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Intel Core Ultra 9 285K vs Ultra 7 265K

91 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
VS
85 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.7 GHz Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 24-cores against the 3.9 GHz Ultra 7 265K with 20-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 (2)

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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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
58.3
(Average)
Value Index
100.2
(Excellent)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 265K and 285K
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Has 6 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 7 265K
  • Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-6400 RAM

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 9 285K
vs
Core Ultra 7 265K

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (11th and 24th 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 1560 MB/sec 1580 MB/sec
Clang compilation 242.2 Klines/sec 201.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 479.5 pages/sec 475.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 622.1 Mpixels/sec 615.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 371.2 pages/sec 350.8 pages/sec
Background blur 95.4 images/sec 76.9 images/sec
Photo processing 164.2 images/sec 167.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 52.3 Mpixels/sec 42.2 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 172.3 GOps/sec 143.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 224.2 GOps/sec 189.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 542M Primes/sec 492M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 94.9M Strings/sec 79.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 57.7 GBytes/sec 48.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 789.7 MBytes/sec 665.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 3933 Frames/sec 3730 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 62.3B Matrices/sec 54.3B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 8455 & 8205 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 18.1 PPW 16.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 184.8 PPW 171 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 537.8 PPW 468.7 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.44 PPW 3.72 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 285K
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-17 (Olafur Torfi)Cinebench 2024142 / 2242
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-01 (aDamatGeek)Cinebench 2024142 / 2383
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-29 (GeneralJeep)Geekbench 6 CPU3134 / 21707
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-31 (Szymon919191)Cinebench 2024141 / 2261
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-26 (Bill)Geekbench 6 CPU3207 / 22197
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Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-08 (HongKonger)Cinebench 2024140 / 1994
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-03 (HYUNKYU)Cinebench 2024137 / 1829
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-01 (Omi)Cinebench 2024138 / 1993
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-29 (Kolli)Cinebench 2024137 / 2012
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-06 (HJH)Cinebench 2024138 / 2020
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 9 285K and Ultra 7 265K

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released October 11, 2024 October 11, 2024
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Arrow Lake
Model number 285K 265K
Integrated GPU Arc iGPU (4-Cores) Arc iGPU (4-Cores)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 9950X - AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
Successor - - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Intel CPU rating (3rd and 8th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (P) 3.7 GHz 3.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.5 GHz 5.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 16 12
E-Threads 16 12
Base Frequency (E) 3.2 GHz 3.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.6 GHz 4.6 GHz
Total
Total Cores 24 20
Total Threads 24 20
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 37x 39x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 112K (per core)
L2 Cache 3MB (per core) 3MB (per core)
L3 Cache 36MB (shared) 30MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 125 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 250 W 250 W
Socket FCLGA-1851 FCLGA-1851
Peak Temperature 105Β°C 105Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (8th and 14th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2000 MHz 2000 MHz
Shading Units 512 512
TMUs 32 32
ROPs 16 16
Execution Units 64 64
TGP 14 W 14 W
iGPU FLOPS
See: Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-6400 - DDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 256 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 102.4 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 9 285K official page Intel Core Ultra 7 265K official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 24 24

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core Ultra 7 265K or Ultra 9 285K?
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Flagshipper August 16, 2025 at 10:55 PM
in here 285K is TWICE as expensive as 265K that makes I7 Ultra a crazy good proposition.
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KingDStefan October 12, 2024 at 07:00 AM
7 265K is 394$ - 404$ 9 285K is 589$ - 599$ 7 265K is the winner!
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