Intel Core i7-1255U vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285

Core i7-1255U vs Core Ultra 9 285 comparison

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core Ultra 9 285 is faster than the Core i7-1255U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-1255U in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core Ultra 9 285 has significantly more cores than the Core i7-1255U. Indeed, the Core Ultra 9 285 has 24 cores compared to 10 cores found in the Core i7-1255U. It also has more threads than the Core i7-1255U. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core Ultra 9 285 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-1255U. Also, the Core Ultra 9 285 has a slightly higher turbo speed. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Core Ultra 9 285 has significantly more L2 cache than the Core i7-1255U. The Core Ultra 9 285 also has significantly more L3 cache.

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 i7-1255U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.