Intel Core i7-14700K vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285

Core i7-14700K vs Core Ultra 9 285 benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i7-14700K is faster than the Core Ultra 9 285. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core Ultra 9 285 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core Ultra 9 285 has slightly more cores with 24 cores compared to the Core i7-14700K that has 20 cores. Despite this, the Core i7-14700K has more threads than the Core Ultra 9 285. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-14700K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core Ultra 9 285. In addition, both chips have the same turbo speed. In terms of cache, the Core Ultra 9 285 has many more L2 cache when compared to the Core i7-14700K. The Core Ultra 9 285 also has slightly 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 i7-14700K has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.