Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Arrow Lake-S Review: $589 CPU sacrifices gaming crown to match AMD Zen 5 Ryzen 9000 in power efficiency

Verdict: Intel's efficiency play hits a gaming snag

Intel's desktop chips aren't exactly known for their efficiency, but the company hopes to rewrite the narrative with today's Arrow Lake-S launch.

Intel's new Arrow Lake-S lineup, led by the Core Ultra 9 285K, marks a significant shift by removing hyperthreading across all models — a first since the Pentium 4 era. In cumulative CPU benchmarks, the Core Ultra 9 285K matches the Core i9-14900K and nearly reaches Ryzen 9 9950X performance levels.

That being said, we do see the Core Ultra 9 285K outshining both these CPUs in individual single and multi-core benchmarks.

What we liked in particular is Arrow Lake-S's ability to perform on par with or even slightly better than Raptor Lake-S Refresh while achieving power efficiency comparable to AMD's Zen 5 processors.

However, despite these advances, the Core Ultra 9 285K struggles in gaming performance, falling behind both the Core i9-14900K and Zen 5 CPUs across all tested resolutions.

The Core Ultra 9 285K is limited to competing only with the Core i7-14700K in gaming. This is surprising given Arrow Lake-S's built-in APO optimizations and the lack of hyperthreading, which should have theoretically helped the CPU achieve better gaming scores.

The new platform also requires additional investments in new 800 Series motherboards and DDR5 memory, and this is something that you should factor in before upgrading.

Pros

+ Foveros 3D packaging and efficient TSMC N3B process

+ Gains in single and multi-core over Core i9-14900K and Ryzen 9 9950X

+ Significantly reduced power consumption

+ Power efficiency on par with AMD Ryzen 9000 Zen 5 CPUs

Cons

- Same MSRP as Core i9-14900K

- Requires additional investments for 800 Series boards and DDR5 RAM

- LGA 1851 socket longevity not guaranteed

- Disappointing 3D and gaming performance

Price and availability

The Intel Core Ultra 9 285K will be available from today at retailers worldwide at an MSRP of $589. The now-discounted Core i9-14900K still remains viable if you prioritize both compute and gaming, despite slight performance penalties from newer BIOSs.

The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X (currently $709 on Amazon) and Ryzen 9 9900X ($429 on Amazon) continue to be excellent alternatives without any of the Core Ultra 9 285K's gaming hiccups.

$439.00

Intel® CoreTM i9-14900K New Gaming Desktop Processor 24 (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) with Integrated Graphics - Unlocked

Price comparison

Intel's flagship 13th and 14th gen desktop processors were in the news for all the wrong reasons not so long ago, but all that hopefully changes for the better today. After getting off to a good start with Lunar Lake for laptops, Intel is now turning its focus towards Arrow Lake-S for the desktop.

Arrow Lake-S, or the Core Ultra 200S Series as marketing would have it for some reason, marks a paradigm shift in Intel's desktop CPU strategy.

This generation sees Intel's Foveros 3D packaging coming to desktops for the first time, the use of TSMC's 3 nm production lines instead of Intel's, a new Compute tile with rearranged Lion Cove P-cores and Skymont E-cores sans hyperthreading, larger L2 cache on the P-cores, and the arrival of the Alchemist Xe iGPU and NPU — both of which are reused from Meteor Lake.

Arrow Lake-S's Foveros packaging includes a total of six tiles, four of which are based on TSMC nodes. These include Compute (N3B), Xe-LPG Alchemist iGPU (N5P), SoC (N6), I/O (N6), a filler tile for stability, and the Base tile (Intel 1227.1 22 nm FinFET).

Having all these components on-package inevitably necessitates new power requirements and therefore, a new socket. Arrow Lake-S processors require new 800 Series motherboards featuring the new LGA 1851 socket. Unfortunately, Intel is still mum on whether upcoming CPU generations will use this new pin layout.

Along with this also comes the need to fully transition over to DDR5 memory, as these CPUs lack the hybrid memory controller present in Raptor Lake-S and Alder Lake-S.

In this review, we take a look at the new Intel Core Ultra 9 285K and see whether Intel's decisions on desktop can provide enough challenge to AMD's latest Ryzen 9000 offerings and Intel's own 14th gen chips.

SKU	Cores / Threads	P-Core Clock / Turbo	E-Core Clock / Turbo	Turbo Boost Max 3.0	Total L2 Cache	L3 Cache	Integrated Graphics	NPU Peak TOPS	PBP (PL1)	MTP (PL2)	MSRP
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K	24 (8P + 16E) /24	3.7 GHz / 5.5 GHz	3.2 GHz / 4.6 GHz	5.6 GHz	40 MB	36 MB	4 Xe Cores, 2.0 GHz	13 TOPS	125 W	250 W	$589
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K	20 (8P + 12E) /20	3.9 GHz / 5.4 GHz	3.3 GHz / 4.6 GHz	5.6 GHz	36 MB	30 MB	4 Xe Cores, 2.0 GHz	13 TOPS	125 W	250 W	$394
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF	20 (8P + 12E) /20	3.9 GHz / 5.4 GHz	3.3 GHz / 4.6 GHz	5.6 GHz	36 MB	30 MB	-	13 TOPS	125 W	250 W	$379
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K	14 (6P + 8E) /14	3.9 GHz / 5.4 GHz	4.2 GHz / 5.2 GHz	5.2 GHz	26 MB	24 MB	4 Xe Cores, 1.9 GHz	13 TOPS	125 W	159 W	$309
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF	14 (6P + 8E) /14	3.9 GHz / 5.4 GHz	4.2 GHz / 5.2 GHz	5.2 GHz	26 MB	24 MB	-	13 TOPS	125 W	159 W	$294

The test bench: GeForce RTX 4090 is a great match for the Core Ultra 9 285K

We used the following components for testing the Core Ultra 9 285K:

Cooler Master MasterFrame 700 open test bench
Asus ROG Maximus Z890 Hero motherboard with BIOS version 0805
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition GPU
2x 16 GB Kingston Fury Beast DDR5-6400 RAM running at DDR5-6000 with timings 32-38-38-80 at 1.35 V
Western Digital PC SN540 512 GB NVMe SSD and 2x Crucial MX500 1 TB SATA SSDs for OS, benchmarks, and games
Alienware AW3225QF 4K 240 Hz QD-OLED monitor
Thermaltake TH420 V2 Ultra EX ARGB AiO cooler
Cooler Master MVE Gold V2 1250 ATX 3.0 fully modular PSU

We would like to thank Intel for providing the Core Ultra 9 285K test sample, Nvidia for the RTX 4090 Founders Edition GPU, Asus for the ROG Maximus Z890 Hero motherboard, Dell for the AW3225QF monitor, Kingston for the DDR5 memory kit, Thermaltake for the TH420 V2 Ultra EX AIO, and finally Cooler Master for the test bench and power supply.

All tests were performed on a fresh installation of Windows 11 24H2 (Build 26100.2033) together with the latest platform drivers and Nvidia Game Ready Driver 566.03.

We used the default Intel performance settings in the BIOS and set the Windows power plan to Ultimate Performance, which sets PL1=PL2=250 W.

CPU performance: On par with Core i9-14900K overall with small gains over Ryzen 9 9950X

Cumulative CPU tests see the Core Ultra 9 285K being on par with the Core i9-14900K and only slightly lagging behind the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X. This is largely due to the Core Ultra 9 285K falling behind the Ryzen 9 9950X in specific tests such as Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU, V-Ray tests, wPrime 2.1, and R benchmark, although the differences aren't that significant.

In Cinebench single-core tests, the Ultra 9 285K manages to slightly edge out the Core i9-14900K, with the Ryzen 9 9900X and the Ryzen 9 9950X gnawing at its heels. The situation is different in Geekbench, however, with Zen 5 chips managing miniscule gains against Arrow Lake-S.

Multi-core gains are more palpable, with the 24C/24T Core Ultra 9 285K showing 4-6% gains over the 16C/32T Ryzen 9 9950X in Cinebench multi-core tests, despite lack of hyperthreading. The Core Ultra 9 285K, Core i9-14900K, and the Ryzen 9 9950X all perform comparably in Geekbench 6.3 multi-core.

CPU Performance Rating - Percent
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Ryzen 9 9950X, 4300 MHz	81.3 pt
Intel Core i9-14900K ^-1! i9-14900K, 3200 MHz	78.6 pt
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Ultra 9 285K, 3200 MHz	78.2 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ^-2! R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	77.7 pt
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	77.5 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D R9 7950X3D, 4200 MHz	76.7 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X ^-9! Ryzen 9 9900X, 4400 MHz	76.1 pt
Intel Core i7-14700K i7-14700K, 2500 MHz	73.8 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X ^-2! R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	70 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Ryzen 7 9700X, 3800 MHz	68.1 pt
Intel Core i5-14600K i5-14600K, 3500 MHz	66.7 pt
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Ultra 5 245K, 3600 MHz	66.5 pt
Intel Core i9-12900K ^-1! i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	66.1 pt
Intel Core i5-13600K ^-2! i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	65 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X ^-2! Ryzen 5 9600X, 3900 MHz	64.9 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D ^-3! R7 7800X3D, 4200 MHz	64.2 pt
Intel Core i5-12600K ^-3! i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	58.9 pt

Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Ultra 9 285K, 3200 MHz	356 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Ryzen 9 9900X, 4400 MHz	353 Points -1%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Ryzen 7 9700X, 3800 MHz	346 Points -3%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Ryzen 9 9950X, 4300 MHz	344 Points -3%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Ryzen 5 9600X, 3900 MHz	341 Points -4%
Intel Core i9-14900K i9-14900K, 3200 MHz	332 Points -7%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	328 Points -8%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	327 Points -8%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D R9 7950X3D, 4200 MHz	326 Points -8%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	324 Points -9%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Ultra 5 245K, 3600 MHz	322 Points -10%
Intel Core i7-14700K i7-14700K, 2500 MHz	314 Points -12%
Intel Core i5-14600K i5-14600K, 3500 MHz	297 Points -17%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D R7 7800X3D, 4200 MHz	291 Points -18%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	289 Points -19%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	286 Points -20%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	275 Points -23%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Ultra 9 285K, 3200 MHz	6588 (6491.4^min - 6587.62^max) Points
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Ryzen 9 9950X, 4300 MHz	6335 (6262.72^min - 6335.13^max) Points -4%
Intel Core i9-14900K i9-14900K, 3200 MHz	6282 Points -5%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	6209 Points -6%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	6191 Points -6%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D R9 7950X3D, 4200 MHz	5974 Points -9%
Intel Core i7-14700K i7-14700K, 2500 MHz	5459 (5323.4^min - 5459.26^max) Points -17%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Ryzen 9 9900X, 4400 MHz	5008 (4929.75^min - 5007.51^max) Points -24%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	4856 Points -26%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	4057 Points -38%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Ultra 5 245K, 3600 MHz	3850 Points -42%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	3643 Points -45%
Intel Core i5-14600K i5-14600K, 3500 MHz	3640 Points -45%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Ryzen 7 9700X, 3800 MHz	3178 (3067.25^min - 3120.37^max) Points -52%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D R7 7800X3D, 4200 MHz	2974 Points -55%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Ryzen 5 9600X, 3900 MHz	2630 Points -60%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	2555 Points -61%

Cinebench R20
CPU (Single Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Ultra 9 285K, 3200 MHz	902 Points
Intel Core i9-14900K i9-14900K, 3200 MHz	900 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Ryzen 9 9900X, 4400 MHz	885 Points -2%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Ryzen 9 9950X, 4300 MHz	871 Points -3%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Ryzen 7 9700X, 3800 MHz	870 Points -4%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Ryzen 5 9600X, 3900 MHz	858 Points -5%
Intel Core i7-14700K i7-14700K, 2500 MHz	832 Points -8%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	828 Points -8%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Ultra 5 245K, 3600 MHz	820 Points -9%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	795 Points -12%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D R9 7950X3D, 4200 MHz	795 Points -12%
Intel Core i5-14600K i5-14600K, 3500 MHz	790 Points -12%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	786 Points -13%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	775 Points -14%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	766 Points -15%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	734 Points -19%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D R7 7800X3D, 4200 MHz	709 Points -21%
CPU (Multi Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Ultra 9 285K, 3200 MHz	16722 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Ryzen 9 9950X, 4300 MHz	15788 Points -6%
Intel Core i9-14900K i9-14900K, 3200 MHz	15466 Points -8%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	15181 Points -9%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	14786 Points -12%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D R9 7950X3D, 4200 MHz	14188 Points -15%
Intel Core i7-14700K i7-14700K, 2500 MHz	13672 Points -18%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Ryzen 9 9900X, 4400 MHz	12551 Points -25%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	11563 Points -31%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	10240 Points -39%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Ultra 5 245K, 3600 MHz	9752 Points -42%
Intel Core i5-14600K i5-14600K, 3500 MHz	9371 Points -44%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	9265 Points -45%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Ryzen 7 9700X, 3800 MHz	7956 Points -52%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D R7 7800X3D, 4200 MHz	7121 Points -57%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Ryzen 5 9600X, 3900 MHz	6719 Points -60%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	6692 Points -60%

Cinebench R23
Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Ultra 9 285K, 3200 MHz	2353 Points
Intel Core i9-14900K i9-14900K, 3200 MHz	2351 Points 0%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	2267 Points -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Ryzen 9 9900X, 4400 MHz	2253 Points -4%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Ryzen 7 9700X, 3800 MHz	2211 Points -6%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Ryzen 9 9950X, 4300 MHz	2202 Points -6%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Ryzen 5 9600X, 3900 MHz	2180 Points -7%
Intel Core i7-14700K i7-14700K, 2500 MHz	2153 Points -8%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Ultra 5 245K, 3600 MHz	2132 Points -9%
Intel Core i5-14600K i5-14600K, 3500 MHz	2064 Points -12%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D R9 7950X3D, 4200 MHz	2053 Points -13%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	2045 Points -13%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	2039 Points -13%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	2010 Points -15%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	1998 Points -15%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	1907 Points -19%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D R7 7800X3D, 4200 MHz	1820 Points -23%
Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Ultra 9 285K, 3200 MHz	42705 Points
Intel Core i9-14900K i9-14900K, 3200 MHz	41193 Points -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Ryzen 9 9950X, 4300 MHz	40924 Points -4%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	40103 Points -6%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	37792 Points -12%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D R9 7950X3D, 4200 MHz	36291 Points -15%
Intel Core i7-14700K i7-14700K, 2500 MHz	35892 Points -16%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Ryzen 9 9900X, 4400 MHz	32172 Points -25%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	29480 Points -31%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	27005 Points -37%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Ultra 5 245K, 3600 MHz	25066 Points -41%
Intel Core i5-14600K i5-14600K, 3500 MHz	24491 Points -43%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	24268 Points -43%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Ryzen 7 9700X, 3800 MHz	20485 Points -52%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D R7 7800X3D, 4200 MHz	18086 Points -58%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	17491 Points -59%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Ryzen 5 9600X, 3900 MHz	17176 Points -60%

Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	189.5 Seconds * -140%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Ryzen 5 9600X, 3900 MHz	184 Seconds * -133%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D R7 7800X3D, 4200 MHz	169 Seconds * -114%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Ryzen 7 9700X, 3800 MHz	154 Seconds * -95%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Ultra 5 245K, 3600 MHz	136 Seconds * -72%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	135 Seconds * -71%
Intel Core i5-14600K i5-14600K, 3500 MHz	134 Seconds * -70%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	121.1 Seconds * -53%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	106 Seconds * -34%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Ryzen 9 9900X, 4400 MHz	97 Seconds * -23%
Intel Core i7-14700K i7-14700K, 2500 MHz	91 Seconds * -15%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D R9 7950X3D, 4200 MHz	86 Seconds * -9%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	85 Seconds * -8%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	80 Seconds * -1%
Intel Core i9-14900K i9-14900K, 3200 MHz	80 Seconds * -1%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Ultra 9 285K, 3200 MHz	79 Seconds *
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Ryzen 9 9950X, 4300 MHz	77 Seconds * +3%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Ultra 9 285K, 3200 MHz	45.7 fps
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Ryzen 9 9950X, 4300 MHz	45.1 fps -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	44.4 fps -3%
Intel Core i9-14900K i9-14900K, 3200 MHz	42.8 fps -6%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	42.6 fps -7%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D R9 7950X3D, 4200 MHz	42.4 fps -7%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Ryzen 9 9900X, 4400 MHz	38.7 fps -15%
Intel Core i7-14700K i7-14700K, 2500 MHz	36.8 fps -19%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	36.2 fps -21%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	30.1 fps -34%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	30 fps -34%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Ultra 5 245K, 3600 MHz	29.6 fps -35%
Intel Core i5-14600K i5-14600K, 3500 MHz	28.6 fps -37%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	27.6 fps -40%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Ryzen 7 9700X, 3800 MHz	26.4 fps -42%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D R7 7800X3D, 4200 MHz	24.4 fps -47%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Ryzen 5 9600X, 3900 MHz	23.2 fps -49%

WinRAR - Result
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	17225 KB/s +33%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D R7 7800X3D, 4200 MHz	16585 KB/s +28%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	16351 KB/s +26%
Intel Core i9-14900K i9-14900K, 3200 MHz	16108 KB/s +24%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D R9 7950X3D, 4200 MHz	15779 KB/s +22%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	14836 KB/s +15%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Ryzen 5 9600X, 3900 MHz	14819 KB/s +14%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Ryzen 9 9950X, 4300 MHz	13778 KB/s +6%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Ryzen 7 9700X, 3800 MHz	13549 KB/s +5%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Ultra 9 285K, 3200 MHz	12944 KB/s
Intel Core i7-14700K i7-14700K, 2500 MHz	12800 KB/s -1%
Intel Core i5-14600K i5-14600K, 3500 MHz	11491 KB/s -11%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	10937 KB/s -16%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	10792 KB/s -17%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Ultra 5 245K, 3600 MHz	10521 KB/s -19%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	6239 KB/s -52%

TrueCrypt
AES Mean 100MB
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Ryzen 9 9950X, 4300 MHz	32.4 GB/s +87%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	30.7 GB/s +77%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	27 GB/s +56%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D R9 7950X3D, 4200 MHz	26.9 GB/s +55%
Intel Core i9-14900K i9-14900K, 3200 MHz	26.7 GB/s +54%
Intel Core i7-14700K i7-14700K, 2500 MHz	25.6 GB/s +48%
Intel Core i5-14600K i5-14600K, 3500 MHz	19.5 GB/s +13%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	18.8 GB/s +9%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	18.5 GB/s +7%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Ultra 9 285K, 3200 MHz	17.3 GB/s
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Ultra 5 245K, 3600 MHz	16.4 GB/s -5%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Ryzen 7 9700X, 3800 MHz	16.1 GB/s -7%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D R7 7800X3D, 4200 MHz	15.3 GB/s -12%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	14.8 GB/s -14%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Ryzen 5 9600X, 3900 MHz	13.4 GB/s -23%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	12.8 GB/s -26%
Twofish Mean 100MB
Intel Core i9-14900K i9-14900K, 3200 MHz	5.8 GB/s +16%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Ryzen 9 9950X, 4300 MHz	5.6 GB/s +12%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	5.4 GB/s +8%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Ultra 9 285K, 3200 MHz	5 GB/s
Intel Core i7-14700K i7-14700K, 2500 MHz	4.6 GB/s -8%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	4.5 GB/s -10%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D R9 7950X3D, 4200 MHz	4.2 GB/s -16%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	3.7 GB/s -26%
Intel Core i5-14600K i5-14600K, 3500 MHz	3.4 GB/s -32%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	3.1 GB/s -38%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Ultra 5 245K, 3600 MHz	3 GB/s -40%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	2.8 GB/s -44%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Ryzen 7 9700X, 3800 MHz	2.8 GB/s -44%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	2.2 GB/s -56%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Ryzen 5 9600X, 3900 MHz	2.2 GB/s -56%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D R7 7800X3D, 4200 MHz	2.1 GB/s -58%
Serpent Mean 100MB
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Ryzen 9 9950X, 4300 MHz	3.4 GB/s +36%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	3 GB/s +20%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	2.8 GB/s +12%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D R9 7950X3D, 4200 MHz	2.8 GB/s +12%
Intel Core i9-14900K i9-14900K, 3200 MHz	2.8 GB/s +12%
Intel Core i7-14700K i7-14700K, 2500 MHz	2.6 GB/s +4%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Ultra 9 285K, 3200 MHz	2.5 GB/s
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	1.9 GB/s -24%
Intel Core i5-14600K i5-14600K, 3500 MHz	1.8 GB/s -28%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	1.7 GB/s -32%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Ryzen 7 9700X, 3800 MHz	1.7 GB/s -32%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	1.5 GB/s -40%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Ultra 5 245K, 3600 MHz	1.5 GB/s -40%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Ryzen 5 9600X, 3900 MHz	1.4 GB/s -44%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	1.3 GB/s -48%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D R7 7800X3D, 4200 MHz	1.3 GB/s -48%

Geekbench 5.5
Single-Core
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Ryzen 9 9950X, 4300 MHz	2559 Points +6%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Ryzen 9 9900X, 4400 MHz	2544 Points +6%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Ryzen 5 9600X, 3900 MHz	2523 Points +5%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Ryzen 7 9700X, 3800 MHz	2507 Points +4%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Ultra 9 285K, 3200 MHz	2409 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	2311 Points -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D R9 7950X3D, 4200 MHz	2311 Points -4%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	2290 Points -5%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	2274 Points -6%
Intel Core i9-14900K i9-14900K, 3200 MHz	2243 Points -7%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Ultra 5 245K, 3600 MHz	2224 Points -8%
Intel Core i7-14700K i7-14700K, 2500 MHz	2121 Points -12%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	2042 Points -15%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D R7 7800X3D, 4200 MHz	2027 Points -16%
Intel Core i5-14600K i5-14600K, 3500 MHz	2017 Points -16%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	1967 Points -18%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	1904 Points -21%
Multi-Core
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Ultra 9 285K, 3200 MHz	26186 Points
Intel Core i9-14900K i9-14900K, 3200 MHz	25867 Points -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	24625 Points -6%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D R9 7950X3D, 4200 MHz	24343 Points -7%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	24157 Points -8%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Ryzen 9 9950X, 4300 MHz	23982 Points -8%
Intel Core i7-14700K i7-14700K, 2500 MHz	23159 Points -12%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Ryzen 9 9900X, 4400 MHz	21384 Points -18%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	19987 Points -24%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	17854 Points -32%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Ultra 5 245K, 3600 MHz	17760 Points -32%
Intel Core i5-14600K i5-14600K, 3500 MHz	17516 Points -33%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	16651 Points -36%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Ryzen 7 9700X, 3800 MHz	14613 Points -44%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D R7 7800X3D, 4200 MHz	14252 Points -46%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	12797 Points -51%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Ryzen 5 9600X, 3900 MHz	12751 Points -51%

Geekbench 6.4
Single-Core
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Ryzen 9 9900X, 4400 MHz	3429 Points +4%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Ryzen 9 9950X, 4300 MHz	3408 Points +3%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Ryzen 7 9700X, 3800 MHz	3373 Points +2%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Ultra 9 285K, 3200 MHz	3306 Points
Intel Core i9-14900K i9-14900K, 3200 MHz	3243 Points -2%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	3070 Points -7%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Ultra 5 245K, 3600 MHz	3040 Points -8%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D R9 7950X3D, 4200 MHz	2990 Points -10%
Intel Core i7-14700K i7-14700K, 2500 MHz	2902 Points -12%
Intel Core i5-14600K i5-14600K, 3500 MHz	2879 Points -13%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	2715 Points -18%
Multi-Core
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Ultra 9 285K, 3200 MHz	21688 Points
Intel Core i9-14900K i9-14900K, 3200 MHz	21678 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Ryzen 9 9950X, 4300 MHz	21383 Points -1%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	20800 Points -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Ryzen 9 9900X, 4400 MHz	20380 Points -6%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D R9 7950X3D, 4200 MHz	19960 Points -8%
Intel Core i7-14700K i7-14700K, 2500 MHz	19790 Points -9%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Ultra 5 245K, 3600 MHz	17575 Points -19%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	17450 Points -20%
Intel Core i5-14600K i5-14600K, 3500 MHz	17409 Points -20%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Ryzen 7 9700X, 3800 MHz	16817 Points -22%

7-Zip 18.03
7z b 4
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	161724 MIPS +25%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Ryzen 9 9950X, 4300 MHz	160423 MIPS +24%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D R9 7950X3D, 4200 MHz	159341 MIPS +23%
Intel Core i9-14900K i9-14900K, 3200 MHz	149570 MIPS +15%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	147068 MIPS +13%
Intel Core i7-14700K i7-14700K, 2500 MHz	135648 MIPS +4%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Ultra 9 285K, 3200 MHz	129871 MIPS
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	124975 MIPS -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Ryzen 9 9900X, 4400 MHz	122724 MIPS -6%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	97671 MIPS -25%
Intel Core i5-14600K i5-14600K, 3500 MHz	93235 MIPS -28%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	89647 MIPS -31%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D R7 7800X3D, 4200 MHz	85067 MIPS -34%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Ryzen 7 9700X, 3800 MHz	82553 MIPS -36%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Ultra 5 245K, 3600 MHz	77921 MIPS -40%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Ryzen 5 9600X, 3900 MHz	68220 MIPS -47%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	64260 MIPS -51%
7z b 4 -mmt1
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	8365 MIPS +12%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D R9 7950X3D, 4200 MHz	8321 MIPS +12%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	8282 MIPS +11%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D R7 7800X3D, 4200 MHz	8235 MIPS +11%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Ryzen 9 9900X, 4400 MHz	8020 MIPS +8%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Ryzen 7 9700X, 3800 MHz	7894 MIPS +6%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Ryzen 9 9950X, 4300 MHz	7852 MIPS +5%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Ryzen 5 9600X, 3900 MHz	7796 MIPS +5%
Intel Core i9-14900K i9-14900K, 3200 MHz	7772 MIPS +4%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Ultra 9 285K, 3200 MHz	7444 MIPS
Intel Core i7-14700K i7-14700K, 2500 MHz	7351 MIPS -1%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	7272 MIPS -2%
Intel Core i5-14600K i5-14600K, 3500 MHz	6910 MIPS -7%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	6571 MIPS -12%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	6502 MIPS -13%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Ultra 5 245K, 3600 MHz	6477 MIPS -13%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	5944 MIPS -20%

R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	0.4456 sec * -17%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	0.4216 sec * -11%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D R7 7800X3D, 4200 MHz	0.4152 sec * -9%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Ultra 5 245K, 3600 MHz	0.4086 sec * -8%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Ultra 5 245K, 3600 MHz	0.4058 sec * -7%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	0.405 sec * -7%
Intel Core i5-14600K i5-14600K, 3500 MHz	0.3937 sec * -4%
Intel Core i7-14700K i7-14700K, 2500 MHz	0.3826 sec * -1%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Ultra 9 285K, 3200 MHz	0.3796 sec *
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	0.3736 sec * +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D R9 7950X3D, 4200 MHz	0.372 sec * +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	0.3682 sec * +3%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	0.3539 sec * +7%
Intel Core i9-14900K i9-14900K, 3200 MHz	0.345 sec * +9%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Ryzen 7 9700X, 3800 MHz	0.3414 sec * +10%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Ryzen 5 9600X, 3900 MHz	0.3389 sec * +11%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Ryzen 9 9900X, 4400 MHz	0.336 sec * +11%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Ryzen 9 9950X, 4300 MHz	0.3307 sec * +13%

LibreOffice - 20 Documents To PDF
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	71.8 s * -90%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Ryzen 5 9600X, 3900 MHz	46.4 s * -23%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Ryzen 9 9950X, 4300 MHz	45.1 s * -20%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Ryzen 9 9900X, 4400 MHz	44.2 s * -17%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Ryzen 7 9700X, 3800 MHz	43.8 s * -16%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Ultra 5 245K, 3600 MHz	43.1 s * -14%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Ultra 5 245K, 3600 MHz	39.3 s * -4%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D R7 7800X3D, 4200 MHz	40.7 s * -8%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	40.6 s * -8%
Intel Core i7-14700K i7-14700K, 2500 MHz	39.8 s * -6%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D R9 7950X3D, 4200 MHz	38.6 s * -2%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Ultra 9 285K, 3200 MHz	37.7 s *
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	36.6 s * +3%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	35.5 s * +6%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	35 s * +7%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	34.9 s * +7%
Intel Core i9-14900K i9-14900K, 3200 MHz	32.5 s * +14%
Intel Core i5-14600K i5-14600K, 3500 MHz	31.9 s * +15%

WebXPRT 3 - Overall
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Ryzen 9 9950X, 4300 MHz	409 Points +3%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Ryzen 7 9700X, 3800 MHz	398 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Ryzen 9 9900X, 4400 MHz	398 Points 0%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Ultra 9 285K, 3200 MHz	397 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D R9 7950X3D, 4200 MHz	383 Points -4%
Intel Core i9-14900K i9-14900K, 3200 MHz	382 Points -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	371 Points -7%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	366 Points -8%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Ryzen 5 9600X, 3900 MHz	364 Points -8%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	361 Points -9%
Intel Core i5-14600K i5-14600K, 3500 MHz	354 Points -11%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D R7 7800X3D, 4200 MHz	353 Points -11%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Ultra 5 245K, 3600 MHz	346 Points -13%
Intel Core i7-14700K i7-14700K, 2500 MHz	339 Points -15%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	333 Points -16%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	320 Points -19%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	293 Points -26%

WebXPRT 4 - Overall
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Ryzen 9 9950X, 4300 MHz	357 Points +1%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Ultra 9 285K, 3200 MHz	355 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Ryzen 9 9900X, 4400 MHz	349 Points -2%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Ryzen 7 9700X, 3800 MHz	346 Points -3%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Ryzen 5 9600X, 3900 MHz	338 Points -5%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Ultra 5 245K, 3600 MHz	318 Points -10%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	316 Points -11%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	314 Points -12%
Intel Core i7-14700K i7-14700K, 2500 MHz	314 Points -12%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D R9 7950X3D, 4200 MHz	313 Points -12%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	304 Points -14%
Intel Core i5-14600K i5-14600K, 3500 MHz	301 Points -15%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	288 Points -19%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D R7 7800X3D, 4200 MHz	282 Points -21%

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	511 ms * -29%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D R7 7800X3D, 4200 MHz	487 ms * -23%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	481 ms * -21%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	469 ms * -18%
Intel Core i5-14600K i5-14600K, 3500 MHz	450 ms * -13%
Intel Core i7-14700K i7-14700K, 2500 MHz	439 ms * -11%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D R9 7950X3D, 4200 MHz	437 ms * -10%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	433 ms * -9%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	432 ms * -9%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	431 ms * -9%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Ultra 5 245K, 3600 MHz	425 ms * -7%
Intel Core i9-14900K i9-14900K, 3200 MHz	418 ms * -5%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Ultra 9 285K, 3200 MHz	397 ms *
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Ryzen 5 9600X, 3900 MHz	389 ms * +2%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Ryzen 7 9700X, 3800 MHz	383 ms * +4%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Ryzen 9 9900X, 4400 MHz	383 ms * +4%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Ryzen 9 9950X, 4300 MHz	377 ms * +5%

V-Ray Benchmark Next 4.10 - CPU
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Ryzen 9 9950X, 4300 MHz	45178 ksamples +2%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Ultra 9 285K, 3200 MHz	44113 ksamples
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	43529 ksamples -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D R9 7950X3D, 4200 MHz	42381 ksamples -4%
Intel Core i9-14900K i9-14900K, 3200 MHz	40942 ksamples -7%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	40076 ksamples -9%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Ryzen 9 9900X, 4400 MHz	36389 ksamples -18%
Intel Core i7-14700K i7-14700K, 2500 MHz	35640 ksamples -19%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	32353 ksamples -27%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	27376 ksamples -38%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Ultra 5 245K, 3600 MHz	25063 ksamples -43%
Intel Core i5-14600K i5-14600K, 3500 MHz	24871 ksamples -44%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	24288 ksamples -45%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Ryzen 7 9700X, 3800 MHz	23591 ksamples -47%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Ryzen 5 9600X, 3900 MHz	19653 ksamples -55%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	17739 ksamples -60%

V-Ray 5 Benchmark - CPU
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Ryzen 9 9950X, 4300 MHz	31302 mpaths +2%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Ultra 9 285K, 3200 MHz	30762 mpaths
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	29602 mpaths -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D R9 7950X3D, 4200 MHz	28258 mpaths -8%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	27447 mpaths -11%
Intel Core i9-14900K i9-14900K, 3200 MHz	27341 mpaths -11%
Intel Core i7-14700K i7-14700K, 2500 MHz	23557 mpaths -23%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	22376 mpaths -27%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	18056 mpaths -41%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Ultra 5 245K, 3600 MHz	17310 mpaths -44%
Intel Core i5-14600K i5-14600K, 3500 MHz	16552 mpaths -46%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	16034 mpaths -48%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Ryzen 7 9700X, 3800 MHz	15648 mpaths -49%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D R7 7800X3D, 4200 MHz	14397 mpaths -53%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Ryzen 5 9600X, 3900 MHz	13355 mpaths -57%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	11579 mpaths -62%

wPrime 2.10
32m
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	4.924 s * -132%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	4.725 s * -123%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Ultra 5 245K, 3600 MHz	2.976 s * -40%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Ryzen 5 9600X, 3900 MHz	2.617 s * -23%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	2.527 s * -19%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D R7 7800X3D, 4200 MHz	2.435 s * -15%
Intel Core i5-14600K i5-14600K, 3500 MHz	2.39 s * -13%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Ryzen 7 9700X, 3800 MHz	2.36 s * -11%
Intel Core i7-14700K i7-14700K, 2500 MHz	2.147 s * -1%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Ultra 9 285K, 3200 MHz	2.12 s *
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Ryzen 9 9950X, 4300 MHz	2.077 s * +2%
Intel Core i9-14900K i9-14900K, 3200 MHz	2.07 s * +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D R9 7950X3D, 4200 MHz	2.007 s * +5%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	1.818 s * +14%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	1.781 s * +16%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	1.669 s * +21%
1024m
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	202.7 s * -376%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	190.6 s * -348%
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	177.592 s * -317%
Intel Core i5-14600K i5-14600K, 3500 MHz	158.77 s * -273%
Intel Core i7-14700K i7-14700K, 2500 MHz	109.801 s * -158%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	79.738 s * -87%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Ultra 5 245K, 3600 MHz	77.721 s * -82%
Intel Core i9-14900K i9-14900K, 3200 MHz	74.47 s * -75%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Ryzen 5 9600X, 3900 MHz	72.546 s * -70%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D R7 7800X3D, 4200 MHz	62.733 s * -47%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Ryzen 7 9700X, 3800 MHz	59.56 s * -40%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Ultra 9 285K, 3200 MHz	42.591 s *
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	39.954 s * +6%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D R9 7950X3D, 4200 MHz	33.879 s * +20%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	30.811 s * +28%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Ryzen 9 9950X, 4300 MHz	29.318 s * +31%

Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - 1M
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Ryzen 5 9600X, 3900 MHz	7.614 s * -11%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Ryzen 7 9700X, 3800 MHz	7.54 s * -10%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	7.406 s * -8%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Ryzen 9 9950X, 4300 MHz	7.31 s * -7%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Ultra 5 245K, 3600 MHz	7.303 s * -7%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D R7 7800X3D, 4200 MHz	7.089 s * -3%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	7.063 s * -3%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Ultra 9 285K, 3200 MHz	6.857 s *
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	6.58 s * +4%
Intel Core i5-14600K i5-14600K, 3500 MHz	6.234 s * +9%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	6.141 s * +10%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D R9 7950X3D, 4200 MHz	6.109 s * +11%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	6.088 s * +11%
Intel Core i7-14700K i7-14700K, 2500 MHz	5.98 s * +13%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	5.655 s * +18%
Intel Core i9-14900K i9-14900K, 3200 MHz	5.476 s * +20%

Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - 2M
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	16.42 s * -10%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Ryzen 5 9600X, 3900 MHz	16.363 s * -10%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Ryzen 7 9700X, 3800 MHz	16.1 s * -8%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Ultra 5 245K, 3600 MHz	16.026 s * -7%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Ryzen 9 9950X, 4300 MHz	15.61 s * -5%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	15.59 s * -4%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D R7 7800X3D, 4200 MHz	15.335 s * -3%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Ultra 9 285K, 3200 MHz	14.936 s *
Intel Core i5-13600K i5-13600K, 3500 MHz	14.876 s * -0%
Intel Core i5-14600K i5-14600K, 3500 MHz	13.657 s * +9%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X R9 7950X, 4500 MHz	13.291 s * +11%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X R9 7900X, 4700 MHz	13.251 s * +11%
Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K, 3000 MHz	13.193 s * +12%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D R9 7950X3D, 4200 MHz	13.189 s * +12%
Intel Core i7-14700K i7-14700K, 2500 MHz	12.844 s * +14%
Intel Core i9-14900K i9-14900K, 3200 MHz	11.996 s * +20%

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

Like its predecessors, the Core Ultra 9 285K does not come with a CPU cooler in the box. Intel says that coolers designed for LGA 1700 should be compatible with LGA 1851. We didn't have any hiccups in mounting our Thermaltake TH420 V2 Ultra EX ARGB all-in-one cooler using the same mounting brackets intended for the LGA 1700 socket.

That being said, expect to see new LGA 1851-specific coolers that account for the presence of the Compute tile in the southwest of the package. Coolers designed for Arrow Lake-S may offer slightly better cooling performance, but your existing LGA 1700 solution will work just fine.

The TH420 V2 Ultra EX's ability to efficiently cool the Core Ultra 9 285K is evident from the consistent performance in the Cinebench R15 multi-core loop below.

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Ultra 9 285K: Ø6554 (6491.4-6587.62)

Intel Core i9-14900K i9-14900K: Ø6068 (5924.17-6110.6)

Intel Core i9-13900K i9-13900K: Ø6182 (6045.95-6213.11)

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Ryzen 9 9900X: Ø4977 (4929.75-5007.51)

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Ryzen 9 9950X: Ø6291 (6262.72-6335.13)

Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Ultra 5 245K: Ø3788 (3746.72-3821.53)

We see that the Core Ultra 9 285K can boost up to 4.86 GHz during the Cinebench R15 multi-core loop, with average clocks coasting at 4.53 GHz.

This performance is attained with a package power consumption of 240 W and a 76 °C max core temperature, which are significantly lower than the Core i9-14900K's readings of 349 W and 87 °C. In fact, even the Core i7-14700K shows higher figures with 313 W package power and 92 °C core temperature.

On average, the Core Ultra 9 285K maintains a package power of 167 W and a core temperature of 63 °C, both of which are lower than the Core i7-14700K's respective values of 195 W and 76 °C.

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K: CPU parameters during Cinebench R15 multi-core loop

System performance: In the same league as Core i9-14900K and AMD Zen 5

The Core Ultra 9 285K's overall system performance is comparable to that of the Core i9-14900K and the Ryzen 9 9950X and isn't too different from what we see with the Ryzen 9 7950X, Core i9-13900K, and the Ryzen 9 9900X.

Individual benchmarks, however, show slightly better gains with the Core i9-14900K in 3DMark Time Spy CPU, 3DMark 11 Performance Physics, and CrossMark. PCMark 10 overall puts the Core Ultra 9 285K a bit ahead of the Core i9-14900K but mostly on par with AMD Zen 5.

AMD CPUs have a particular advantage in AIDA64 CPU tests save for CPU PhotoWorxx, where the Core Ultra 9 285K manages a perceivable lead.

Nevertheless, regular productivity tasks face no hiccups in daily usage.

System Performance Rating
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	57 pt
Intel Core i9-14900K	54.9 pt
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K	53.9 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	53.6 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	52.9 pt
Intel Core i9-13900K	52.8 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D ^-2!	50.5 pt
Intel Core i7-14700K	49.9 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	49.6 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	47.1 pt
Intel Core i5-14600K	46.4 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	44.6 pt
Intel Core i5-13600K	44.5 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	42.8 pt
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K	41.9 pt
Intel Core i9-12900K ^-4!	36.5 pt
Intel Core i5-12600K ^-4!	31.3 pt

3DMark 11 / Performance Physics
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	38269 Points +24%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	36991 Points +20%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	35127 Points +14%
Intel Core i7-14700K	32336 Points +5%
Intel Core i9-13900K	32273 Points +5%
Intel Core i9-14900K	32188 Points +5%
Intel Core i5-14600K	31641 Points +3%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K	30767 Points
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	30757 Points 0%
Intel Core i5-13600K	30480 Points -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	29231 Points -5%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	28618 Points -7%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	28618 Points -7%
Intel Core i9-12900K	28211 Points -8%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K	27022 Points -12%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	25717 Points -16%
Intel Core i5-12600K	25017 Points -19%

3DMark / Fire Strike Physics
Intel Core i9-14900K	56087 Points +5%
Intel Core i9-13900K	53853 Points +1%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K	53541 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	49522 Points -8%
Intel Core i7-14700K	49142 Points -8%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	44787 Points -16%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	44322 Points -17%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	42682 Points -20%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	42682 Points -20%
Intel Core i5-14600K	40164 Points -25%
Intel Core i9-12900K	39112 Points -27%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K	38202 Points -29%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	38088 Points -29%
Intel Core i5-13600K	35386 Points -34%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	33462 Points -38%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	33345 Points -38%
Intel Core i5-12600K	29671 Points -45%

3DMark / Time Spy CPU
Intel Core i9-14900K	23721 Points +29%
Intel Core i7-14700K	21541 Points +18%
Intel Core i9-13900K	19392 Points +6%
Intel Core i5-14600K	18768 Points +2%
Intel Core i9-12900K	18431 Points +1%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K	18322 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	17206 Points -6%
Intel Core i5-13600K	17124 Points -7%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	16616 Points -9%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	16616 Points -9%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	16112 Points -12%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	15940 Points -13%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K	15010 Points -18%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	14306 Points -22%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	14098 Points -23%
Intel Core i5-12600K	13869 Points -24%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	10821 Points -41%

CrossMark / Overall
Intel Core i9-14900K	2611 Points +3%
Intel Core i9-13900K	2589 Points +2%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K	2529 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	2512 Points -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	2451 Points -3%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	2405 Points -5%
Intel Core i5-14600K	2310 Points -9%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	2289 Points -9%
Intel Core i7-14700K	2288 Points -10%
Intel Core i5-13600K	2271 Points -10%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K	2245 Points -11%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	2216 Points -12%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	2193 Points -13%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	2174 Points -14%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	2103 Points -17%

CrossMark / Responsiveness
Intel Core i9-13900K	2653 Points +13%
Intel Core i9-14900K	2413 Points +3%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K	2351 Points
Intel Core i5-13600K	2350 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	2288 Points -3%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	2251 Points -4%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K	2169 Points -8%
Intel Core i5-14600K	2090 Points -11%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	2039 Points -13%
Intel Core i7-14700K	2033 Points -14%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	2024 Points -14%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	1795 Points -24%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	1795 Points -24%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	1616 Points -31%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	1536 Points -35%

CrossMark / Creativity
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	2929 Points +6%
Intel Core i9-14900K	2891 Points +5%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	2786 Points +1%
Intel Core i9-13900K	2784 Points +1%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K	2766 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	2743 Points -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	2673 Points -3%
Intel Core i7-14700K	2601 Points -6%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	2590 Points -6%
Intel Core i5-14600K	2575 Points -7%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	2552 Points -8%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	2501 Points -10%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	2434 Points -12%
Intel Core i5-13600K	2412 Points -13%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K	2364 Points -15%

CrossMark / Productivity
Intel Core i9-14900K	2421 Points +2%
Intel Core i9-13900K	2388 Points +1%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K	2369 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	2336 Points -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	2211 Points -7%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	2187 Points -8%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K	2156 Points -9%
Intel Core i5-14600K	2142 Points -10%
Intel Core i5-13600K	2115 Points -11%
Intel Core i7-14700K	2093 Points -12%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	2074 Points -12%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	2071 Points -13%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	2015 Points -15%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	2014 Points -15%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	1962 Points -17%

PCMark 10 / Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	10699 Points +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	10699 Points +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	10677 Points +2%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K	10514 Points
Intel Core i9-14900K	10101 Points -4%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	10060 Points -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	9911 Points -6%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	9911 Points -6%
Intel Core i9-13900K	9788 Points -7%
Intel Core i7-14700K	9741 Points -7%
Intel Core i5-14600K	9587 Points -9%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	9500 Points -10%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K	9409 Points -11%
Intel Core i5-13600K	9362 Points -11%
Intel Core i9-12900K	8604 Points -18%
Intel Core i5-12600K	8259 Points -21%

PCMark 10 / Essentials
Intel Core i9-13900K	12868 Points +11%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	12651 Points +9%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	12651 Points +9%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	12591 Points +8%
Intel Core i9-14900K	12352 Points +6%
Intel Core i5-13600K	12306 Points +6%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	12192 Points +5%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	12130 Points +4%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	12047 Points +4%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	12044 Points +4%
Intel Core i7-14700K	11934 Points +3%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K	11613 Points
Intel Core i5-14600K	11532 Points -1%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	11337 Points -2%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K	11292 Points -3%
Intel Core i9-12900K	11086 Points -5%
Intel Core i5-12600K	10650 Points -8%

PCMark 10 / Productivity
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	12944 Points +5%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	12915 Points +5%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	12883 Points +4%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	12873 Points +4%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	12576 Points +2%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K	12340 Points
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	12108 Points -2%
Intel Core i5-14600K	12075 Points -2%
Intel Core i7-14700K	11903 Points -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	11853 Points -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	11853 Points -4%
Intel Core i9-14900K	11784 Points -5%
Intel Core i5-13600K	11630 Points -6%
Intel Core i9-13900K	11370 Points -8%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K	11131 Points -10%
Intel Core i5-12600K	11001 Points -11%
Intel Core i9-12900K	10699 Points -13%

PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K	22005 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	21420 Points -3%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	20931 Points -5%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	20506 Points -7%
Intel Core i9-14900K	19214 Points -13%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K	17984 Points -18%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	17760 Points -19%
Intel Core i7-14700K	17659 Points -20%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	17617 Points -20%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	17617 Points -20%
Intel Core i9-13900K	17393 Points -21%
Intel Core i5-14600K	17170 Points -22%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	16950 Points -23%
Intel Core i5-13600K	15558 Points -29%
Intel Core i9-12900K	14573 Points -34%
Intel Core i5-12600K	13047 Points -41%

AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	83214 KRay/s +94%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	66524 KRay/s +55%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	61180 KRay/s +43%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	58359 KRay/s +36%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K	42871 KRay/s
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	41146 KRay/s -4%
Intel Core i9-14900K	37224 KRay/s -13%
Intel Core i9-13900K	36939 KRay/s -14%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	36389 KRay/s -15%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	33676 KRay/s -21%
Intel Core i7-14700K	31200 KRay/s -27%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	29390 KRay/s -31%
Intel Core i5-14600K	24047 KRay/s -44%
Intel Core i5-13600K	23446 KRay/s -45%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K	18517 KRay/s -57%
Intel Core i9-12900K	13266 KRay/s -69%
Intel Core i5-12600K	8243 KRay/s -81%

AIDA64 / FPU Julia
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	245308 Points +11%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	242692 Points +10%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	234844 Points +6%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K	220808 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	201995 Points -9%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	191485 Points -13%
Intel Core i9-14900K	184059 Points -17%
Intel Core i9-13900K	183390 Points -17%
Intel Core i7-14700K	157539 Points -29%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	121296 Points -45%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	116886 Points -47%
Intel Core i5-14600K	113603 Points -49%
Intel Core i5-13600K	111374 Points -50%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	100758 Points -54%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K	95048 Points -57%
Intel Core i9-12900K	59419 Points -73%
Intel Core i5-12600K	37321 Points -83%

AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	11001 MB/s +2%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K	10804 MB/s
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	10453 MB/s -3%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	10076 MB/s -7%
Intel Core i9-13900K	9180 MB/s -15%
Intel Core i9-14900K	9166 MB/s -15%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	8278 MB/s -23%
Intel Core i7-14700K	7372 MB/s -32%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	7018 MB/s -35%
Intel Core i5-14600K	5326 MB/s -51%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	5307 MB/s -51%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	5287 MB/s -51%
Intel Core i5-13600K	5253 MB/s -51%
Intel Core i9-12900K	4952 MB/s -54%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K	4378 MB/s -59%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	4246 MB/s -61%
Intel Core i5-12600K	3250 MB/s -70%

AIDA64 / CPU Queen
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	203324 Points +43%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	199943 Points +41%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	187912 Points +32%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	172637 Points +21%
Intel Core i7-14700K	167941 Points +18%
Intel Core i9-14900K	163637 Points +15%
Intel Core i9-13900K	159676 Points +12%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	158102 Points +11%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K	142132 Points
Intel Core i5-14600K	123679 Points -13%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	121911 Points -14%
Intel Core i5-13600K	120485 Points -15%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	118203 Points -17%
Intel Core i9-12900K	112694 Points -21%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	97731 Points -31%
Intel Core i5-12600K	88337 Points -38%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K	84390 Points -41%

AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	35251 Points +139%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	32823 Points +122%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	32423 Points +120%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	26220 Points +78%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	24881 Points +69%
Intel Core i9-14900K	20615 Points +40%
Intel Core i9-13900K	19920 Points +35%
Intel Core i7-14700K	18111 Points +23%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	17330 Points +17%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	15299 Points +4%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K	14755 Points
Intel Core i9-12900K	14664 Points -1%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	13269 Points -10%
Intel Core i5-14600K	12663 Points -14%
Intel Core i5-13600K	12201 Points -17%
Intel Core i5-12600K	9510 Points -36%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K	6443 Points -56%

AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	131740 Points +16%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	127572 Points +12%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	118564 Points +4%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K	114044 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	106620 Points -7%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	100990 Points -11%
Intel Core i9-14900K	92191 Points -19%
Intel Core i9-13900K	91721 Points -20%
Intel Core i7-14700K	76413 Points -33%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	65670 Points -42%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	62328 Points -45%
Intel Core i5-14600K	58795 Points -48%
Intel Core i5-13600K	57797 Points -49%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	54123 Points -53%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K	50258 Points -56%
Intel Core i9-12900K	38042 Points -67%
Intel Core i5-12600K	24230 Points -79%

AIDA64 / CPU AES
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	513073 MB/s +103%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	377952 MB/s +49%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	364030 MB/s +44%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	321370 MB/s +27%
Intel Core i9-14900K	305071 MB/s +20%
Intel Core i9-13900K	297727 MB/s +18%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	279956 MB/s +10%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	264125 MB/s +4%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K	253364 MB/s
Intel Core i5-14600K	181167 MB/s -28%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	177487 MB/s -30%
Intel Core i5-13600K	175556 MB/s -31%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	174821 MB/s -31%
Intel Core i7-14700K	144308 MB/s -43%
Intel Core i9-12900K	94062 MB/s -63%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K	60360 MB/s -76%
Intel Core i5-12600K	58635 MB/s -77%

AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	2632 MB/s +11%
Intel Core i9-14900K	2562 MB/s +8%
Intel Core i9-13900K	2490 MB/s +5%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	2427 MB/s +2%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K	2380 MB/s
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	2315 MB/s -3%
Intel Core i7-14700K	2148 MB/s -10%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	2039 MB/s -14%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	1848 MB/s -22%
Intel Core i9-12900K	1560 MB/s -34%
Intel Core i5-14600K	1468 MB/s -38%
Intel Core i5-13600K	1426 MB/s -40%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	1272 MB/s -47%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	1156 MB/s -51%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	1050 MB/s -56%
Intel Core i5-12600K	988 MB/s -58%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K	988 MB/s -58%

AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	44013 KRay/s +87%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	35033 KRay/s +49%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	32883 KRay/s +40%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	31732 KRay/s +35%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K	23501 KRay/s
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	21984 KRay/s -6%
Intel Core i9-14900K	20599 KRay/s -12%
Intel Core i9-13900K	20298 KRay/s -14%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	19437 KRay/s -17%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	18490 KRay/s -21%
Intel Core i7-14700K	17130 KRay/s -27%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	15690 KRay/s -33%
Intel Core i5-14600K	13236 KRay/s -44%
Intel Core i5-13600K	12806 KRay/s -46%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K	10486 KRay/s -55%
Intel Core i9-12900K	8078 KRay/s -66%
Intel Core i5-12600K	5149 KRay/s -78%

AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Intel Core i9-14900K	55912 MPixel/s +2%
Intel Core i5-14600K	55888 MPixel/s +2%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K	54680 MPixel/s
Intel Core i7-14700K	54037 MPixel/s -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	53949 MPixel/s -1%
Intel Core i9-13900K	48674 MPixel/s -11%
Intel Core i5-12600K	48577 MPixel/s -11%
Intel Core i5-13600K	48434 MPixel/s -11%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	48396 MPixel/s -11%
Intel Core i9-12900K	48307 MPixel/s -12%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	47615 MPixel/s -13%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	46968 MPixel/s -14%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	43947 MPixel/s -20%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	40893 MPixel/s -25%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	40890 MPixel/s -25%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	40853 MPixel/s -25%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K	40535 MPixel/s -26%

Intel has opted for a radically new Compute tile design with Arrow Lake-S. No longer are P-core and E-cores in their own contiguous blocks with their own caches. Instead, E-cores are distributed in clusters of four in between the P-cores at the corners of the tile.

All cores now share a unified L3 cache that runs through the center of the tile and a unified ring bus. This design should theoretically help in moving data faster among the cores and also in preventing heat from concentrating around one or group of cores.

Intel Core Ultra 200S: Compute tile schematic. (Image Source: Intel)

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K: Measured core-to-core latency

We used MicrobenchX to calculate inter-core latency. Core-to-core latencies go as high as 45.8 ns between Core 2 to Core 7, which is indicative of possible long latency while data moves from the E-core to the E-core.

However, the four E-core clusters seem to show minimal latency in the range of 19 ns to 21.3 ns for data transfer within those clusters.

We measured an overall median core-to-core latency of 38.25 ns.

AIDA64 Memory Performance Rating | AIDA64

AIDA64 Memory Performance Rating - Percent
Intel Core i9-12900K ^-1!	84.1 pt
Intel Core i9-14900K	83.9 pt
Intel Core i7-14700K	83.2 pt
Intel Core i5-12600K ^-1!	81.7 pt
Intel Core i5-14600K	81.6 pt
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K	80.1 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	78.4 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	76.6 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	74.4 pt
Intel Core i9-13900K	73.9 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	73.9 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	73.5 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	70.5 pt
Intel Core i5-13600K	69.7 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	68.5 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	65.4 pt
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K	51.8 pt

AIDA64
Memory Copy
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K	88386 MB/s
Intel Core i9-14900K	85662 MB/s -3%
Intel Core i7-14700K	85092 MB/s -4%
Intel Core i5-14600K	82790 MB/s -6%
Intel Core i9-13900K	74937 MB/s -15%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	73868 MB/s -16%
Intel Core i9-12900K	73146 MB/s -17%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	73104 MB/s -17%
Intel Core i5-13600K	71725 MB/s -19%
Intel Core i5-12600K	70749 MB/s -20%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	70530 MB/s -20%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	69921 MB/s -21%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	69140 MB/s -22%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	63242 MB/s -28%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K	61112 MB/s -31%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	59073 MB/s -33%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	55115 MB/s -38%
Memory Latency
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K	123.3 ns * -38%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K	89.3 ns *
Intel Core i5-13600K	81.1 ns * +9%
Intel Core i9-13900K	76.5 ns * +14%
Intel Core i7-14700K	71.5 ns * +20%
Intel Core i9-14900K	70.3 ns * +21%
Intel Core i5-14600K	69.7 ns * +22%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	68.7 ns * +23%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	68.6 ns * +23%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	68.5 ns * +23%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	68.1 ns * +24%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	68 ns * +24%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	65.6 ns * +27%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	63.3 ns * +29%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	61.7 ns * +31%
Memory Read
Intel Core i9-14900K	95232 MB/s +3%
Intel Core i7-14700K	94830 MB/s +3%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K	92063 MB/s
Intel Core i5-14600K	88793 MB/s -4%
Intel Core i9-13900K	83883 MB/s -9%
Intel Core i9-12900K	81059 MB/s -12%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	80946 MB/s -12%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	79594 MB/s -14%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	78986 MB/s -14%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	78282 MB/s -15%
Intel Core i5-12600K	76864 MB/s -17%
Intel Core i5-13600K	75757 MB/s -18%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	75338 MB/s -18%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K	65415 MB/s -29%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	62528 MB/s -32%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	62369 MB/s -32%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	59008 MB/s -36%
Memory Write
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	87412 MB/s +4%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	85951 MB/s +2%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	84869 MB/s +1%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K	84216 MB/s
Intel Core i5-14600K	84101 MB/s 0%
Intel Core i9-14900K	83670 MB/s -1%
Intel Core i7-14700K	82856 MB/s -2%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	80805 MB/s -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	79843 MB/s -5%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	79040 MB/s -6%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	77408 MB/s -8%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	76967 MB/s -9%
Intel Core i9-13900K	74140 MB/s -12%
Intel Core i5-12600K	73824 MB/s -12%
Intel Core i9-12900K	73707 MB/s -12%
Intel Core i5-13600K	73484 MB/s -13%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K	60635 MB/s -28%

AIDA64 Memory Performance Rating | AIDA64

* ... smaller is better

3D and gaming performance: Arrow Lake-S disappoints big time

One would expect the benefits of lack of hyperthreading, Intel APO, and increased IPC, especially on the Skymont cores, to translate into good gaming gains. Be prepared to be disappointed.

While the Core Ultra 9 285K showed commendable CPU performance with relatively less power requirements, the tables turn lopsided when it comes to 3D and gaming tasks.

The Core Ultra 9 285K in combination with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 GPU, manages to muster a 13% lead over the Ryzen 9 9900X in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU and a 6% gain over the Ryzen 9 9950X in 3DMark Time Spy Graphics.

The system loses significantly to other Raptor Lake-S Refresh and Zen 5 offerings in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics, however, which puts it at an overall disadvantage.

3DMark Performance Rating | 3DMark 11 | 3DMark

3DMark Performance Rating - Percent
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	80.3 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	77.3 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	75.9 pt
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	75.6 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	74.5 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	74.2 pt
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	74.1 pt
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	73.4 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	71.4 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	69.2 pt
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	66.1 pt

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	114641 Points +20%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	110994 Points +16%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	105886 Points +10%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	104998 Points +10%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	104781 Points +9%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	104516 Points +9%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	103598 Points +8%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	100037 Points +4%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	99851 Points +4%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	95851 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	85108 Points -11%

3DMark
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	37769 Points +7%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	37762 Points +7%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	37664 Points +7%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	37589 Points +7%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	37161 Points +6%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	36813 Points +5%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	36665 Points +4%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	36564 Points +4%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	36395 Points +3%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	35166 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	33198 Points -6%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	86031 Points +48%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	79185 Points +36%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	78579 Points +35%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	78079 Points +35%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	76388 Points +32%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	74552 Points +28%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	73447 Points +27%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	72901 Points +26%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	70971 Points +22%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	70246 Points +21%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	58028 Points

Similar trends are seen in gaming as well. Contrary to Intel's claims at launch, the Core Ultra 9 285K paired with the RTX 4090 ranks at the bottom of our gaming comparison chart, matching up only to the Core i7-14700K and trailing significantly behind Zen 5 offerings (up to 12%) in cumulative game tests at 720p Low and 1080p Ultra.

The Core Ultra 9 285K does seem to show petty gains over the Core i7-14700K in Far Cry 5, Dota 2 Reborn, and Metro Exodus (non Enhanced Edition), but the differences are miniscule and overall performance is still quite behind the Core i9-14700K and Core i9-14900K.

Even the Core i5-14600K looks to be a better gaming CPU comparatively with a decent 7% gain overall compared to the Core Ultra 9 285K

Gaming Performance Rating - Percent
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	99.3 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	92.5 pt
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	89.9 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	87.4 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	86.4 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	85.7 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	84.9 pt
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	81.6 pt
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	76.9 pt
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	76.2 pt
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	67.1 pt

F1 22
1280x720 Ultra Low Preset AA:T AF:16x
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	629 (477^min, 404^P1 - 691^max) fps +49%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	576 (428^min, 362^P1 - 644^max) fps +36%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	564 (406^min, 353^P1 - 626^max) fps +34%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	532 (367^min, 331^P1 - 582^max) fps +26%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	507 (370^min, 322^P1 - 562^max) fps +20%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	497 (363^min, 324^P1 - 552^max) fps +18%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	494 (363^min, 315^P1 - 547^max) fps +17%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	463 (344^min, 290^P1 - 519^max) fps +10%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	435 (343^min, 277^P1 - 488^max) fps +3%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	422 (321^min, 251^P1 - 465^max) fps
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	328 (258^min, 191^P1 - 376^max) fps -22%
1920x1080 Low Preset AA:T AF:16x
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	533 (380^min, 288^P1 - 637^max) fps +49%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	475 (338^min, 264^P1 - 542^max) fps +33%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	462 (309^min, 256^P1 - 558^max) fps +29%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	439 (256^min, 238^P1 - 510^max) fps +23%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	428 (277^min, 226^P1 - 544^max) fps +20%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	418 (280^min, 246^P1 - 506^max) fps +17%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	399 (257^min, 232^P1 - 471^max) fps +12%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	379 (280^min, 225^P1 - 455^max) fps +6%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	359 (275^min, 204^P1 - 431^max) fps +1%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	357 (276^min, 212^P1 - 434^max) fps
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	311 (242^min, 180^P1 - 346^max) fps -13%
1920x1080 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	221 (196^min, 145^P1 - 248^max) fps +27%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	217 (156^min, 142^P1 - 244^max) fps +24%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	213 (130^min, 131^P1 - 242^max) fps +22%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	210 (169^min, 140^P1 - 237^max) fps +20%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	204 (138^min, 120^P1 - 232^max) fps +17%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	202 (157^min, 133^P1 - 233^max) fps +16%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	194.5 (155^min, 130^P1 - 220^max) fps +11%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	193.3 (148^min, 121^P1 - 215^max) fps +11%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	187 (149^min, 119^P1 - 207^max) fps +7%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	174.6 (142^min, 115^P1 - 193^max) fps
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	161 (122^min, 105^P1 - 183^max) fps -8%

Far Cry 5
1280x720 Low Preset AA:T
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	344 (220^min - 464^max) fps +53%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	299 (201^min - 390^max) fps +33%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	280 (214^min - 355^max) fps +24%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	277 (215^min - 357^max) fps +23%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	263 (201^min - 342^max) fps +17%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	263 (202^min - 350^max) fps +17%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	255 (199^min - 343^max) fps +13%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	248 (185^min - 322^max) fps +10%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	225 (180^min - 283^max) fps
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	204 (149^min - 271^max) fps -9%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	180 (138^min - 249^max) fps -20%
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	278 (200^min - 402^max) fps +63%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	248 (186^min - 370^max) fps +45%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	223 (160^min - 308^max) fps +30%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	217 (159^min - 296^max) fps +27%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	203 (152^min - 277^max) fps +19%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	202 (147^min - 286^max) fps +18%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	196 (146^min - 270^max) fps +15%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	194 (144^min - 265^max) fps +13%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	171 (126^min - 236^max) fps
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	156 (120^min - 216^max) fps -9%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	154 (115^min - 213^max) fps -10%

X-Plane 11.11
1280x720 low (fps_test=1)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	256 fps +35%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	254 fps +34%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	245 fps +30%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	244 fps +29%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	228 fps +21%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	227 fps +20%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	225 fps +19%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	219 fps +16%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	209 fps +11%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	189.1 fps
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	129.1 fps -32%
1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	188.1 fps +34%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	187.1 fps +33%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	171.8 fps +22%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	170.9 fps +22%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	166.1 fps +18%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	161 fps +15%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	153.3 fps +9%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	151.7 fps +8%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	147.8 fps +5%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	140.5 fps
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	98.2 fps -30%

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark
1280x720 Lite Quality
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	237 fps +1%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	236 fps +1%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	236 fps +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	236 fps +1%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	235 fps 0%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	235 fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	235 fps 0%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	235 fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	235 fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	234 fps 0%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	234 fps
1920x1080 High Quality
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	234 fps +3%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	233 fps +2%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	233 fps +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	232 fps +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	230 fps +1%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	229 fps 0%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	228 fps 0%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	228 fps
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	226 fps -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	226 fps -1%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	219 fps -4%

Dota 2 Reborn
1280x720 min (0/3) fastest
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	322.9 (268^min) fps +26%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	319.7 (274^min) fps +25%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	314.1 (261.7^min) fps +23%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	312.8 (268.9^min) fps +22%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	305 (258.9^min) fps +19%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	299.9 (248.4^min) fps +17%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	291 (244.2^min) fps +14%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	261.5 (226.3^min) fps +2%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	256 (223.6^min) fps
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	239.4 (208^min) fps -6%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	213.7 (189.8^min) fps -17%
1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	267.5 (216.9^min) fps +31%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	252.7 (208.9^min) fps +24%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	241.4 (199.9^min) fps +18%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	241 (202.8^min) fps +18%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	239.4 (204.5^min) fps +17%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	233 (200^min) fps +14%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	231.4 (197.9^min) fps +13%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	217 (186.1^min) fps +6%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	204 (167.7^min) fps
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	200 (172.6^min) fps -2%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	172.9 (149.5^min) fps -15%

The Witcher 3
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	864.7 fps +38%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	858.4 fps +37%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	829 (31.9^min, 380^P0.1, 595^P1 - 1296^max) fps +32%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	797 (699^min, 700.24^P1 - 934^max) fps +27%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	762 (66^min, 266^P0.1, 520^P1 - 1355^max) fps +22%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	751 (650^min - 945^max) fps +20%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	711 (651^min, 652.6^P1 - 830^max) fps +14%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	634 (573^min, 574.2^P1 - 727^max) fps +1%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	632 (29.4^min, 209^P0.1, 471^P1 - 1028^max) fps +1%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	626 (535^min, 544.02^P1 - 798^max) fps
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	536 (23.7^min, 212^P0.1, 371^P1 - 944^max) fps -14%
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	316 (105.2^min, 154.9^P0.1, 222^P1 - 551^max) fps +7%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	314.3 fps +7%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	314 (65.8^min, 172.6^P0.1, 242^P1 - 579^max) fps +7%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	308 (29.8^min, 149.7^P0.1, 222^P1 - 485^max) fps +5%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	305 fps +4%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	294 (259^min, 261.4^P1 - 333^max) fps
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	287 (259^min, 261.1^P1 - 328^max) fps -2%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	286 (74.6^min, 128.5^P0.1, 200^P1 - 609^max) fps -3%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	285 (259^min, 259.96^P1 - 323^max) fps -3%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	283 (259^min, 259^P1 - 322^max) fps -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	274 (248^min, 248.6^P1 - 312^max) fps -7%

GTA V
1024x768 Lowest Settings possible
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	188.5 fps +1%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	188.1 (3^min, 200^P1 - 713^max) fps +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	188 (3.25^min, 200^P1 - 705^max) fps +1%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	187.9 (3.8^min, 200^P1 - 705^max) fps +1%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	187.9 (7.35^min, 200^P1 - 714^max) fps +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	187.8 (2.72^min, 200^P1 - 578^max) fps 0%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	187.7 (4.67^min, 200^P1 - 640^max) fps 0%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	187.7 (4.11^min, 200^P1 - 547^max) fps 0%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	187.6 (4.85^min, 200^P1 - 537^max) fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	187.3 (1.439^min, 200^P1 - 454^max) fps 0%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	186.9 (1.378^min, 142.9^P1 - 474^max) fps
1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	182 (2.73^min, 142.9^P1 - 445^max) fps +13%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	170.9 (3.95^min, 142.9^P1 - 448^max) fps +6%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	170.7 (2.88^min, 125^P1 - 346^max) fps +6%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	170.4 (3.21^min, 125^P1 - 355^max) fps +6%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	166.3 (2.04^min, 125^P1 - 360^max) fps +3%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	164.1 (2.57^min, 111.1^P1 - 309^max) fps +2%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	162.3 (14.2^min, 125^P1 - 354^max) fps +1%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	161.3 (2.63^min, 111.1^P1 - 310^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	160.2 (11.4^min, 111.1^P1 - 366^max) fps -1%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	151.2 (3.55^min, 83.3^P1 - 351^max) fps -6%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	149.8 (3.65^min, 111.1^P1 - 305^max) fps -7%

Borderlands 3
1280x720 Very Low Overall Quality (DX11)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	310 fps +48%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	308 fps +47%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	263 fps +26%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	247 fps +18%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	244 fps +17%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	238 fps +14%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	237 fps +13%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	228 fps +9%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	220 fps +5%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	209 fps
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	172.1 fps -18%
1920x1080 Very Low Overall Quality (DX11)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	306 fps +51%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	305 fps +50%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	259 fps +28%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	250 fps +23%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	249 fps +23%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	235 fps +16%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	233 fps +15%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	227 fps +12%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	217 fps +7%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	203 fps
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	177.6 fps -13%
1920x1080 Badass Overall Quality (DX11)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	242 fps +52%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	241 fps +51%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	204 fps +28%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	192.8 fps +21%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	191.2 fps +20%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	182 fps +14%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	181.1 fps +14%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	178.7 fps +12%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	170.4 fps +7%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	159.1 fps
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	138.8 fps -13%

Shadow of the Tomb Raider
1280x720 Lowest Preset
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	407 fps +44%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	383 fps +36%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	335 fps +19%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	335 fps +19%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	332 fps +18%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	327 fps +16%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	319 fps +13%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	282 fps
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	281 fps 0%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	278 fps -1%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	246 fps -13%
1920x1080 Highest Preset AA:T
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	375 fps +39%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	361 fps +34%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	313 fps +16%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	306 fps +13%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	303 fps +12%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	294 fps +9%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	283 fps +5%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	272 fps +1%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	270 fps
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	266 fps -1%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	233 fps -14%

Metro Exodus
1280x720 Low Quality AF:4x
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	374 (214.41^min - 571.76^max) fps +25%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	351 (190.8^min - 547.05^max) fps +17%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	349 (182.25^min - 551.57^max) fps +17%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	346 (188.11^min - 534.47^max) fps +16%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	325 (183.15^min - 495.29^max) fps +9%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	319 (166.53^min - 527.7^max) fps +7%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	299 (145.39^min - 494.8^max) fps
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	296 (170.68^min - 455.17^max) fps -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	293 (157.18^min - 462.11^max) fps -2%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	289 (165.56^min - 442.67^max) fps -3%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	256 (135.37^min - 427.35^max) fps -14%
1920x1080 Ultra Quality AF:16x
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	219 (104.41^min - 354.23^max) fps +13%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	218 (90.41^min - 345.54^max) fps +12%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	214 (96.03^min - 351.12^max) fps +10%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	213 (90.34^min - 345.18^max) fps +10%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	211 (94.84^min - 333.44^max) fps +9%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	205 (89.97^min - 340.37^max) fps +6%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	202 (100.6^min - 297.35^max) fps +4%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	194.7 (90.04^min - 299.94^max) fps 0%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	193.8 (101.45^min - 321.75^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	193.5 (110.2^min - 306.94^max) fps 0%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	175.4 (99.36^min - 276.55^max) fps -9%

F1 2021
1280x720 Ultra Low Preset
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	830 (632^min, 515^P1 - 919^max) fps +57%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	733 (560^min, 450^P1 - 806^max) fps +38%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	682 (522^min, 418^P1 - 767^max) fps +29%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	669 (451^min, 412^P1 - 741^max) fps +26%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	662 (489^min, 410^P1 - 734^max) fps +25%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	642 (470^min, 407^P1 - 708^max) fps +21%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	631 (466^min, 402^P1 - 691^max) fps +19%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	562 (468^min, 364^P1 - 618^max) fps +6%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	547 (425^min, 350^P1 - 595^max) fps +3%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	530 (401^min, 330^P1 - 588^max) fps
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	386 (318^min, 250^P1 - 422^max) fps -27%
1920x1080 Ultra High Preset + Raytracing AA:T AF:16x
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	369 (301^min, 276^P1 - 395^max) fps +59%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	307 (260^min, 234^P1 - 327^max) fps +32%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	287 (244^min, 221^P1 - 309^max) fps +24%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	280 (231^min, 211^P1 - 307^max) fps +21%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	278 (237^min, 198^P1 - 299^max) fps +20%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	271 (216^min, 208^P1 - 293^max) fps +17%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	270 (227^min, 211^P1 - 289^max) fps +16%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	265 (211^min, 195^P1 - 288^max) fps +14%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	260 (225^min, 197^P1 - 278^max) fps +12%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	232 (201^min, 165^P1 - 248^max) fps
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	203 (168^min, 142^P1 - 218^max) fps -12%

Even GPU-bound settings like QHD Ultra and UHD Ultra seem to have lost love with the Core Ultra 9 285K. However, the cumulative performance delta vis-à-vis the Core i9-14900K is now at 10% at these settings, compared to 15% at more CPU-bound resolutions.

While it would be a bit far-fetched to say the Core Ultra 9 285K is bottlenecking the RTX 4090, you have better (and cheaper) options if gaming is your primary use case.

Gaming Performance Rating - Percent
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	99.4 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	95.3 pt
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	95.1 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	91.8 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	91.6 pt
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	91.5 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	91.4 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	89.2 pt
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	86.9 pt
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	85.8 pt
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	83.2 pt

F1 22
2560x1440 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	162.9 (140^min, 114^P1 - 191^max) fps +9%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	162.7 (141^min, 119^P1 - 186^max) fps +9%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	161.1 (140^min, 115^P1 - 184^max) fps +7%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	160.8 (136^min, 113^P1 - 185^max) fps +7%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	160.3 (139^min, 112^P1 - 182^max) fps +7%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	160 (114^min, 112^P1 - 185^max) fps +7%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	158.9 (138^min, 107^P1 - 178^max) fps +6%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	155.1 (128^min, 107^P1 - 178^max) fps +3%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	152.1 (120^min, 103^P1 - 169^max) fps +1%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	151.1 (130^min, 105^P1 - 173^max) fps +1%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	149.9 (128^min, 103^P1 - 170^max) fps
3840x2160 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	86.9 (74^min, 73^P1 - 103^max) fps +5%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	85.5 (74^min, 69^P1 - 98^max) fps +3%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	85 (73^min, 72^P1 - 99^max) fps +2%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	84.8 (73^min, 72^P1 - 98^max) fps +2%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	84.5 (72^min, 71^P1 - 97^max) fps +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	84.5 (72^min, 71^P1 - 98^max) fps +2%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	83.5 (72^min, 71^P1 - 96^max) fps +1%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	83.4 (72^min, 71^P1 - 96^max) fps 0%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	83 (70^min, 69^P1 - 96^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	82.3 (71^min, 70^P1 - 94^max) fps -1%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	82.3 (71^min, 70^P1 - 95^max) fps -1%

Far Cry 5
2560x1440 Ultra Preset AA:T
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	268 (202^min - 364^max) fps +56%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	246 (178^min - 355^max) fps +43%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	219 (158^min - 305^max) fps +27%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	216 (164^min - 298^max) fps +26%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	203 (148^min - 267^max) fps +18%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	203 (151^min - 282^max) fps +18%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	195 (148^min - 267^max) fps +13%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	193 (146^min - 266^max) fps +12%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	172 (124^min - 234^max) fps
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	155 (118^min - 229^max) fps -10%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	155 (120^min - 219^max) fps -10%
3840x2160 Ultra Preset AA:T
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	187 (166^min - 215^max) fps +15%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	187 (168^min - 216^max) fps +15%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	182 (157^min - 212^max) fps +12%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	181 (151^min - 215^max) fps +12%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	170 (136^min - 198^max) fps +5%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	169 (143^min - 197^max) fps +4%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	169 (142^min - 196^max) fps +4%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	165 (135^min - 198^max) fps +2%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	162 (127^min - 201^max) fps
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	153 (117^min - 210^max) fps -6%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	152 (118^min - 207^max) fps -6%

X-Plane 11.11 - 3840x2160 high (fps_test=3)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	160.5 fps +37%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	158.4 fps +35%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	142 fps +21%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	136.6 fps +16%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	136.3 fps +16%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	133.5 fps +14%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	128.2 fps +9%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	124.6 fps +6%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	123.1 fps +5%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	117.3 fps
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	93.4 fps -20%

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark
2560x1440 High Quality
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	231 fps +5%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	229 fps +4%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	226 fps +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	225 fps +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	222 fps 0%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	221 fps
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	219 fps -1%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	215 fps -3%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	214 fps -3%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	213 fps -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	212 fps -4%
3840x2160 High Quality
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	162.3 fps +5%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	161.9 fps +5%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	161.5 fps +5%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	159.2 fps +3%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	158.2 fps +3%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	157.6 fps +2%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	154.3 fps
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	152.9 fps -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	151.3 fps -2%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	150.9 fps -2%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	148.3 fps -4%

Dota 2 Reborn - 3840x2160 ultra (3/3) best looking
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	258.2 (201.3^min) fps +32%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	245.4 (195.9^min) fps +25%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	238 (203.3^min) fps +21%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	237.2 (194.3^min) fps +21%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	233.2 (195.2^min) fps +19%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	227.8 (188.3^min) fps +16%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	225 (189.1^min) fps +15%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	211.5 (179.5^min) fps +8%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	198.1 (161.6^min) fps +1%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	196.3 (160.9^min) fps
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	168 (143.3^min) fps -14%

The Witcher 3 - 3840x2160 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	180.1 (98.9^min, 123.4^P0.1, 150.3^P1 - 473^max) fps +10%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	177.5 (113.8^min, 145.4^P0.1, 162^P1 - 312^max) fps +9%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	174.8 fps +7%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	172.6 (94.4^min, 106.5^P0.1, 142.2^P1 - 408^max) fps +6%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	171.8 fps +5%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	168 (64^min, 99^P0.1, 134.4^P1 - 449^max) fps +3%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	164.7 (150^min, 150.62^P1 - 176^max) fps +1%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	163.2 (146^min, 146^P1 - 178^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	160.9 (144^min, 145.45^P1 - 176^max) fps -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	160.4 (148^min, 148.3^P1 - 173^max) fps -2%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	158 (143^min, 143.31^P1 - 169^max) fps -3%

GTA V
2560x1440 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	181.1 (6.02^min, 142.9^P1 - 480^max) fps +17%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	171.9 (4.45^min, 142.9^P1 - 406^max) fps +11%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	171.3 (4.56^min, 125^P1 - 356^max) fps +11%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	169.3 (2.93^min, 125^P1 - 341^max) fps +10%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	166.7 (6.04^min, 125^P1 - 387^max) fps +8%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	164.4 (2.77^min, 125^P1 - 304^max) fps +7%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	163.5 (9.19^min, 125^P1 - 340^max) fps +6%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	160.9 (7.74^min, 111.1^P1 - 368^max) fps +4%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	154.2 (2.83^min, 111.1^P1 - 325^max) fps
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	151.7 (3.63^min, 111.1^P1 - 294^max) fps -2%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	151.2 (2.91^min, 83.3^P1 - 363^max) fps -2%
3840x2160 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	146.2 (8.5^min, 90.9^P1 - 331^max) fps +8%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	146.1 (4.68^min, 100^P1 - 354^max) fps +7%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	141.9 (11.7^min, 100^P1 - 301^max) fps +4%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	141.8 (19.1^min, 90.9^P1 - 286^max) fps +4%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	140.8 (8.91^min, 90.9^P1 - 270^max) fps +4%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	140.7 (16^min, 90.9^P1 - 276^max) fps +3%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	136.9 (8.24^min, 90.9^P1 - 318^max) fps +1%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	136 (4.29^min, 90.9^P1 - 284^max) fps
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	135.7 (8.52^min, 90.9^P1 - 241^max) fps 0%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	133.8 (5.14^min, 83.3^P1 - 293^max) fps -2%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	125.7 (14.4^min, 83.3^P1 - 209^max) fps -8%

Borderlands 3
2560x1440 Badass Overall Quality (DX11)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	224 fps +42%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	223 fps +41%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	198.4 fps +25%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	188.3 fps +19%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	186.9 fps +18%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	179.3 fps +13%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	177.7 fps +12%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	171.6 fps +8%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	171.6 fps +8%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	158.2 fps
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	140.9 fps -11%
3840x2160 Badass Overall Quality (DX11)
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	137.9 fps +8%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	137.4 fps +8%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	136.4 fps +7%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	136.1 fps +7%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	132.6 fps +4%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	132 fps +4%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	131.8 fps +4%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	131.5 fps +3%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	130.5 fps +3%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	127.3 fps
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	124 fps -3%

Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2560x1440 Highest Preset AA:T
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	322 fps +26%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	315 fps +24%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	293 fps +15%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	278.1 fps +9%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	275 fps +8%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	273 fps +7%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	267 fps +5%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	266 fps +4%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	258 fps +1%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	255 fps
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	229 fps -10%
3840x2160 Highest Preset AA:T
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	189.7 fps +6%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	188.8 fps +6%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	188.1 fps +5%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	187.7 fps +5%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	187.6 fps +5%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	186.6 fps +5%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	185.1 fps +4%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	185 fps +4%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	180.4 fps +1%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	178.4 fps
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	177.2 fps -1%

Metro Exodus
2560x1440 Ultra Quality AF:16x
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	199.8 (101.33^min - 324.25^max) fps +12%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	194.6 (92.87^min - 333.22^max) fps +10%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	194.4 (86.13^min - 328.84^max) fps +9%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	190.5 (88.41^min - 319.18^max) fps +7%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	188.8 (91.88^min - 291.97^max) fps +6%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	188.7 (90.82^min - 309.5^max) fps +6%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	181.3 (87.39^min - 285.47^max) fps +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	180.3 (85.69^min - 309.5^max) fps +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	178.9 (99.89^min - 271.52^max) fps +1%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	177.7 (81.24^min - 295.86^max) fps
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	169 (98.55^min - 262.95^max) fps -5%
3840x2160 Ultra Quality AF:16x
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	143.4 (84.04^min - 227.17^max) fps +9%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	142.1 (81.45^min - 230.73^max) fps +8%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	141.6 (85.41^min - 213.31^max) fps +8%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	139.4 (76.47^min - 227.32^max) fps +6%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	138.6 (75.99^min - 226.65^max) fps +6%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	138.5 (76.17^min - 231.7^max) fps +5%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	138.1 (77.88^min - 220.02^max) fps +5%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	138 (71.03^min - 235.4^max) fps +5%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	134.7 (69.85^min - 225.07^max) fps +3%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	131.3 (68.99^min - 225.89^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	129.6 (72.65^min - 198.26^max) fps -1%

F1 2021
2560x1440 Ultra High Preset + Raytracing AA:T AF:16x
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	324 (276^min, 240^P1 - 345^max) fps +41%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	292 (240^min, 215^P1 - 314^max) fps +28%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	291 (246^min, 214^P1 - 308^max) fps +27%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	276 (222^min, 198^P1 - 303^max) fps +21%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	271 (223^min, 202^P1 - 294^max) fps +18%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	268 (219^min, 187^P1 - 288^max) fps +17%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	268 (219^min, 195^P1 - 292^max) fps +17%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	257 (218^min, 192^P1 - 275^max) fps +12%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	256 (189^min, 174^P1 - 279^max) fps +12%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	229 (196^min, 162^P1 - 248^max) fps
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	201 (170^min, 143^P1 - 216^max) fps -12%
3840x2160 Ultra High Preset + Raytracing AA:T AF:16x
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	207 (179^min, 176^P1 - 230^max) fps +4%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	207 (165^min, 166^P1 - 230^max) fps +4%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	205 (176^min, 168^P1 - 232^max) fps +3%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	203 (169^min, 169^P1 - 225^max) fps +2%
Intel Core i9-14900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	203 (173^min, 165^P1 - 226^max) fps +2%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	203 (174^min, 169^P1 - 227^max) fps +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	203 (170^min, 163^P1 - 225^max) fps +2%
Intel Core i5-14600K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	201 (173^min, 153^P1 - 227^max) fps +1%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	198.2 (171^min, 145^P1 - 214^max) fps
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	196.9 (171^min, 139^P1 - 211^max) fps -1%
Intel Core i7-14700K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	194.9 (158^min, 156^P1 - 217^max) fps -2%

	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD DLSS	QHD	4K DLSS	4K FSR	4K
GTA V (2015)	186.9	185.6	183.2	161.3		154.2			182.4
The Witcher 3 (2015)	626	584	545	294		251			276
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	256	230	218	204					196.3
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	234	237	228			221			154.3
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	189.1	172.5	140.5						117.3
Far Cry 5 (2018)	225	194	186	171		172			162
Strange Brigade (2018)	705	557	552	547		501			276
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)	282	273	275	270		255			178.4
Metro Exodus (2019)	299	271	230	193.8		177.7			131.3
Borderlands 3 (2019)	209	183	166.8	159.1		158.2			127.3
F1 2021 (2021)	530	510	486	232		229			198.2
F1 22 (2022)	357	388	373	174.6		149.9			83
F1 23 (2023)	376	394	393	182.9		145.7	127		78.5
Baldur's Gate 3 (2023)	304	293	271	269		225	193.2		131.7
Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty (2023)	212	214	195.1	180.3		145.2			73.2
Assassin's Creed Mirage (2023)	287	268	255	198		178	156		125
F1 24 (2024)	373	394	365	184.8		139.9	121	137.2	77
Black Myth: Wukong (2024)	214	162	128	81	89	65	68		42

Power consumption: Intel finally gets power efficiency right

Intel is pitching power efficiency as Arrow Lake-S's main USP, and we could see that the Core Ultra 9 285K indeed lives up to expectations in this regard.

The Core Ultra 9 285K consumes 37% less power from the wall while running Cinebench R23 multi-core compared to the Core i9-14900K, with Cinebench R23 single-core power consumption being about 27% lower.

Power draws during a Prime95 in-place large FFTs run are also 29% lower than what we had observed with the Core i9-14900K, with the Core Ultra 9 285K coming closer to Core i5-14600K levels.

These gains are also seen in gaming with the Core Ultra 9 285K system drawing 18% lesser power compared to the Core i9-14900K in The Witcher 3 at 1080p Ultra and 22% lesser than the Ryzen 9 9950X in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty at 1080p Ultra.

Power Consumption: Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor) | Cinebench R23 Single (external Monitor) | Cinebench R23 Multi (external Monitor) | Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor) | 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor)
: Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor

Power Consumption / Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor)
Intel Core i9-14900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	548 (545^min, 545^P1 - 551^max) Watt * -54%
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	480 (263^min, 277^P1 - 553^max) Watt * -35%
Intel Core i7-14700K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	428 (421^min, 421^P1 - 440^max) Watt * -20%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (Idle: 76.2 W)	356 (355^min, 355^P1 - 358^max) Watt *
Intel Core i5-14600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	329 (323^min, 324^P1 - 331^max) Watt * +8%
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 70.5 W)	324.4 Watt * +9%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	320 (235^min, 239^P1 - 448^max) Watt * +10%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	313 (214^min, 221^P1 - 406^max) Watt * +12%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (Idle: 100 W)	313 (309^min, 309^P1 - 315^max) Watt * +12%
Intel Core i5-13600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	286 (232^min, 235^P1 - 343^max) Watt * +20%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (Idle: 85.1 W)	274 (272^min, 272^P1 - 277^max) Watt * +23%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	273 (264^min, 264^P1 - 304^max) Watt * +23%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	244 (242^min, 242^P1 - 246^max) Watt * +31%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	210 (209^min, 209^P1 - 210^max) Watt * +41%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	207 (203^min, 203^P1 - 216^max) Watt * +42%
Intel Core i5-12600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 70.45 W)	205.9 (145^min - 213^max) Watt * +42%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (Idle: 83 W)	174.6 (173.6^min, 173.6^P1 - 175.1^max) Watt * +51%

Power Consumption / Cinebench R23 Single (external Monitor)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	190.8 (180^min, 184.6^P1 - 261^max) Watt * -72%
Intel Core i7-14700K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	153.6 (149.9^min, 150.4^P1 - 202^max) Watt * -38%
Intel Core i9-14900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	151.5 (145.4^min, 146.4^P1 - 205^max) Watt * -36%
Intel Core i5-14600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	149.7 (143.8^min, 144.7^P1 - 227^max) Watt * -35%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	143.5 (139.1^min, 139.7^P1 - 160.8^max) Watt * -29%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (100)	139.7 (129.3^min, 130.4^P1 - 183.3^max) Watt * -26%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (85.1)	128.2 (124.1^min, 125.4^P1 - 184.4^max) Watt * -15%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	114.4 (109.6^min, 110.8^P1 - 170.5^max) Watt * -3%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (83)	112.2 (110.2^min, 110.5^P1 - 131.2^max) Watt * -1%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (76.2)	111.2 (106^min, 106.3^P1 - 122.1^max) Watt *

Power Consumption / Cinebench R23 Multi (external Monitor)
Intel Core i9-14900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	531 (470^min, 479^P1 - 573^max) Watt * -59%
Intel Core i7-14700K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	414 (402^min, 402^P1 - 450^max) Watt * -24%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (76.2)	335 (332^min, 332^P1 - 339^max) Watt *
Intel Core i5-14600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	332 (329^min, 329^P1 - 336^max) Watt * +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (100)	316 (312^min, 312^P1 - 318^max) Watt * +6%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	289 (287^min, 287^P1 - 290^max) Watt * +14%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (85.1)	275 (274^min, 274^P1 - 277^max) Watt * +18%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	228 (225^min, 225^P1 - 232^max) Watt * +32%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	209 (208^min, 208^P1 - 210^max) Watt * +38%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	203 (202^min, 202^P1 - 204^max) Watt * +39%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (83)	175.3 (172.5^min, 173.4^P1 - 176.2^max) Watt * +48%

Power Consumption / Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor)
Intel Core i9-14900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	537 (508^min, 510^P1 - 606^max) Watt * -42%
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	471 (414^min, 427^P1 - 561^max) Watt * -24%
Intel Core i7-14700K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	400 (376^min, 377^P1 - 428^max) Watt * -6%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (Idle: 76.2 W)	379 (374^min, 376^P1 - 383^max) Watt *
Intel Core i5-14600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	370 (349^min, 349^P1 - 422^max) Watt * +2%
Intel Core i5-13600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	348 (283^min, 288^P1 - 496^max) Watt * +8%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	321 (303^min, 304^P1 - 439^max) Watt * +15%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	319 (310^min, 311^P1 - 357^max) Watt * +16%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (Idle: 100 W)	319 (318^min, 318^P1 - 325^max) Watt * +16%
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 70.5 W)	279.6 (261^min - 357^max) Watt * +26%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (Idle: 85.1 W)	278 (277^min, 277^P1 - 280^max) Watt * +27%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	276 (267^min, 267^P1 - 329^max) Watt * +27%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	263 (256^min, 256^P1 - 271^max) Watt * +31%
Intel Core i5-12600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 70.45 W)	256.5 (238^min - 275^max) Watt * +32%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	218 (214^min, 215^P1 - 223^max) Watt * +42%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	213 (207^min, 208^P1 - 220^max) Watt * +44%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (Idle: 83 W)	180.2 (178.9^min, 178.9^P1 - 181.7^max) Watt * +52%

Power Consumption / The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor)
Intel Core i5-14600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	564 (547^min, 549^P1 - 586^max) Watt * -23%
Intel Core i9-14900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	561 (551^min, 552^P1 - 597^max) Watt * -22%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	555 (547^min, 549^P1 - 607^max) Watt * -21%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	538 (532^min, 532^P1 - 570^max) Watt * -17%
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	533 (520^min, 525^P1 - 568^max) Watt * -16%
Intel Core i7-14700K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	531 (516^min, 519^P1 - 557^max) Watt * -16%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	517 (508^min, 510^P1 - 539^max) Watt * -13%
Intel Core i5-13600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	500 (491^min, 493^P1 - 528^max) Watt * -9%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	497 (482^min, 484^P1 - 510^max) Watt * -8%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	492 (455^min, 476^P1 - 506^max) Watt * -7%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (Idle: 100 W)	489 (480^min, 483^P1 - 501^max) Watt * -7%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (Idle: 85.1 W)	470 (463^min, 464^P1 - 482^max) Watt * -2%
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 70.5 W)	463 (439^min - 490^max) Watt * -1%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (Idle: 76.2 W)	459 (448^min, 450^P1 - 491^max) Watt *
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (Idle: 83 W)	441 (430^min, 431^P1 - 454^max) Watt * +4%
Intel Core i5-12600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 70.45 W)	408.9 (401^min - 460^max) Watt * +11%

Power Consumption
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	446 Watt *
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	561 Watt *
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	507 Watt *
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	572 Watt *
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	475 Watt *
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	425 Watt *

Power Consumption: Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor) | Cinebench R23 Single (external Monitor) | Cinebench R23 Multi (external Monitor) | Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor) | 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor)
: Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor

* ... smaller is better

These lower power draws naturally translate to high efficiency gains. Cinebench R15 multi-core sees the Core Ultra 9 285K being a whopping 61% more efficient than the Core i9-14900K while being 64% better in Cinebench R23 multi-core.

Cinebench R23 single-core sees the Core Ultra 9 285K being 37% more efficient with 21.2 points per W compared to the Core i9-14900K's 15.51 points per W.

Even against the Ryzen 9 9950X, the Core Ultra 9 285K maintains a good 32% to 34% lead in single-core power efficiency in Cinebench single-core tests.

The Arrow Lake-S CPU also shows a good 14% efficiency gain against the Core i9-14900K while playing The Witcher 3 at 1080p Ultra and is even marginally better than a Ryzen 7 7800X3D system.

Power Consumption: Cinebench R15 Multi Efficiency (external Monitor) | Cinebench R23 Single Power Efficiency - external Monitor | Cinebench R23 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor | Cinebench 2024 Single Power Efficiency - external Monitor | Cinebench 2024 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor | Witcher 3 ultra Efficiency (external Monitor)

Power Consumption / Cinebench R15 Multi Efficiency (external Monitor)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	21.9 Points per Watt +18%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	20.2 Points per Watt +9%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	18.5 Points per Watt
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	18.3 Points per Watt -1%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	15.8 Points per Watt -15%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	14.4 Points per Watt -22%
Intel Core i7-14700K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	12.8 Points per Watt -31%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	12.5 Points per Watt -32%
Intel Core i9-14900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	11.5 Points per Watt -38%
Intel Core i5-14600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	11.1 Points per Watt -40%

Power Consumption / Cinebench R23 Single Power Efficiency - external Monitor
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	21.2 Points per Watt
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	18.6 Points per Watt -12%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	17.6 Points per Watt -17%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	15.8 Points per Watt -25%
Intel Core i9-14900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	15.51 Points per Watt -27%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	15.2 Points per Watt -28%
Intel Core i7-14700K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	14 Points per Watt -34%
Intel Core i5-14600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	13.8 Points per Watt -35%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	9.54 Points per Watt -55%

Power Consumption / Cinebench R23 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	129.5 Points per Watt +2%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	127.5 Points per Watt
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	125.6 Points per Watt -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	117 Points per Watt -8%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	109.9 Points per Watt -14%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	89.1 Points per Watt -30%
Intel Core i7-14700K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	86.7 Points per Watt -32%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	82.2 Points per Watt -36%
Intel Core i9-14900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	77.57 Points per Watt -39%
Intel Core i5-14600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	73.8 Points per Watt -42%

Power Consumption / Cinebench 2024 Single Power Efficiency - external Monitor
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	1.321 Points per Watt
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	1.095 Points per Watt -17%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	0.997 Points per Watt -25%

Power Consumption / Cinebench 2024 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	7.43 Points per Watt
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	7.18 Points per Watt -3%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	6.61 Points per Watt -11%

Power Consumption / Witcher 3 ultra Efficiency (external Monitor)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	0.641 fps per Watt
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	0.632 fps per Watt -1%
Intel Core i5-12400F, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	0.627 fps per Watt -2%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	0.626 fps per Watt -2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	0.59 fps per Watt -8%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	0.583 fps per Watt -9%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	0.583 fps per Watt -9%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	0.56 fps per Watt -13%
Intel Core i9-14900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	0.56 fps per Watt -13%
Intel Core i5-14600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	0.56 fps per Watt -13%
Intel Core i5-13400, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	0.557 fps per Watt -13%
Intel Core i7-14700K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	0.54 fps per Watt -16%
Intel Core i9-14900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	0.518 fps per Watt -19%

Power Consumption: Cinebench R15 Multi Efficiency (external Monitor) | Cinebench R23 Single Power Efficiency - external Monitor | Cinebench R23 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor | Cinebench 2024 Single Power Efficiency - external Monitor | Cinebench 2024 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor | Witcher 3 ultra Efficiency (external Monitor)

Notebookcheck's overall impression of the Core Ultra 9 285K

The Intel Core Ultra 9 285K succeeds in offering Core i9-14900K levels of raw CPU performance at lower power levels.

Gaming performance, however, is not up to the mark, which puts a big question over its $589 asking price.

Hardcore gamers may want to wait till Ryzen 9000X3D chips drop in early November before splurging their cash.

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Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Arrow Lake-S Review: $589 CPU sacrifices gaming crown to match AMD Zen 5 Ryzen 9000 in power efficiency

Power-efficient but gaming deficient.

Verdict: Intel's efficiency play hits a gaming snag

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Table of Contents

An overview of Intel Core Ultra 200S Series Arrow Lake-S desktop processors

The test bench: GeForce RTX 4090 is a great match for the Core Ultra 9 285K

CPU performance: On par with Core i9-14900K overall with small gains over Ryzen 9 9950X

Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

System performance: In the same league as Core i9-14900K and AMD Zen 5

3D and gaming performance: Arrow Lake-S disappoints big time

Power consumption: Intel finally gets power efficiency right

Power Consumption: External monitor

Notebookcheck's overall impression of the Core Ultra 9 285K

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