Intel Core Ultra 9 285K vs Intel Core i7-12700K

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Intel

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K

Overall performance index

90,8

Rank 2 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$589

Intel

Intel Core i7-12700K

Overall performance index

66,1

Rank 19 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$450

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K is 37,2% faster on average

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Intel Core i7-12700K

Individual tests: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K wins 26, Intel Core i7-12700K wins 1 (27 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +24,5 % 357,8fps 287,3fps Multi-thread +59,2 % 144,6points 90,8points Single-thread +30,3 % 159,5points 122,4points

Benchmarks

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Intel Core i7-12700K 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 +24,5 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 20.465 points 17.381 points +17,7 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.472 points 6.341 points +2,1 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 46.363 points 41.225 points +12,5 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 346,8 fps 308,4 fps +12,5 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 304,0 fps 237,0 fps +28,3 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.677 points 22.633 points +4,6 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 400,0 fps 273,5 fps +46,3 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 380,3 fps 330,2 fps +15,2 %

Fortnite720p, Low – 332,0 fps

Counter-Strike 2 383,5 fps 386,3 fps +0,7 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K +59,2 %

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 186.169 MIPS 105.623 MIPS +76,3 %

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

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

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 45.399 KB/s 29.768 KB/s +52,5 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 6.437 points 3.248 points +98,2 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 16.675 points 8.355 points +99,6 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 14.332 points 7.752 points +84,9 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 18.744 points 17.034 points +10,0 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 19.042 points 10.129 points +88,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 15.050 points 9.532 points +57,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 9.770 points 7.482 points +30,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 5.274 points 4.021 points +31,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.733 points 2.054 points +33,1 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 27.139 points 15.537 points +74,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 15.289 px/s 7.446 px/s +105,3 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 42.618 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K +30,3 %

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.397 points 1.046 points +33,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.458 points 1.923 points +27,8 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 930,0 px/s 703,0 px/s +32,3 %

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

Cores, clocks and cache

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

Power and manufacturing

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

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K	Intel Core i7-12700K
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	Intel UHD Graphics 770

Our measurements

	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K	Intel Core i7-12700K
System power idle	90 W	82 W
System power load	311 W	136 W
CPU package idle	17.8 W	9 W
CPU package load	189 W	50 W
Temperature idle	36 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	71 °C	58 °C
Highest measured clock	5700 MHz (P) / 4600 MHz (E)	5000 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	n/a	4700 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)

Test system

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

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