Intel Core Ultra 9 285 CPU Benchmark Leak: Strong Performance Rivals Core i9-14900K Despite Lower TDP

The latest benchmark leak of the Intel Core Ultra 9 285 CPU, showed a very low-performance flag compared to the core i9-14900K in stock configuration. Arrow Lake “Core Ultra 200S” includes non-clockable CPUs, and should launch at CES 2025 alongside the ‘K’ models.

Although a lot of eyes in the tech community are currently on what Core Ultra 9 285K, we have seen enough to suggest that its non-K sibling does not disappoint. When it comes to Integer’s performance over Arrow Lake cores (with its lack of IPC improvements), things started well and improved, although they gained threads along the way.

More About the Intel Core Ultra 9 285 CPU

The Intel Core Ultra 9 285 is a locked processor with a base clock of 2.5 GHz for its performance cores, capable of boosting up to 5.6 GHz—100 MHz lower than the “K” variant. It has a thermal design power (TDP) of 65W at PL1 and approximately 190W at PL2.

This same chip has also recently shown up in a Geekbench test, where it delivered some impressive results against its predecessors. Although the single-core performance may not necessarily meet incumbent expectations for a new generation, it is very promising with multi-core improvements.

The CPU hit 3,247 points in single-core performance and an insane 20,204 score in multi-core performance on Geekbench 6 which puts it alongside Core i9-14900K which has 32 threads compared to Core Ultra 9 285’s eight fewer since there is no hyperthreading support for this hypothetical new beast. The single-core performance of the Core Ultra 9 285 is good.

In the Geekbench, we can see typical scores in multi-core tests of 20-22 thousand points for Core i9-14900K, so if faster than not much and close to it only somewhere near the mark on which is located a hypothetical Core Ultra. In a previous multi-core test, the Ultra 9 285 scored only 14,150 points, which is a significant improvement from its latest score. This suggests that the Core Ultra 9 285 not only competes well against flagship Raptor Lake Refresh chips but is also more power-efficient.

Unlike the Intel Core 285K, the 285 has a TDP of just 65W and lower base clock speeds (2.5/1.9 GHz vs. 3.7/3.2 GHz for the 285K). In contrast, the Core i9-14900K starts with a base TDP of 125W, which can peak at 253W. While the Core Ultra 9 285 gaming performance remains uncertain, it appears to be a compelling choice for power-constrained or low TDP systems.

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