Intel
Core Ultra 9 285
Core Ultra 9
Current Price
$549.00
Overall Rank
(Consumer CPUs only)
(Consumer CPUs only)
#63
of 275
Overall Rank
#79
of 292
Value Rank
#190
of 220
Gaming Rank
#93
of 292
Productivity Rank
#34
of 292
Core Specifications
Cores
24
Threads
24
P-Cores
8
E-Cores
16
Base Clock
2.5 GHz
Boost Clock (Single)
5.6 GHz
Socket
FCLGA1851
Lithography
3nm
Cache
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
L2 Cache
3 MB per core
L3 Cache
36 MB (shared)
Power & Thermal
TDP
65W
Base Power
65W
Max Turbo Power
182W
Memory Support
Memory Types
DDR5
Max Memory
256GB
Memory Channels
2
ECC Support
Yes
Platform & Connectivity
PCIe Version
5.0
PCIe Lanes
24
Integrated GPU
Yes
Integrated GPU Model
Intel Graphics (Xe, 4-core)
Closest Competitors by Performance
Core Ultra 5 24516,027
Ryzen 7 9700X15,866
Core Ultra 9 285 (Selected)15,837
Core i7-12700K15,608
Core Ultra 5 23515,530
Quick Stats
Generation
Arrow Lake
Release Date
1/13/2025 - 1 year old
Status
Current
Market Segment
Desktop
Performance Scores
Overall
15837Measured against consumer CPUs only
Value28.8
Efficiency243.6
Use Case Ratings
Gaming7.5/10
Productivity9/10
Budget Value5/10
Benchmark Scores
Cinebench R23 Single2,050
Cinebench R23 Multi28,000
PassMark57,295
Console Comparison
Comparison based on overall performance score calculated from multi-core benchmarks. Console CPUs are optimized for gaming workloads.
Core Ultra 9 285
100%100%
PS5 Pro(Gen 9 Pro (2024))
64%64%
Xbox Series X(Gen 9 (2020))
62%62%
PS5(Gen 9 (2020))
59%59%
Notes
65W non-K variant of the flagship Arrow Lake desktop CPU. Same 24-core config as 285K but power-limited. No overclocking. Cooler included. Requires LGA1851 / 800-series motherboard.