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Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX vs Ultra 9 285H

82 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
VS
69 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.8 GHz Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX with 24-cores against the 2.9 GHz Ultra 9 285H with 16-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
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
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 285H and 285HX
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-6400 RAM
  • Has 8 more physical cores
  • Has 12 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.5 GHz vs 5.4 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
  • More powerful Arc Graphics 140T integrated graphics: 4.8 vs 2 TFLOPS

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 9 285HX
vs
Core Ultra 9 285H

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 506
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 4879
Cinebench Scores (13th and 123rd place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 1540 MB/sec 1510 MB/sec
Clang compilation 227 Klines/sec 129.7 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 483.8 pages/sec 425.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 592.1 Mpixels/sec 522.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 350.1 pages/sec 309.2 pages/sec
Background blur 90.1 images/sec 73.9 images/sec
Photo processing 161.3 images/sec 159.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 50.5 Mpixels/sec 26.8 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 154.3 GOps/sec 86 GOps/sec
Floating point math 193.9 GOps/sec 109.3 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 457M Primes/sec 330M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 76.7M Strings/sec 41M Strings/sec
Data encryption 48.3 GBytes/sec 26.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 628.2 MBytes/sec 336.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 3444 Frames/sec 2512 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 48.8B Matrices/sec 26.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 821 & 2125 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 40.7 PPW 24.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 382.6 PPW 381.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1028.2 PPW 759.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 9.47 PPW 4.56 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-19 (bikerboy80)Cinebench 2024126 / 2240
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-19 (bikerboy85)Cinebench 2024126 / 2240
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Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-16 (AsNapur)Geekbench 6 CPU2756 / 16837
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-16 (AsNapur)Cinebench 2024122 / 1126
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-31 (Adi)Cinebench 2024114 / 804
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-19 (JacoIsHere)Geekbench 6 CPU2868 / 14847
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-07 (Himmanshu Chowdhury)Cinebench 2024117 / 1122
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX and Ultra 9 285H

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 6, 2025 January 6, 2025
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Arrow Lake
Model number 285HX 285H
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Arc Graphics 140T
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX - AMD Ryzen AI 9 365
Intel CPU rating (12th and 46th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 6
P-Threads 8 6
Base Frequency (P) 2.8 GHz 2.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.5 GHz 5.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 16 10
E-Threads 16 10
Base Frequency (E) 2.1 GHz 2.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.6 GHz 4.5 GHz
Total
Total Cores 24 16
Total Threads 24 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 28x 29x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 112K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 36MB (shared) 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 45-55 W (configurable) 35-45 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 160 W 115 W
Socket FCBGA-2114 FCBGA-2049
Peak Temperature 105Β°C 110Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (19th and 58th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Arc Graphics 140T
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2000 MHz 2350 MHz
Shading Units 512 1024
TMUs 32 64
ROPs 16 32
Execution Units 64 8
TGP 14 W 35 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 9 285HX
2 TFLOPS
Core Ultra 9 285H +140%
4.8 TFLOPS
More info: Arc 140T compared to iGPU (4-Cores)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-6400 - LPDDR5-8400
- LPDDR5x-8400
- DDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 256 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 102.4 GB/s -
ECC Support Yes No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX official page Intel Core Ultra 9 285H official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 24 28

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Total votes: 57

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Comments

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