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

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

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core Ultra 9 285K performs better than the Core i7-14700K. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-14700K in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core Ultra 9 285K has slightly more cores than the Core i7-14700K. Indeed, the Core Ultra 9 285K has 24 cores compared to 20 cores found in the Core i7-14700K. Despite this, the Core i7-14700K has more threads than the Core Ultra 9 285K. With our hardware info, we find that the Core Ultra 9 285K has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i7-14700K. Also, the Core Ultra 9 285K has a slightly higher turbo speed. The info from our database shows that the Core Ultra 9 285K has more L2 cache than the Core i7-14700K. The Core Ultra 9 285K 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.