Intel Core Ultra 9 285K vs Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, vs Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 9 285K and Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
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 285K
2320
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
41558
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
142
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
145
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
2359
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
2482
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
5100
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
68035
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
n/a
Integer Math174.1 GOps/s174.7 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math227 GOps/s226.9 GOps/s
Prime Number Search549 M primes/s612 M primes/s
Random String Sort96.3 M strings/s95.7 M strings/s
Data Encryption58.6 GB/s58.4 GB/s
Data Compression799.2 MB/s790.6 MB/s
Physics4081 frames/s4259 frames/s
Extended Instructions626 M matrices/s63 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
3379
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
23095
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
n/a
File Compression1560 MB/s2000 MB/s
Clang Compilation242.2 KLines/s297.3 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser479.5 pages/s635.2 pages/s
PDF Rendering622.1 MP/sec716 MP/sec
Text Processing371.2 pages/s447.5 pages/s
Background Blur95.4 frames/s116 frames/s
Photo Processing164.2 frames/s210.5 frames/s
Ray Tracing52.3 MP/sec59 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
558.81
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
615.2

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 184.8 PPW 219.2 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 544.3 PPW 545.7 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 18.9 PPW 19.9 PPW
Blender / W 4.47 PPW 4.92 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced October, 11, 2024 March, 12, 2026
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Arrow Lake
Model number 285K 270K+
Integrated GPU Arc iGPU (4-Cores) Arc iGPU (4-Cores)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 8
Threads 8 8
Frequency 3.7 GHz 3.7 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.5 GHz 5.7 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores1616
Threads1616
Frequency3.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.6 GHz4.7 GHz
General
Cores count2424
Threads count2424
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier37x37x
L1 cache112 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache3000 KB/core3000 KB/core
L3 Cache36 MB total36 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Transistor count n/a 17.8 billion
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 DDR5-7200
Max Size 192 GB 256 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes
Max memory bandwidth n/a 115.2 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 24 24

Results

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Survey

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Total Votes: 3

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