchmark scores.

Benchmark Performance

The CPU’s average benchmark score is 35670, placing it in the 85th percentile of all CPUs. That is a strong result for a mobile processor, indicating it outperforms the vast majority of desktop and laptop chips in the database. In Cinebench R23, it scores 17984.5 in multi-core and 1810.5 in single-core, showing a balanced profile that favors heavily threaded workloads. Geekbench results are 11657 multi-core and 1794 single-core, further confirming its position as a high-end mobile part. The single-thread performance is particularly notable for a laptop chip, with a Passmark single-thread score of 3697.

The GPU’s average benchmark score is 22729, which puts it in the 67th percentile of all GPUs. That is a mainstream-to-upper-midrange position, not a flagship. It scores 89420 in Geekbench OpenCL and 89569 in Vulkan, indicating solid compute capability for its class. In Passmark, the G3D score is 17469, while the G2D score is 730. The GPU’s raw compute throughput is 11.61 TFLOPS for FP32, and the texture rate is 181.4 GTexel/s.

Combined, the system sits at the 76th percentile, with a pair rank of 2262 out of 3861 pairs by average FPS across games. The average FPS across all tested games is 112.2. This pairing is not a top-tier enthusiast setup, but it delivers smooth, high-refresh 1080p gaming and respectable 1440p performance, as the measured FPS data will show.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The CPU uses the Intel BGA 2049 socket, which is a mobile-only package. This means the processor is soldered to the motherboard, and there is no traditional socket-based upgrade path. Users cannot swap out the CPU for a newer model; the upgrade path for a laptop is the entire system. The platform supports DDR5 memory on a dual-channel bus, with a maximum theoretical bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s. ECC memory is not supported, which is typical for consumer mobile platforms.

The CPU’s PCIe support is Gen 5 with 8 lanes (CPU only), which provides high-bandwidth connectivity for the primary GPU or NVMe storage. The GPU itself uses PCIe 4.0 x8, so it will not saturate the CPU’s Gen 5 lanes, but it is more than adequate for the RTX 4060 Mobile’s bandwidth needs. The CPU’s TDP is 45 W, and the GPU’s TDP is 115 W. There is no suggested PSU listed because this is an integrated laptop platform. The power delivery is handled by the laptop’s proprietary adapter, and the data does not specify a wattage for that adapter.

The integrated graphics are Arc Xe-LPG Graphics with 128 execution units, which provide a usable fallback for display output and light 2D workloads when the discrete GPU is not engaged. For a sensible next upgrade, the data suggests that users should look at a new laptop with a newer platform, as the BGA 2049 socket and Meteor Lake architecture are a fixed bundle. The GPU’s successor, the GeForce 50 Mobile series, already exists, and the RTX 5060 Mobile scores only 1.3% lower than the RTX 4060 Mobile, indicating generational gains are modest in aggregate benchmarks.

Who Should Build It

This laptop configuration is aimed at users who want a single machine for both gaming and productive work, without paying flagship prices. The 85th percentile CPU makes it a strong choice for content creators who rely on multi-threaded rendering. Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 17984.5 and Passmark multi-thread score of 29376 indicate that video editing, 3D rendering, and code compilation will run efficiently. The Geekbench multi-core score of 11657 further supports this, showing strong sustained performance in professional applications.

For gamers, the 67th percentile GPU is the limiting factor, but the measured FPS data shows it handles 1080p ultra settings on most titles. At 1440p, many games still exceed 60 FPS, such as Call of Duty: Warzone (127 FPS), Counter-Strike 2 (109 FPS), and Valorant (321 FPS). This makes it a sensible choice for competitive gamers who prioritize high refresh rates at 1080p, as well as casual gamers who are fine with high settings at 1440p. Students and small business users will find the CPU’s 22 threads useful for multitasking, compiling, and running virtual machines, while the GPU can accelerate CUDA-based workloads like video transcoding or light machine learning inference.

Balance and Bottleneck

The data shows a clear division of labor. The CPU is in the 85th percentile, while the GPU is in the 67th. This means the GPU is the bottleneck for gaming workloads. In titles with high graphical demands, the FPS will be limited by the RTX 4060 Mobile’s 8 GB VRAM and 256.0 GB/s bandwidth. The GPU’s 11.61 TFLOPS of FP32 compute is adequate, but not exceptional, for modern titles at higher resolutions.

Evidence of this bottleneck is visible in the FPS scaling. In Call of Duty: Warzone, FPS drops from 143 at 1080p to 127 at 1440p and 108 at 4K, showing the GPU’s ability to maintain playable frame rates but with diminishing returns at higher resolutions. In contrast, CPU-bound games like Valorant show massive FPS numbers (376 at 1080p) that are only limited by the GPU at 4K (256 FPS). The average FPS across games is 112.2, which is high, but the range is wide: from 34 FPS in The Medium at 1080p to 376 FPS in Valorant.

For productivity, the CPU is the star. The Passmark data shows strong results in integer math (98302), floating-point math (73270), and data compression (339489). The CPU’s 24 MB of L3 cache and 22 threads allow it to handle heavy multi-threaded workloads without becoming a bottleneck. In this pairing, the CPU will rarely hold the system back; the GPU will be the first component to reach its limits in gaming and GPU-accelerated tasks.

Gaming Performance

The measured FPS data (dataIsMeasured is true) provides a detailed picture of 1080p, 1440p, and 4K performance on ultra settings. At 1080p, the system excels in esports titles: CS:GO runs at 362 FPS, Valorant at 376 FPS, and Rainbow Six Siege at 195 FPS. Counter-Strike 2 runs at 164 FPS, and Call of Duty: Warzone at 143 FPS. These are all well above the 144 Hz threshold for high-refresh gaming monitors.

For AAA titles at 1080p, performance is generally solid but not spectacular. Control runs at 68 FPS, Doom at 122 FPS, and Fortnite at 79 FPS. Microsoft Flight Simulator is the notable low point at 59 FPS, which is still playable but indicates the GPU’s limits in CPU-heavy simulation titles. The Medium runs at only 34 FPS, showing that ray tracing-heavy titles will require reduced settings.

At 1440p, the system remains viable for many games. Warzone runs at 127 FPS, Valorant at 321 FPS, and CS:GO at 249 FPS. More demanding titles like Control drop to 52 FPS, and Fortnite to 50 FPS. At 4K, the GPU is clearly overmatched. Most titles fall below 60 FPS, with Warzone at 108 FPS being a notable exception, but Control at 35 FPS and The Medium at 23 FPS highlight the 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit bus limitations. The average FPS across all games and resolutions is 112.2, but users should expect to lower settings for 4K gaming.

GPU Analysis

The RTX 4060 Mobile is built on the AD107 chip using TSMC’s 5 nm process, with 18,900 million transistors on a 159 mm² die. It has 3072 shading units, 96 texture mapping units, and 48 ROPs. The memory subsystem consists of 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, yielding 256.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The base clock is 1545 MHz with a boost clock of 1890 MHz, and memory runs at 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective).

The GPU includes 24 RT cores and 96 tensor cores, which enable hardware-accelerated ray tracing and DLSS. The FP32 compute is 11.61 TFLOPS, and the pixel rate is 90.72 GPixel/s. The texture rate is 181.4 GTexel/s. The GPU’s average benchmark score is 22729, placing it in the 67th percentile. In Passmark, it scores 17469 in G3D and 6816 in GPU compute. Geekbench scores are 89420 in OpenCL and 89569 in Vulkan.

For rendering and compute, the GPU is a capable midrange part. The 8 GB VRAM is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p gaming, but may be limiting for 4K textures or large 3D scenes. The tensor cores enable DLSS, which can significantly boost frame rates in supported titles, though the measured FPS data does not specify whether DLSS was enabled. The 24 RT cores allow for ray tracing at playable frame rates in less demanding titles, but the 34 FPS in The Medium at 1080p suggests that heavy RT workloads will require DLSS or reduced settings.

Build Overview

This is a laptop configuration combining the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile. The build class is explicitly "laptop", so this is not a desktop substitute but rather a high-end mobile workstation or gaming notebook. The combined percentile is 76, meaning it outperforms 76% of all tested laptop pairs. The average FPS across all games is 112.2, which is a strong overall figure.

The CPU is the more impressive component, with an 85th percentile ranking, while the GPU sits at the 67th percentile. This makes the system a better fit for CPU-heavy workloads like programming, 3D rendering, and video editing, rather than for high-end 4K gaming. The pair rank of 2262 out of 3861 pairs puts it in the upper half of all tested configurations, but there are many faster gaming laptops available. The GPU’s 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit bus are the primary limitations for future-proofing. This is a balanced mid-to-high-end laptop that will handle most tasks well, but it is not a flagship gaming machine.

CPU Analysis

The Intel Core Ultra 9 185H is a Meteor Lake architecture chip built on Intel’s 7 nm process. It has 16 cores and 22 threads, with a base clock of 3.90 GHz and a boost clock of 5.10 GHz. The cache hierarchy includes 112 KB of L1 per core, 2 MB of L2 per core, and 24 MB of shared L3. The TDP is 45 W, which is typical for a high-performance mobile processor. The CPU’s average benchmark score is 35670, placing it in the 85th percentile of all CPUs.

In multi-threaded workloads, the CPU shines. Cinebench R23 multi-core score is 17984.5, and Geekbench multi-core is 11657. Passmark multi-thread score is 29376, with integer math at 98302 and floating-point math at 73270. These numbers indicate strong performance in rendering, compiling, and scientific computing. The single-thread performance is also solid, with Cinebench R23 single-core at 1810.5 and Passmark single-thread at 3697. This ensures snappy responsiveness in everyday tasks and good performance in lightly threaded applications.

The CPU supports DDR5 memory on a dual-channel bus, with a peak bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s. It also features integrated Arc Xe-LPG Graphics with 128 execution units, which provide a basic display output and video decode capabilities. The CPU’s PCIe support is Gen 5 with 8 lanes, which is more than enough for the RTX 4060 Mobile’s PCIe 4.0 x8 interface. The nearest rivals are all within 0.7% in average score, meaning the 185H is essentially tied with desktop-class chips like the Ryzen 7 7700X and mobile parts like the Core 7 250H. This is a high-end CPU that will not be the limiting factor in most workloads, whether gaming, content creation, or general productivity.

Rate My PC: Intel Core Ultra 9 185H + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile

Apex Performer

System Balance Analysis

Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile

Market Position

Game Performance Benchmarks

Valorant

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Valorant

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Valorant

Valorant

Performance Insights

Optimal Performance

4K Gaming Ready

Performance Tiers Explained

Ultimate

High-End

Mid-Range

Entry Level

Legacy

FAQ

Benchmark Performance

Upgrade Path and Platform

Who Should Build It

Balance and Bottleneck

Gaming Performance

GPU Analysis

Build Overview

CPU Analysis

4K Gaming Performance

Cyberpunk 2077

Red Dead Redemption 2

Microsoft Flight Simulator

Control

Call of Duty: Warzone

Fortnite

1440p Gaming Performance

Cyberpunk 2077

Red Dead Redemption 2

Microsoft Flight Simulator

Control

Call of Duty: Warzone

Fortnite

1080p Gaming Performance

Cyberpunk 2077

Red Dead Redemption 2

Microsoft Flight Simulator

Control

Call of Duty: Warzone

Fortnite

Related Processors

Related Graphics Cards

Compare Your CPU

Compare Your GPU

Related PC Builds

Same CPU with Different GPUs

Same GPU with Different CPUs

Other Popular Builds