Intel Core Ultra leads the pack, but not by much. Updated: Sep 18, 2024 10:55 am WePC is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Prices subject to change. Learn more Table of Contents Table of Contents Intel’s new Core Ultra 9 285K and 7 265KF have made it onto Geekbench using a Z890 motherboard. Testing shows that the Core Ultra 9 is around 6% faster in Geekbench Multi than the 9950X, and the Core Ultra 7 265KF is around 1% slower than the 9900X. Intel is rumored to be announcing its latest Core Ultra processors soon, with events taking place on October 10th. Though it is not confirmed, we strongly suspect these new CPUs will be the headlining focus of the keynote. The focus today is the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K and the Ultra 7 265KF, which have been spotted on Geekbench several times. Geekbench Core Ultra scores The latest leaks show lower-than-expected scores, as we have found scores higher, courtesy of benchleaks on X. The latest leaks detail the Core Ultra 9 285K scoring 3,186 on the single-core, and 21,075 on the multi-core. This submission was made on the 16th of September. Source: Geekbench This happens to be a slightly lower score than we expected for the Core Ultra 9 285K, as we have witnessed scores in the region of 3,420 on the single, and 23,376 on the multi. As for the Core Ultra 7 265KF, we saw a single-core score of 3,186, and 19,799 on the multi. This does happen to be the best score we have seen for the Core Ultra 7 so far, as data on VideoCardz confirms. Source: Geekbench We’re slightly underwhelmed by the scores of these Intel processors so far, as they are only marginally faster than AMD in the multi-core portion of the test. There is some time yet for Intel to tweak and motherboard manufacturers to dial in everything they need to to make the most out of these CPUs. But if this is the pinnacle of what Intel has to offer this time around, we can see a lot of users flocking to X3D when that releases for the 9000 series.
