Intel Core Ultra 9 285K vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225

Core Ultra 9 285K vs Core Ultra 5 225 specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Core Ultra 9 285K beats the Core Ultra 5 225 in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core Ultra 5 225 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core Ultra 9 285K has significantly more cores than the Core Ultra 5 225. Indeed, the Core Ultra 9 285K has 24 cores compared to 10 cores found in the Core Ultra 5 225. It also has more threads than the Core Ultra 5 225. With our hardware info, we find that the Core Ultra 9 285K has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core Ultra 5 225. 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 Ultra 5 225. The Core Ultra 9 285K 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. For instance, the Core Ultra 9 285K has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.