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

Intel Core Ultra 9 285H

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The Intel Core Ultra 9 285H is a mobile high-end CPU for larger notebooks based on the Arrow Lake architecture. It offers 16 cores consisting of 6 fast performance cores (Lion Cove) with up to 5.4 GHz and 8 smaller efficiency cores (Skymont) with up to 4.5 GHz clock speed and two additional low power cores with up to 2.5 GHz (Skymont). The CPU has access to 24 MB of cache and is specified with a TDP of 45 watts.

The SoC integrates a small dedicated NPU called AI Boost with 13 TOPS (Int8) and optionally supports vPro Enterprise. The integrated memory controller supports up to 192 GB LPDDR5/x-8400 or DDR5-6400 (dual channel). The integrated GPU (iGPU) is an Intel Arc 140T graphics card that offers eight Xe cores with up to 2.35 GHz.

Performance - High End

The top model offers all the cores that are built into the chip and clocks relatively high at up to 5.4 GHz. Thanks to the improved IPC of the cores (especially the efficiency cores), the CPU should reach the level of the old Raptor Lake Core Core 9 270H (6 + 8 cores, max 5.8 / 4.1 GHz). This makes the CPU ideal for very demanding tasks such as high-end gaming and content creation.

Chiplet Design

Like the desktop and HX chips, the Arrow Lake-H chips are based on individual chiplets that are placed on a 22nm base tile from Intel using Foveros 3D packaging. The CPU part comes from TSMC using the modern N3B (3nm) process. As with HX, the GPU also is produced at TSMC and is manufactured using the N5P process. SoC and I/O Tile are also from TSMC but in the older N6 process.

Intel Core Ultra 5 225H

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The Intel Core Ultra 5 235H is a mobile high-end CPU for larger notebooks based on the Arrow Lake architecture. It offers 14 cores consisting of 4 fast performance cores (Lion Cove) with up to 4.9 GHz and 8 smaller efficiency cores (Skymont) with up to 4.3 GHz clock speed and two additional "low power" efficiency cores with up to 2.5 GHz (Skymont). The CPU has access to 24 MB of cache and is specified with a TDP of 28 watts (PL1, 115W PL2).

The SoC integrates a small dedicated NPU called AI Boost with 13 TOPS (Int8) and optionally supports vPro Essentials. The integrated memory controller supports up to 192 GB LPDDR5/x-8400 or DDR5-6400 (dual channel). The integrated GPU (iGPU) is an Intel Arc 130T graphics card which offers eight Xe cores with up to 2.2 GHz.

Performance - High End

Compared to the more powerful variants (such as the top model Core Ultra 9 285H) due to the lack of two P-cores. However, thanks to the improved IPC of the cores (especially the efficiency cores), the CPU should be able to hold its own against its Raptor Lake predecessors. As a result, the CPU is also very suitable for demanding tasks such as gaming and content creation.

Chiplet design

Like the desktop and HX chips, the Arrow Lake-H chips are based on individual chiplets that are placed on a 22nm base tile using Foveros 3D packaging. The CPU part comes from TSMC using the modern N3B (3nm) process. As with HX, the GPU also comes from TSMC and is manufactured using the N5P process. SoC and I/O Tile also from TSMC but in the older N6 process.

ModelIntel Core Ultra 9 285HIntel Core Ultra 5 225H
CodenameArrow Lake-HArrow Lake-H
SeriesIntel Arrow LakeIntel Arrow Lake
Series: Arrow Lake Arrow Lake-H
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H « 4.5 - 5.4 GHz16 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H compare4.5 - 5.3 GHz16 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H compare4.4 - 5.1 GHz16 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 235H compare4.4 - 5.1 GHz16 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H4.3 - 4.9 GHz16 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H4.5 - 5.4 GHz16 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H compare4.5 - 5.3 GHz16 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H compare4.4 - 5.1 GHz16 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 235H compare4.4 - 5.1 GHz16 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H « 4.3 - 4.9 GHz16 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Clock4500 - 5400 MHz4300 - 4900 MHz
L3 Cache24 MB18 MB
Cores / Threads16 / 16
6 x 5.4 GHz Intel Lion Cove P-core
8 x 4.5 GHz Intel Skymont E-core
2 x 2.5 GHz Intel Skymont E-core
16 / 16
4 x 4.9 GHz Intel Lion Cove P-core
8 x 4.3 GHz Intel Skymont E-core
2 x 2.3 GHz Intel Skymont E-core
TDP45 Watt28 Watt
TDP Turbo PL2115 Watt115 Watt
Technology5 nm5 nm
max. Temp.110 °C110 °C
iGPUIntel Arc Graphics 140T ( - 2350 MHz)Intel Arc Graphics 130T ( - 2200 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
$651 U.S.$385 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - Ultra 9 285H
43.3 pt (72%)
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Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
min: 127     avg: 127.3     median: 127 (71%)     max: 128 Points
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
min: 740     avg: 975     median: 991 (18%)     max: 1194 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 16632     avg: 19718     median: 20442 (19%)     max: 22080 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 2126     avg: 2141     median: 2133 (91%)     max: 2163 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 810     avg: 818     median: 817 (91%)     max: 827 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 6517     avg: 7563     median: 7920 (19%)     max: 8251 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 2797     avg: 3137     median: 3282 (21%)     max: 3333 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 313     avg: 315     median: 314 (88%)     max: 318 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
40.3 Points (52%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
3.8 Points (91%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
11576 Points (70%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
84729 Points (61%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
238.3 s (3%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
7.1 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
16732 Points (27%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
min: 53335     avg: 61217     median: 60639 (35%)     max: 69676 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5999     avg: 6091     median: 6136 (72%)     max: 6138 MIPS
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 18.8     avg: 22.8     median: 23.6 (41%)     max: 25.9 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.2 GB/s (35%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
2 GB/s (34%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
10 GB/s (26%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 259     avg: 339     median: 341 (4%)     max: 417 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 159     avg: 197     median: 197 (1%)     max: 235 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.427     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (9%)     max: 0.4343 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
16618 Points (35%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.2 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
15.7 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
389.3 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
88317 Points (68%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 19102     avg: 22396     median: 23751 (59%)     max: 24334 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
114747 Points (93%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
112438 Points (91%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
21867 Points (55%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 27803     avg: 32789     median: 35044 (62%)     max: 35519 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 6727     avg: 10334     median: 11650 (49%)     max: 12624 Points
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Single-Core
min: 2665     avg: 2878     median: 2912 (73%)     max: 3110 Points
2678 Points (67%)
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Multi-Core
min: 15330     avg: 16653     median: 17207 (67%)     max: 17992 Points
13434 Points (52%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1982     avg: 2062     median: 2096 (82%)     max: 2108 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 14243     avg: 15562     median: 15818 (28%)     max: 16626 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 422     avg: 445.3     median: 450 (1%)     max: 464 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 109360     avg: 115546     median: 115823 (89%)     max: 121454 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 254     avg: 296.2     median: 311 (85%)     max: 323.6 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 280     avg: 323.7     median: 333 (60%)     max: 358 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1812     avg: 2016     median: 2064 (77%)     max: 2173 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 53.2     avg: 84.8     median: 69.5 (12%)     max: 131.6 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 65.4     avg: 99.6     median: 102.8 (19%)     max: 130.5 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 5.61     avg: 13.8     median: 6.5 (4%)     max: 29.2 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 5.65     avg: 7.4     median: 6.4 (7%)     max: 10.3 Watt
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
min: 25.5     avg: 33.4     median: 31.9 (24%)     max: 42.8 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks Intel Core Ultra 9 285H → 100% n=2

Average Benchmarks Intel Core Ultra 5 225H → 85% n=2

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