Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Sets New Single-Thread Performance Record

Intel's Arrow Lake processor outperforms competitors in PassMark benchmark, though its multi-thread scores lag behind.

The Intel Core Ultra 9 285K has achieved the highest single-threaded performance score on PassMark, surpassing the Core i9-14900KS by 8.2%.
Despite its single-thread success, the Core Ultra 9 285K's multi-thread performance is lower than both the Core i9-14900K and AMD Ryzen 9 9950X.
The CPU features a 24-core, 24-thread configuration, with a boost clock speed of up to 5.7 GHz, and a total cache of 76MB.
PassMark results were based on what may be a pre-release engineering sample, suggesting potential for improved performance upon official release.
Intel's Core Ultra 9 285K is part of the upcoming Arrow Lake series, expected to launch later this month with reviews following soon after.