Intel Core Ultra 9 285 vs i9 14900
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We compared two 24-core desktop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core Ultra 9 285 against the 2.0 GHz i9 14900. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score for desktop CPU.
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 9 285
- More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 10 nanometers
- Newer - released 11 months later
- Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-6400 RAM
- Around 12.8 GB/s (14%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 11% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3134 vs 2835 points
Advantages of Intel Core i9 14900
- 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.8 GHz vs 5.6 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (68th and 20th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1380 MB/sec | 1260 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 221 Klines/sec | 189.3 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 407 pages/sec | 389.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 501.6 Mpixels/sec | 486.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 356.4 pages/sec | 292.3 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 81.2 images/sec | 68.5 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 141.3 images/sec | 135.6 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 47.2 Mpixels/sec | 42.4 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | - | 174.9 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | - | 120.2 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | - | 188M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | - | 61M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | - | 33.5 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | - | 549.9 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | - | 2486 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | - | 30.6B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 23.2 PPW | 31.8 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 310.2 PPW | 276.2 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | - | 685.6 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | - | 6.32 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
No benchmark results yet
Intel Core i9 14900
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2023-12-28 (Aj) | Cinebench 2024 | 124 / 2069 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 9 285 and i9 14900General
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | December 18, 2024 | January 9, 2024 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Arrow Lake | Raptor Lake Refresh |
| Model number | 285 | i9-14900 |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Rival Equivalent | - | - AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
| Successor | - | - Intel Core Ultra 9 285 |
Intel CPU rating (20th and 21st place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.5 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.6 GHz | 5.8 GHz |
| E-Cores | 16 | 16 |
| E-Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.9 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.6 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Total Cores | 24 | 24 |
| Total Threads | 24 | 32 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 25x | 20x |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 3MB (per core) | 2MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 36MB (shared) | 36MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 65 W | 65 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 182 W | 219 W |
| Socket | FCLGA-1851 | LGA-1700 |
| Peak Temperature | 105°C | 100°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (30th and 31st place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| GPU Base Clock | - | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2000 MHz | 1650 MHz |
| Shading Units | - | 256 |
| TMUs | - | 16 |
| ROPs | - | 8 |
| Execution Units | - | 32 |
| TGP | - | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-6400 | - DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 256 GB | 192 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s | 89.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra 9 285 official page | Intel Core i9 14900 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 24 | 20 |
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