Intel Ultra 9 290K PLUS CPU benchmark leaks, unveiling significant performance gains
Leaked benchmark results highlight notable single-threaded and multi-threaded performance gains for Intel’s Core Ultra 9 290K CPU
A Geekbench Score for Intel’s Core Ultra 9 290K PLUS CPU has leaked, confirming the CPU’s maximum clock speed of 5.8 GHz and other specifications. This CPU was tested on a Gigabyte Z890 AORUS TACHYON ICE motherboard with 48GB of DDR5-8000 memory.
Geekbench gives Intel’s Ultra 9 285K CPU a single-threaded score of 3202 and a multi-threaded score of 22580. This gives today’s Ultra 9 290K PLUS CPU a single-threaded score that’s almost 8% higher and a multi-threaded score that is almost 9% higher. Those are notable gains for Intel’s Arrow Lake Refresh.
Unlike other leaked Arrow Lake Refresh CPU, the 290K PLUS doesn’t feature more CPU cores than its last-generation counterpart. This means all performance gains from this new CPU model are due to higher core clock speeds and other design improvements. For today’s leaked benchmarks, this CPU’s use of fast DDR5-8000 memory certainly plays a role in its heightened performance.
(Leaked Geekbench result for Intel’s Ultra 9 290K Plus – via Benchleaks)
For the most part, Intel’s new PLUS series Arrow Lake CPUs offer higher clock speeds and more E-cores than their predecessors. The 290K PLUS is the only exception, as it only offers higher clock speeds than its predecessor.
It’s currently unknown if Intel has combined core clock speeds with chiplet interconnect speed increases with its new CPUs. Higher Fabric (SOC Tile/NGU) and Die-to-Die (D2D) speeds can significantly impact performance, especially for gaming workloads. If Intel’s refreshed lineup increases these speeds by default, it will make Intel’s CPUs much more competitive within gaming environments.
Below are the leaked specifications of Intel’s Core Ultra 200 PLUS series desktop CPUs and their currently available counterparts.
| Cores (P+E) | Intel TVB (Up to) | Intel TBMT 3.0 (Up To) | P-core Turbo (Up To) |
E-Core Turbo (Up To) |
CPU Base/Max Power | MemorySupport | Integrated graphics | |
| Core Ultra 9 290K PLUS | 8P + 16E | 5.8 GHz | 5.6 GHz | 5.6 GHz | 4.8 GHz | 125/250W | DDR5-7200 | Yes |
| Core Ultra 9 285K | 8P + 16E | 5.7 GHz | 5.6 GHz | 5.6 GHz | 4.6 GHz | 125/250W | DDR5-6400 | Yes |
| Core Ultra 7 270K PLUS | 8P + 16E | – | 5.5 GHz | 5.4 GHz | 4.7 GHz | 125/250W | DDR5-7200 | Yes |
| Core Ultra 7 265K | 8P + 12E | – | 5.5 GHz | 5.4 GHz | 4.6 GHz | 125/250W | DDR5-6400 | Yes |
| Core Ultra 5 250K PLUS | 6P + 12E | – | – | 5.3 GHz | 4.7 GHz | 125/159W | DDR5-7200 | Yes |
| Core Ultra 5 245K | 6P + 8E | – | – | 5.2 GHz | 4.6 GHz | 125/159W | DDR5-6400 | Yes |
When will Intel release its Arrow Lake refresh? That’s unclear. However, if I were to guess, I would expect these CPUs to launch this quarter, after Intel’s Panther Lake mobile CPUs become available to consumers.
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