CPU-Z Intel Core Ultra 9 285K screenshot leaked. Many of the most important specs have been covered, but thanks to the second leak we managed to spread the word and “confirm” the final keys of this processor, which will be Intel’s next-generation high-end processor known as Arrow Lake-S.

It will use an Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Intel node 4, which is the equivalent of 7nm, but with a higher transistor density than TSMC’s 4nm node can achieve. This node is the same one we saw in Intel Meteor Lake, a generation that did not have a desktop version and whose availability was limited to notebooks, low-power computers and mini PCs with an integrated CPU.

We can also see in the screenshot that the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K is using a socket LGA-1851, which has a TDP of 125 watts and worked on the frequency 5 GHz. That operating speed makes me think that this is a display of advanced engineering, since in theory this processor will be able to reach speeds of up to 5.7 GHz thanks to turbo mode.

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K says goodbye to HyperThreading

The second screenshot confirms that this processor will have the configuration 24 cores and 24 threads, which means that it will say goodbye to HyperThreading technology and that each core will be limited to a single thread. It allows to free up space at the silicon levelsimplifies design and improves performance per watt and per square foot.

The base split will be set to 8 P cores high performance, which will be based on the architecture of Lion Cove, and 16 E cores high efficiency, based on the Skymont architecture. According to Intel, Lion Cove offers up to 14% IPC improvement over the previous generation, while Skymont improves CPI by 68%so it is able to almost match Raptor Cove’s CPI, which is an impressive development.

P cores will work at a higher frequency than the E cores and will continue to be the preferred choice for demanding tasks and workloads, although this time the E cores will be much more capable thanks to the improvements introduced by the Skymont architecture.

The Intel Core Ultra 9 285K has a total of 2.4 MB of L1 cache, 40 MB L2 cache and 36 MB L3 cache. This model comes with an unlocked multiplier so it will be very easy to overclock. However, it remains to be seen what reserve in overclocking it is able to achieve while maintaining an acceptable level of consumption and temperatures.

The presentation of Intel Arrow Lake-S could take place in September of this year and It will be launched in October. The launch will be limited to the K and KF models, models other than the K and F could be introduced at CES in 2025 and arrive in the first quarter of that year.

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