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An Intel Core Ultra 9 with 24 cores, worse than an AMD Ryzen 7 with only 8?

On October 24, Intel is scheduled to officially announce the new range of processors Intel Core Ultra 200 Seriesa range of processors that will be the 15th generation. The latest news related to this range of processors focuses on the Intel Core Ultra 9 285, a processor that costs with 24 coresso, initially, it should be a real beast in terms of performance.

However, it seems that this is not the case, at least if we pay attention to the latest performance test that has appeared on Geekbench. Based on the score it has obtained, it is important to note that this is not the K version, it is far behind its counterparts Ryzen 9even of the Ryzen 7.

Ryzen 7 9700X outperforms Intel Core Ultra 9 285

The new Intel Core Ultra 9 285is not only surpassed by the Ryzen 9000 Series but, in addition, it is also surpassed by Ryzen 7 9700X. According to the data we can see in Geekbench, in the single-core test, the Intel processor obtained a score of 3,081 while the Ryzen 7 9700X reached 3,264 points.

But, the biggest difference in performance is found in the score obtained in the multi-core test, where the Intel Core Ultra 9 285 obtained 14,150 points compared to the 19,381 points of the Ryzen 7 9700X.

The K version of this same processor, with the same number of cores, in the Geekbench multi-core test it obtained a score of 21,447. How can a processor with 24 cores be surpassed by one with only 8 cores?

To carry out the test, a plate was used ASUS Prime Z890-Pone of the new boards that will hit the market along with the new range of processors since, as we have commented on several occasions, this new processor debuts the socket LGA 1851. The version of Windows used for testing is Windows 11 Pro with the 24H2 update.

Regarding RAM memory, a computer with 8 GB DDR5 at 5,600 MHz. In the performance test of the Intel Core Ultra 285Kthe equipment used was managed by 32 GB of DDR5 memory at 5,600 MHZ.

The base clock speed of the Intel Core Ultra 285K It is higher since it reaches 3.5 GHz compared to the 2.5 GHz of the Intel Core Ultra 285 model, so it is possible that the significant difference in performance is motivated by the clock speed and not by the low configuration of RAM memory.

Intel processors with the letter K differ from non-K models in that they are unlocked, meaning they can be overclocked to increase their clock speed above the manufacturer’s specifications and thus increase their performance.

It should be remembered that Geekbench does not depend on RAM to carry out the tests, since it only needs a little less than 2 GB to carry out the tests, so it does not affect its performance. Starting October 24, Geekbench will be filled with more performance tests with different configurations, being the best time to clear up doubts about the performance of this processor.

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