Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) vs Intel Core i5-13400F

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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

Intel Core i5-13400F

Overall performance index

57,0

Rank 25 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$196

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) is 49,3% faster on average

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) Intel Core i5-13400F

Individual tests: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) wins 26, Intel Core i5-13400F wins 1 (27 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +23,9 % 314,7fps 253,9fps Multi-thread +93,3 % 139,1points 71,9points Single-thread +38,9 % 155,5points 111,9points

Benchmarks

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) Intel Core i5-13400F 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) +23,9 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 20.230 points 15.344 points +31,8 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.473 points 6.492 points +0,3 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 37.928 points 35.636 points +6,4 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 283,7 fps 266,5 fps +6,4 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 296,0 fps 231,0 fps +28,1 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.655 points 23.380 points +1,2 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 280,8 fps 278,5 fps +0,8 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 398,4 fps 239,7 fps +66,2 %

Fortnite720p, Low – 306,8 fps

Counter-Strike 2 412,2 fps 335,3 fps +22,9 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) +93,3 %

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 179.823 MIPS 80.402 MIPS +123,7 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 40,0 s 95,0 s +137,5 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 610,0 s 1.191 s +95,2 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 45.477 KB/s 24.846 KB/s +83,0 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 6.392 points 2.304 points +177,4 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 16.592 points 5.866 points +182,9 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 14.275 points 5.539 points +157,7 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 18.531 points 13.066 points +41,8 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 18.953 points 7.371 points +157,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 14.881 points 7.378 points +101,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 9.669 points 5.683 points +70,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 5.050 points 3.499 points +44,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.730 points 1.905 points +43,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 27.029 points 12.557 points +115,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 15.184 px/s 5.189 px/s +192,6 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 42.618 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) +38,9 %

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.389 points 969,0 points +43,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.337 points 1.745 points +33,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 938,0 px/s 644,0 px/s +45,7 %

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 Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)	Intel Core i5-13400F
Codename	Arrow Lake	Raptor Lake
Series	Core Ultra 200	Core 13000
Release	Q4 2024	Q1 2023
Launch MSRP	US$589	US$196
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)	Intel Core i5-13400F
Cores / threads	24	10
Threads	24	16
Performance cores	8	6
Efficient cores	16	4
Base clock	3.7 GHz	2.5 GHz
Max boost clock	5.7 GHz	4.6 GHz
L2 cache	40 MB	9.5 MB
L3 cache	36 MB	20 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)	Intel Core i5-13400F
TDP / base power	125 W	65 W
Max turbo power	250 W	148 W
Process	n/a	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	105 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)	Intel Core i5-13400F
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1700
Memory	Up to DDR5 6400 MT/s	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0
PCIe lanes	24	20
Integrated graphics	Intel Graphics	None (graphics card required)

Our measurements

	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)	Intel Core i5-13400F
System power idle	78 W	93 W
System power load	309 W	226 W
CPU package idle	11.7 W	11.8 W
CPU package load	189 W	115 W
Temperature idle	34 °C	28 °C
Temperature load	74 °C	61 °C
Highest measured clock	5400 MHz (P) / 4600 MHz (E)	4588 MHz / 3292 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	n/a	4090 MHz (P) / 3291 MHz (E)

Test system

	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)	Intel Core i5-13400F
Test configuration	Balanced	n/a
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z890-F Gaming Wifi	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming Wifi
Memory	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400	n/a
CPU cooler	DeepCool LS720	DeepCool LT720
Operating system	Windows 11 23H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	DDR5-6400, Ultimate Leistung, Intel Presets, 10.1.19867.8574 chipset · Ausbalanciert, wegen vergleich	DDR5-6400

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Intel Core Ultra 9 285K

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MSRP: US$589