Intel Core i3-12100 vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285K

Core i3-12100 vs Core Ultra 9 285K comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core Ultra 9 285K performs better than the Core i3-12100. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-12100 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core Ultra 9 285K has significantly more cores than the Core i3-12100. Indeed, the Core Ultra 9 285K has 24 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i3-12100. It also has more threads than the Core i3-12100. Our comparison shows that the Core Ultra 9 285K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-12100. Also, the Core Ultra 9 285K has a slightly higher turbo speed.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i3-12100 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.