Intel’s Latest Marvel
According to the latest PassMark benchmarks, the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K has taken the crown as the highest-performing single-thread CPU on the market. With a jaw-dropping score of 5,268 points in single-core tests, this new marvel has gamers buzzing with excitement. Why, you might ask? Well, games primarily rely on single-core performance, making this news nothing short of fantastic!
Powerful Specifications
The Intel Core Ultra 9 285K packs a punch with 8 performance cores (P-cores) and 16 efficiency cores (E-cores). It boasts impressive boost frequencies, reaching up to 5.7 GHz for P-cores and 4.6 GHz for E-cores. This upgrade places the 285K 11% ahead of its predecessor, the Intel Core i9-14900K, in single-core performance. However, while these numbers sound great, the multithreaded performance hasn’t quite kept pace.
Multithreading and Future Prospects
Looking at multithreaded results, the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K scored 46,872 points, approximately 22% slower than the last-gen top SKU. Some may view this drop as a disappointment, but this was somewhat anticipated as Intel moves away from multithreaded designs. Going forward, CPUs like the 285K will feature a blend of P-cores and E-cores, aimed at optimizing efficiency and performance based on the task at hand. Bear in mind, the testing conducted by PassMark might involve an engineering sample, so until the official launch, we await clearer insights into its performance metrics.
