Intel Arrow Lake-S lineup with Core Ultra 9 285K, Core Ultra 7 265K, and Core Ultra 5 245K confirmed ahead of launch
Intel's upcoming Arrow Lake-S lineup of desktop CPUs will have a lot riding on its shoulders as the company gears up to fend off AMD's unrelenting assault in the desktop CPU arena. We already had a general idea regarding what to expect from the series, but a recent slide leak has lifted the curtains on the full roster, confirming the entire lineup.
According to the slide, Intel's Arrow Lake-S lineup will include five members. At the high end, we have the Core Ultra 9 285K CPU with 24 cores and disappointingly only 24 threads, resulting from the notable absence of hyperthreading. The 24 cores are split between 16 'Skymont' efficiency cores and 8 'Lion Cove' performance cores. This SKU will boost up to 5.7 GHz, and sports a TDP of 250 W.
Next in line, we have the Core Ultra 7 265K and Core Ultra 7 265KF CPUs, both with 8 performance and 12 efficiency cores for a total of 20 cores and 20 threads. The trend continues, as neither of them supports hyperthreading. As suggested by the product identifiers, the Core Ultra 7 265KF will not feature integrated graphics, while the Core Ultra 7 265K will rock an iGPU with 4 Xe cores clocked at 2.0 GHz. Moreover, the 'KF' variant will also miss out on support for Intel vPro and SIPP.
Finally, there's the Core Ultra 5 245K and Core Ultra 5 245KF CPUs, both with a 14-core configuration consisting of 6 efficiency and 8 performance cores. The story is much the same with the 'K' and 'KF' variants — the Core Ultra 5 245K variant sports an iGPU with 4 Xe cores clocked at a slightly lower 1.9 GHz along with vPro and SIPP, while the 245KF variant does not.
All of the listed CPUs sport support for up to 192 GB of dual-channel DDR5-6400 RAM along with 24 PCIe lanes. The lineup will be officially unveiled by Intel in the coming days, but it's always nice to have an early peek behind the curtain. Judging by the leaked benchmarks of the highest-end Core Ultra 9 285K CPU, it's safe to assume that Intel's Arrow Lake-S lineup will bring some serious single-threaded performance to the table.
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