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

Core i9-13900KS vs Core Ultra 9 285 benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i9-13900KS performs better 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.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count but the Core i9-13900KS has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i9-13900KS has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core Ultra 9 285. Also, the Core i9-13900KS has a slightly higher turbo speed. In terms of cache, the Core Ultra 9 285 has slightly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i9-13900KS. However, both these chips have the same amount of L3 cache.

The more cores a CPU has, the better the overall performance will be in parallel workloads such as multitasking. Many CPUs have more threads than cores, this means that each physical core is split into multiple logical cores, making them more efficient. Indeed, the Core i9-13900KS has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.