Intel Core Ultra 9 285K vs Apple M5 Ultra (36-Core)
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We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.7 GHz Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 24-cores against the 4.61 GHz Apple M5 Ultra (36-Core) with 36-cores. 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
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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 285K
- Unlocked multiplier
Advantages of Apple M5 Ultra (36-Core)
- Newer - released 1 year and 11 months later
- More powerful Apple M5 Ultra GPU (80-core) integrated graphics: 33.2 vs 2 TFLOPS
- Around 1126.4 GB/s (1100%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- Supports up to 512 GB LPDDR5X-9600 RAM
- Has 12 more physical cores
- 28% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 4331 vs 3379 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (10th and 1st place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1560 MB/sec | - |
| Clang compilation | 242.2 Klines/sec | - |
| HTML 5 Browser | 479.5 pages/sec | - |
| PDF Renderer | 622.1 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Text processing | 371.2 pages/sec | - |
| Background blur | 95.4 images/sec | - |
| Photo processing | 164.2 images/sec | - |
| Ray tracing | 52.3 Mpixels/sec | - |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 172.3 GOps/sec | - |
| Floating point math | 224.2 GOps/sec | - |
| Find prime numbers | 542M Primes/sec | - |
| Random string sorting | 94.9M Strings/sec | - |
| Data encryption | 57.7 GBytes/sec | - |
| Data compression | 789.7 MBytes/sec | - |
| Physics | 3933 Frames/sec | - |
| Extended instructions | 62.3B Matrices/sec | - |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 18.1 PPW | - |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 184.8 PPW | - |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 537.8 PPW | - |
| Blender / Watt | 4.44 PPW | - |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-17 (Olafur Torfi) | Cinebench 2024 | 142 / 2242 |
| 📘 2026-02-01 (aDamatGeek) | Cinebench 2024 | 142 / 2383 |
| 📘 2026-01-29 (GeneralJeep) | GeekBench | 3134 / 21707 |
| 📘 2025-12-31 (Szymon919191) | Cinebench 2024 | 141 / 2261 |
| 📘 2025-12-26 (Bill) | GeekBench | 3207 / 22197 |
Apple M5 Ultra (36-Core)
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 9 285K and Apple M5 Ultra (36-Core)General
| Vendor | Intel | Apple |
| Released | October 11, 2024 | August 25, 2026 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Arrow Lake | Apple M5 |
| Model number | 285K | - |
| Integrated GPU | Arc iGPU (4-Cores) | Apple M5 Ultra GPU (80-core) |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | - |
Intel CPU rating (#3rd place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 24 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 24 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.7 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.5 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | 16 | 12 |
| E-Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 3.2 GHz | 4.38 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.6 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 24 | 36 |
| Total Threads | 24 | 36 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 37x | 46x |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 3MB (per core) | - |
| L3 Cache | 36MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 125 W | - |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 250 W | - |
| Socket | FCLGA-1851 | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | 105°C | 100°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (8th and 1st place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) | Apple M5 Ultra GPU (80-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 500 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2000 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Shading Units | 512 | 10240 |
| TMUs | 32 | 640 |
| ROPs | 16 | 320 |
| Execution Units | 64 | 1280 |
| TGP | 14 W | - |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-6400 | - LPDDR5X-9600 |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | 512 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 64 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s | 1228.8 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | - |
| PCI Express Lanes | 24 | - |
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