Excitement is building in the tech community as Intel’s Core Ultra 9 285 “Arrow Lake” CPU has been spotted, with revelations about its 65W variant boasting a formidable 24 cores.
The upcoming Intel Core Ultra Series 2 “Arrow Lake” CPUs are set to roll out, starting with the high-performance K-series chips. Enthusiasts can look forward to five new processors, but Intel isn’t stopping there. A more power-efficient lineup, including 65W and 35W variants, is expected to land in early 2025, alongside more mainstream 800-series chipset motherboards like the B860 and H810.
Recent tests on Geekbench 6 have given us a sneak peek into the Intel Core Ultra 9 285 CPU. This processor was evaluated using the ASUS PRIME Z890-P motherboard, which supports the LGA 1851 socket—a perfect match for the Arrow Lake Desktop series.
When it comes to specs, the Intel Core Ultra 9 285 CPU mirrors its more powerful sibling, the 285K. It features 24 cores—divided into 8 P-Cores (Lion Cove) and 16 E-Cores (Skymont)—and is paired with 24 threads. Additionally, it sports 36 MB of L3 cache, a base clock speed of 2.5 GHz that can turbo up to 5.6 GHz. Despite its conservative 65W power design (PL1), the chip has an estimated PL2 rating of around 200 Watts and was tested using 8 GB of DDR5-5600 memory.
This initial testing phase had its limitations, leading to a reasonable single-core score of 3081 and a multi-core score of 14,150. Although these figures fall short of the 17-18K range seen in the Core i9-14900 Non-K CPUs, they still provide a promising glimpse of what’s to come. The performance is anticipated to be slightly below the Core Ultra 9 285K, primarily due to its lower power consumption. However, improvements are expected as the system is fine-tuned.
Mark your calendars! The Intel Core Ultra 9 285K is set to hit retail shelves on October 24th, while the 65W lineup, including the Core Ultra 9 285, will be available in the first quarter of 2025.
A preview of the preliminary Intel Arrow Lake-S Desktop CPU lineup:
– Core Ultra 9 285K: 24 cores/24 threads, base clock of 3.7/3.2 GHz, max boost of 5.7/4.6 GHz, 36 MB L3 cache, 125W
– Core Ultra 9 285: 24 cores/24 threads, base clock of 2.5/1.9 GHz, max boost of 5.6/4.6 GHz, 36 MB L3 cache, 65W
– Core Ultra 9 285T: 24 cores/24 threads, base clock of 1.4/1.2 GHz, max boost of 5.4/4.6 GHz, 36 MB L3 cache, 35W
– Core Ultra 7 265K: 20 cores/20 threads, base clock of 3.9/3.3 GHz, max boost of 5.5/4.6 GHz, 33 MB L3 cache, 125W
– Core Ultra 7 265KF: 20 cores/20 threads, base clock of 3.9/3.3 GHz, max boost of 5.5/4.6 GHz, 33 MB L3 cache, 65W
– Core Ultra 7 265: 20 cores/20 threads, base clock of 2.4/1.8 GHz, max boost of 5.3/4.6 GHz, 33 MB L3 cache, 65W
– Core Ultra 7 265F: 20 cores/20 threads, base clock of 2.4/1.8 GHz, max boost of 5.3/4.6 GHz, 33 MB L3 cache, 35W
– Core Ultra 7 265T: 20 cores/20 threads, base clock of 1.5/1.2 GHz, max boost of 5.2/4.6 GHz, 33 MB L3 cache, 65W
– Core Ultra 5 245K: 14 cores/14 threads, base clock of 4.2/3.6 GHz, max boost of 5.2/4.6 GHz, 24 MB L3 cache, 125W
– Core Ultra 5 245KF: 14 cores/14 threads, base clock of 4.2/3.6 GHz, max boost of 5.2/4.6 GHz, 24 MB L3 cache, 65W
– Core Ultra 5 245: 14 cores/14 threads, base clock of 3.4/2.9 GHz, max boost of 5.1/4.5 GHz, 24 MB L3 cache, 65W
– Core Ultra 5 235: 14 cores/14 threads, base clock of 3.4/2.9 GHz, max boost of 5.0/4.4 GHz, 24 MB L3 cache, 65W
– Core Ultra 5 225: 10 cores/10 threads, base clock of 3.3/2.7 GHz, max boost of 4.9/4.4 GHz, 21 MB L3 cache, 65W
– Core Ultra 5 225F: 10 cores/10 threads, base clock of 3.3/2.7 GHz, max boost of 4.9/4.4 GHz, 21 MB L3 cache, 65W
– Core Ultra 3 205: 8 cores/8 threads, base clock of 3.9/3.3 GHz, max boost of 4.8/4.2 GHz, 15 MB L3 cache, 65W
Stay tuned as we draw closer to the release of these groundbreaking CPUs.
