Intel Core Ultra 9 285 vs Intel Core Ultra X9 388H

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 9 285, vs Intel Core Ultra X9 388H. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 9 285 and Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
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 9 285
2180
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
33289
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
133
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
130
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
1978
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
1324
PassMark
Integer Mathn/a90.6 GOps/s
Floating-Point Mathn/a112.3 GOps/s
Prime Number Searchn/a381 M primes/s
Random String Sortn/a48.7 M strings/s
Data Encryptionn/a30 GB/s
Data Compressionn/a392.3 MB/s
Physicsn/a3460 frames/s
Extended Instructionsn/a329 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
3196
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
21640
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
n/a
File Compression1500 MB/s1490 MB/s
Clang Compilation234.5 KLines/s141.1 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser453.4 pages/s477.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering585.9 MP/sec539.5 MP/sec
Text Processing358.6 pages/s323.1 pages/s
Background Blur87 frames/s61.5 frames/s
Photo Processing147.8 frames/s177.3 frames/s
Ray Tracing47.9 MP/sec28.4 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
n/a
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
297.18

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 332.9 PPW 701.8 PPW
PassMark CPU / W n/a 1452.7 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 30.4 PPW 53 PPW
Blender / W n/a 11.89 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced December, 18, 2024 January, 5, 2026
Type PC use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Panther Lake
Model number 285 388H
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics Arc B390

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 4
Threads 8 4
Frequency 2.5 GHz 2.1 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.6 GHz 5.1 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores1612
Threads1612
Frequency1.9 GHz1.6 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.6 GHz4 GHz
General
Cores count2416
Threads count2416
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier25x21x
L1 cache192 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache3000 KB/core2560 KB/core
L3 Cache36 MB total18 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 2 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 15-25 W
Max TDP (Boost) 182 W 80 W
Socket FCLGA-1851 FCBGA2540
Critical temp. 105 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-6400 LPDDR5X-9600
Max Size 256 GB 96 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 153.6 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 24 12
Tech - Compute: ABM, ADX, AVX-VNNI, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, DLBoost 3.0, F16C, SHA
- Performance: CFET, EIST, TBMT 3.0, TBT 2.0, TVB, Thread Director
- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-rp, VT-x
- Security: MBEC, RDRAND, SIPP, TDT, TXT, XD bit, vPro
n/a

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core Ultra 9 285 the clear winner in this comparison.

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