Intel Core Ultra 7 265K vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285K

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 7 265K, vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285K. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 7 265K and Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
2304
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
2320
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
36309
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
41558
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
137
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
142
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
2024
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
2359
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
n/a
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
5100
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
n/a
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
68035
Integer Mathn/a174.1 GOps/s
Floating-Point Mathn/a227 GOps/s
Prime Number Searchn/a549 M primes/s
Random String Sortn/a96.3 M strings/s
Data Encryptionn/a58.6 GB/s
Data Compressionn/a799.2 MB/s
Physicsn/a4081 frames/s
Extended Instructionsn/a626 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
3157
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
3379
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
21377
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
23095
File Compression1580 MB/s1560 MB/s
Clang Compilation201.1 KLines/s242.2 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser475.1 pages/s479.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering615.6 MP/sec622.1 MP/sec
Text Processing350.8 pages/s371.2 pages/s
Background Blur76.9 frames/s95.4 frames/s
Photo Processing167.2 frames/s164.2 frames/s
Ray Tracing42.2 MP/sec52.3 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
463.1
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
558.81

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 171 PPW 184.8 PPW
PassMark CPU / W n/a 544.3 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 16.2 PPW 18.9 PPW
Blender / W 3.7 PPW 4.47 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced October, 11, 2024 October, 11, 2024
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Arrow Lake
Model number 265K 285K
Integrated GPU Arc iGPU (4-Cores) Arc iGPU (4-Cores)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 8
Threads 8 8
Frequency 3.9 GHz 3.7 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.4 GHz 5.5 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores1216
Threads1216
Frequency3.3 GHz3.2 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.6 GHz4.6 GHz
General
Cores count2024
Threads count2024
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier39x37x
L1 cache112 KB/core112 KB/core
L2 cache3000 KB/core3000 KB/core
L3 Cache30 MB total36 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 125 W 125 W
Max TDP (Boost) 250 W 250 W
Socket FCLGA-1851 FCLGA-1851
Critical temp. 105 °C 105 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-6400 DDR5-6400
Max Size 192 GB 192 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 24 24

Results

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Survey

Which CPU would you pick?
3 (75%)
1 (25%)
Total Votes: 4

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