Intel Core i9-13900KF vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285

Core i9-13900KF vs Core Ultra 9 285 comparison

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i9-13900KF 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.

Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores but the Core i9-13900KF has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i9-13900KF has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core Ultra 9 285. Also, the Core i9-13900KF has a slightly higher turbo speed. The info from our database shows that the Core Ultra 9 285 has more L2 cache than the Core i9-13900KF. However, both these chips have the same amount of 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 i9-13900KF has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.