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Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) Benchmarks

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

Tested in the “Balanced” configuration · Go to the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K

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

Overall performance index

85,1

Rank 8 of 27 CPUs tested

Index (100 = fastest CPU tested)

MSRP US$589

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) Rank 20/27 314,7fps 72 % of the leader Multi-thread Rank 7/27 139,1points 89 % of the leader Single-thread Rank 3/27 155,5points 98 % of the leader

Benchmarks

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

Rank 20/27

Individual results (9 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 20.230 points #10/27 89 %

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

VR Mark Blue Room 6.473 points #7/27 52 %

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

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 37.928 points #24/27 59 %

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

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 283,7 fps #24/27 59 %

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

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 296,0 fps #9/27 72 %

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

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.655 points #10/27 99 %

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

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 280,8 fps #23/27 63 %

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

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 398,4 fps #2/27 95 %

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

Counter-Strike 2 412,2 fps #7/24 83 %

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

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Rank 7/27

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 179.823 MIPS #7/27 78 %

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 45.477 KB/s #10/27 81 %

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

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 6.392 points #3/27 99 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 6.437 points

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 16.592 points #2/27 100 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 16.675 points

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 14.275 points #2/27 100 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 14.332 points

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 18.531 points #7/27 76 %

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

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 18.953 points #2/27 100 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 19.042 points

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 14.881 points #3/27 88 %

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

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 9.669 points #2/27 99 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 9.770 points

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 5.050 points #2/27 96 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 5.274 points

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.730 points #2/27 100 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 2.733 points

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 27.029 points #2/27 100 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 27.139 points

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 15.184 px/s #2/27 99 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 15.289 px/s

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

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Rank 3/27

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.389 points #2/27 99 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 1.397 points

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.337 points #6/27 91 %

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

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 938,0 px/s #1/27 100 %

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: 78 W
System power load: 309 W
CPU package idle: 11.7 W
CPU package load: 189 W
Temperature idle: 34 °C
Temperature load: 74 °C
Highest measured clock: 5400 MHz (P) / 4600 MHz (E)

Test system

Test configuration: Balanced
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 · Ausbalanciert, wegen vergleich

Manufacturer specs from www.intel.com

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