Intel Core i7-12700K vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)

Intel

Intel Core i7-12700K

Overall performance index

66,1

Rank 19 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$450

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Intel

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)

Overall performance index

85,1

Rank 8 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$589

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) is 22,3% faster on average

Intel Core i7-12700K Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)

Individual tests: Intel Core i7-12700K wins 2, Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) wins 25 (27 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +8,7 % 287,3fps 314,7fps Multi-thread +34,7 % 90,8points 139,1points Single-thread +21,3 % 122,4points 155,5points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-12700K Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) Other tested CPUs Click a row to open the chart with every CPU tested; hover shows the gap in %.

Gaming (720p) – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) +9,6 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.381 points 20.230 points +16,4 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.341 points 6.473 points +2,1 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 41.225 points 37.928 points +8,7 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 308,4 fps 283,7 fps +8,7 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 237,0 fps 296,0 fps +24,9 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 22.633 points 23.655 points +4,5 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 273,5 fps 280,8 fps +2,7 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 330,2 fps 398,4 fps +20,7 %

Fortnite720p, Low 332,0 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 386,3 fps 412,2 fps +6,7 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) +53,2 %

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 105.623 MIPS 179.823 MIPS +70,2 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 67,0 s 40,0 s +67,5 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 904,0 s 610,0 s +48,2 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 29.768 KB/s 45.477 KB/s +52,8 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.248 points 6.392 points +96,8 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 8.355 points 16.592 points +98,6 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.752 points 14.275 points +84,1 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 17.034 points 18.531 points +8,8 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.129 points 18.953 points +87,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.532 points 14.881 points +56,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.482 points 9.669 points +29,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.021 points 5.050 points +25,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.054 points 2.730 points +32,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 15.537 points 27.029 points +74,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.446 px/s 15.184 px/s +103,9 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 42.618 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) +27,0 %

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.046 points 1.389 points +32,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.923 points 2.337 points +21,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 703,0 px/s 938,0 px/s +33,4 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread – 2.417 points

Price / performance

Each dot is a CPU we tested – the further top-left, the more performance per euro.

Specifications

Key details

	Intel Core i7-12700K	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
Codename	Alder Lake	Arrow Lake
Series	Core 12000	Core Ultra 200
Release	Q4 2021	Q4 2024
Launch MSRP	US$450	US$589
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i7-12700K	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
Cores / threads	12	24
Threads	20	24
Performance cores	8	8
Efficient cores	4	16
Base clock	3.6 GHz	3.7 GHz
Max boost clock	5 GHz	5.7 GHz
L2 cache	12 MB	40 MB
L3 cache	25 MB	36 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i7-12700K	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
TDP / base power	125 W	125 W
Max turbo power	190 W	250 W
Process	Intel 7	n/a
Max temperature (Tjmax)	100 °C	105 °C

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core i7-12700K	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1851
Memory	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 6400 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0
PCIe lanes	20	24
Integrated graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770	Intel Graphics

Our measurements

	Intel Core i7-12700K	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
System power idle	82 W	78 W
System power load	136 W	309 W
CPU package idle	9 W	11.7 W
CPU package load	50 W	189 W
Temperature idle	31 °C	34 °C
Temperature load	58 °C	74 °C
Highest measured clock	5000 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)	5400 MHz (P) / 4600 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	4700 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)	n/a

Test system

	Intel Core i7-12700K	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
Test configuration	n/a	Balanced
Motherboard	n/a	ASUS ROG Strix Z890-F Gaming Wifi
Memory	n/a	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
CPU cooler	n/a	DeepCool LS720
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	DDR5-5200	DDR5-6400, Ultimate Leistung, Intel Presets, 10.1.19867.8574 chipset · Ausbalanciert, wegen vergleich

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