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Core Ultra 9 285K Benchmarks

Every benchmark we ran on the Core Ultra 9 285K: gaming fps at 720p, single- and multi-thread applications, power draw, temperatures and specs compared with other CPUs.

Tested in the “GameTurbo” configuration

Cores / threads24
Max boost clock5.7 GHz
TDP / base power125 W
SocketLGA1851
ArchitectureArrow Lake
ReleaseQ4 2024

Overall performance index

90,8

Rank 2 of 27 CPUs tested

Index (100 = fastest CPU tested)

MSRP US$589

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) Rank 7/27 357,8fps 81 % of the leader Multi-thread Rank 5/27 144,6points 92 % of the leader Single-thread Rank 1/27 159,5points 100 % of the leader

Benchmarks

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

Gaming (720p) – all CPUs tested

Rank 7/27

Individual results (9 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 20.465 points #9/27 90 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X with 22.620 points

VR Mark Blue Room 6.472 points #8/27 52 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 12.410 points

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 46.363 points #20/27 72 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 64.725 points

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 346,8 fps #19/27 72 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 484,1 fps

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 304,0 fps #7/27 74 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 409,0 fps

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.677 points #7/27 99 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch) with 23.904 points

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 400,0 fps #11/27 89 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 447,7 fps

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 380,3 fps #3/27 91 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 419,7 fps

Counter-Strike 2 383,5 fps #12/24 78 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D with 494,8 fps

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Rank 5/27

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 186.169 MIPS #6/27 81 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 230.436 MIPS

Corona 1.3lower is better 40,0 s #6/27 83 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 33,0 s

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 610,0 s #1/27 100 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 45.399 KB/s #11/27 81 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 56.061 KB/s

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 6.437 points #1/27 100 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 16.675 points #1/27 100 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 14.332 points #1/27 100 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 18.744 points #6/27 77 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core i9-14900K with 24.267 points

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 19.042 points #1/27 100 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 15.050 points #2/27 89 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 16.910 points

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 9.770 points #1/27 100 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 5.274 points #1/27 100 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.733 points #1/27 100 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 27.139 points #1/27 100 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 15.289 px/s #1/27 100 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 42.618 points #1/8 100 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Rank 1/27

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.397 points #1/27 100 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.458 points #4/27 96 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 2.564 points

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 930,0 px/s #2/27 99 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) with 938,0 px/s

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 2.417 points #1/8 100 %

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

Codename: Arrow Lake
Series: Core Ultra 200
Release: Q4 2024
Launch MSRP: US$589
Unlocked multiplier: Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

Cores / threads: 24
Threads: 24
Performance cores: 8
Efficient cores: 16
Base clock: 3.7 GHz
Max boost clock: 5.7 GHz
L2 cache: 40 MB
L3 cache: 36 MB

Power and manufacturing

TDP / base power: 125 W
Max turbo power: 250 W
Max temperature (Tjmax): 105 °C

Platform and connectivity

Socket: LGA1851
Memory: Up to DDR5 6400 MT/s
Memory channels: 2
PCI Express: PCIe 5.0 and 4.0
PCIe lanes: 24
Integrated graphics: Intel Graphics

Our measurements

System power idle: 90 W
System power load: 311 W
CPU package idle: 17.8 W
CPU package load: 189 W
Temperature idle: 36 °C
Temperature load: 71 °C
Highest measured clock: 5700 MHz (P) / 4600 MHz (E)

Test system

Test configuration: GameTurbo
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Strix Z890-F Gaming Wifi
Memory: Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
CPU cooler: DeepCool LS720
Operating system: Windows 11 23H2
Settings: DDR5-6400, Ultimate Leistung, Intel Presets, 10.1.19867.8574 chipset · GameTurbo EnergyProfil

Manufacturer specs from www.intel.com

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Other test configurations

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)

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MSRP: US$589