Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) vs Intel Core i9-13900K

Intel

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)

Overall performance index

85,1

Rank 8 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$589

Intel

Intel Core i9-13900K

Overall performance index

85,4

Rank 6 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$589

Both CPUs perform on par in our benchmarks.

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) Intel Core i9-13900K

Individual tests: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) wins 17, Intel Core i9-13900K wins 10 (27 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +5,5 % 314,7fps 333,0fps Multi-thread +4,4 % 139,1points 145,4points Single-thread +9,7 % 155,5points 141,7points

Benchmarks

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) Intel Core i9-13900K 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 i9-13900K +5,8 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 20.230 points 21.335 points +5,5 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.473 points 6.481 points +0,1 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 37.928 points 54.775 points +44,4 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 283,7 fps 309,7 fps +9,2 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 296,0 fps 333,0 fps +12,5 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.655 points 23.638 points +0,1 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 280,8 fps 415,5 fps +48,0 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 398,4 fps 273,8 fps +45,5 %

Fortnite720p, Low – 487,2 fps

Counter-Strike 2 412,2 fps 381,4 fps +8,1 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-13900K +4,6 %

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 179.823 MIPS 193.971 MIPS +7,9 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 40,0 s 36,0 s +11,1 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 610,0 s 771,0 s +26,4 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 45.477 KB/s 52.867 KB/s +16,2 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 6.392 points 6.087 points +5,0 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 16.592 points 15.155 points +9,5 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 14.275 points 13.298 points +7,3 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 18.531 points 23.983 points +29,4 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 18.953 points 16.745 points +13,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 14.881 points 11.725 points +26,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 9.669 points 8.796 points +9,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 5.050 points 4.677 points +8,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.730 points 2.356 points +15,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 27.029 points 26.274 points +2,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 15.184 px/s 12.844 px/s +18,2 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 42.618 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) +9,7 %

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.389 points 1.231 points +12,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.337 points 2.180 points +7,2 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 938,0 px/s 839,0 px/s +11,8 %

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 i9-13900K
Codename	Arrow Lake	Raptor Lake
Series	Core Ultra 200	Core 13000
Release	Q4 2024	Q4 2022
Launch MSRP	US$589	US$589
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)	Intel Core i9-13900K
Cores / threads	24	24
Threads	24	32
Performance cores	8	8
Efficient cores	16	16
Base clock	3.7 GHz	3 GHz
Max boost clock	5.7 GHz	5.8 GHz
L2 cache	40 MB	32 MB
L3 cache	36 MB	36 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)	Intel Core i9-13900K
TDP / base power	125 W	125 W
Max turbo power	250 W	253 W
Process	n/a	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	105 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)	Intel Core i9-13900K
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1700
Memory	Up to DDR5 6400 MT/s	Up to DDR5 5600 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	Intel UHD Graphics 770

Our measurements

	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)	Intel Core i9-13900K
System power idle	78 W	92 W
System power load	309 W	416 W
CPU package idle	11.7 W	14.4 W
CPU package load	189 W	253 W
Temperature idle	34 °C	38 °C
Temperature load	74 °C	83 °C
Highest measured clock	5400 MHz (P) / 4600 MHz (E)	5500 MHz (P) / 4300 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	n/a	5500 MHz (P) / 4300 MHz (E)

Test system

	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)	Intel Core i9-13900K
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	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
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