Intel Core Ultra 9 285K vs Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
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Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, vs Intel Core Ultra X9 388H. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
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
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 174.1 GOps/s | 90.6 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 227 GOps/s | 112.3 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 549 M primes/s | 381 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 96.3 M strings/s | 48.7 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 58.6 GB/s | 30 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 799.2 MB/s | 392.3 MB/s |
| Physics | 4081 frames/s | 3460 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 626 M matrices/s | 329 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 1560 MB/s | 1490 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 242.2 KLines/s | 141.1 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 479.5 pages/s | 477.4 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 622.1 MP/sec | 539.5 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 371.2 pages/s | 323.1 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 95.4 frames/s | 61.5 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 164.2 frames/s | 177.3 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 52.3 MP/sec | 28.4 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 184.8 PPW | 701.8 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 544.3 PPW | 1452.7 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 18.9 PPW | 53 PPW |
| Blender / W | 4.47 PPW | 11.89 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Announced | October, 11, 2024 | January, 5, 2026 |
| Type | PC use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Arrow Lake | Panther Lake |
| Model number | 285K | 388H |
| Integrated GPU | Arc iGPU (4-Cores) | Arc B390 |
Processor
| Cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.7 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 5.5 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Cores | 16 | 12 |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 4.6 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Cores count | 24 | 16 |
| Threads count | 24 | 16 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 37x | 21x |
| L1 cache | 112 KB/core | 192 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 3000 KB/core | 2560 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB total | 18 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 2 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 125 W | 15-25 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | 250 W | 80 W |
| Socket | FCLGA-1851 | FCBGA2540 |
| Critical temp. | 105 °C | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | DDR5-6400 | LPDDR5X-9600 |
| Max Size | 192 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 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core Ultra 9 285K the clear winner in this comparison.
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