Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus (98/100)

Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus leads overall with a score of 98/100 compared to Intel Core Ultra 9 285 (77/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus:
  • + Higher Efficiency score (76 vs 72)
  • + Higher Performance score (99 vs 85)
[ WINNER ]
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Intel

Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus

98/100
View Full Specs →
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
Intel

Intel Core Ultra 9 285

77/100
View Full Specs →

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Intel Core Ultra 9 285
Efficiency 76.0 Good WINNER 72.0 Good
Performance 99.0 Excellent WINNER 85.0 Very Good

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Intel Core Ultra 9 285
Base Frequency (E) 3.2 GHz 1.9 GHz
Base Frequency (P) 3.7 GHz 2.5 GHz
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
E-Cores 16 16
E-Threads 16 16
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 3MB (per core) 3MB (per core)
L3 Cache 36MB (shared) 36MB (shared)
Multiplier 37x 25x
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 8 8
Total Cores 24 24
Total Threads 24 24
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.7 GHz 4.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.4 GHz 5.6 GHz
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Cinebench

Cinebench specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Intel Core Ultra 9 285
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 9722 —
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 595 —

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Intel Core Ultra 9 285
Background blur 116 images/sec 81.2 images/sec
Clang compilation 297.3 Klines/sec 221 Klines/sec
File compression 2000 MB/sec 1380 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 635.2 pages/sec 407 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 716 Mpixels/sec 501.6 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing 210.5 images/sec 141.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 59 Mpixels/sec 47.2 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 447.5 pages/sec 356.4 pages/sec

General

General specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Intel Core Ultra 9 285
AMD Equivalent -AMD Ryzen 9 9950X —
Codename Arrow Lake Arrow Lake
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Integrated GPU Arc iGPU (4-Cores) Arc Graphics
Model number 270K+ 285
Released March 12, 2026 December 18, 2024
Type Desktop Desktop
Vendor Intel Intel

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Intel Core Ultra 9 285
ECC Support Yes Yes
Max. Memory Bandwidth 115.2 GB/s 102.4 GB/s
Max. Memory Size 256 GB 256 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Memory Types - DDR5-7200 - DDR5-6400

Misc

Misc specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Intel Core Ultra 9 285
Official Site Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus official page Intel Core Ultra 9 285 official page
PCI Express Lanes 24 24
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
Technologies — - Compute: ABM, ADX, AVX-VNNI, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, DLBoost 3.0, F16C, SHA- Performance: CFET, EIST, TBMT 3.0, TBT 2.0, TVB, Thread Director- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-rp, VT-x- Security: MBEC, RDRAND, SIPP, TDT, TXT, XD bit, vPro

Package

Package specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Intel Core Ultra 9 285
Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 250 W 182 W
Peak Temperature 105°C 105°C
Socket FCLGA-1851 FCLGA-1851
TDP (PL1) 125 W 65 W
Transistors 17.8 billions —

PassMark

PassMark specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Intel Core Ultra 9 285
Data compression 803 MBytes/sec —
Data encryption 59 GBytes/sec —
Extended instructions 63.4B Matrices/sec —
Find prime numbers 612M Primes/sec —
Floating point math 229.2 GOps/sec —
Integer math 175.8 GOps/sec —
Physics 4038 Frames/sec —
Random string sorting 96.8M Strings/sec —

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Intel Core Ultra 9 285
Blender / Watt 4.92 PPW —
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 19.9 PPW 23.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 219.2 PPW 310.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 547.7 PPW —

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Intel Core Ultra 9 285
Date Benchmark —
📘 2026-04-07(IdiotStick) Cinebench 2026 —
📘 2026-04-11(Daniel Comeau) Cinebench 2026 —
📘 2026-06-13(sparehobos) Cinebench 2024 —
📘 2026-06-25(Adnan) Cinebench 2024 —
📘 2026-08-12(coolguy) Cinebench 2026 —

iGPU

iGPU specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Intel Core Ultra 9 285
Execution Units 64 —
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz —
GPU Boost Clock 2000 MHz 2000 MHz
Integrated Graphics Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) Intel Arc Graphics
ROPs 16 —
Shading Units 512 —
TGP 14 W —
TMUs 32 —

Looking for More Comparisons?

Browse all available head-to-head comparisons or select new devices in the comparison hub.

Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus vs Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus vs Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus vs Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU)
Browse Processors Comparisons → Launch Full Comparison Hub →