Intel Core i5-12600KF vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX

Core i5-12600KF vs Core Ultra 9 285HX benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core Ultra 9 285HX performs better than the Core i5-12600KF. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-12600KF in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core Ultra 9 285HX has significantly more cores with 24 cores compared to the Core i5-12600KF that has 10 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i5-12600KF. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i5-12600KF has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core Ultra 9 285HX.

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 i5-12600KF has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.