Intel Core Ultra 9 285K 3.7GHz Socket 1851 Box

The Ultra 9 285K and Ultra 7 265K are both 2024 models built on the same socket and support 64-bit processing with virtualization and boxed packaging. The Ultra 9 offers a higher core count with 24 cores and 24 threads compared to the Ultra 7's 20 cores and 20 threads, making it better suited for heavily multi-threaded tasks. While the Ultra 7 has a slightly higher base clock speed at 3.9 GHz versus 3.7 GHz on the Ultra 9, the Ultra 9 has a higher maximum turbo frequency of 5.7 GHz, giving it better performance bursts. Cache configurations differ, with the Ultra 9 having more L3 cache (36 MB) but less L2 cache (40 MB) than the Ultra 7. Both have the same TDP and support ECC memory and AI boosting, but the Ultra 9 provides stronger multi-core performance overall, while the Ultra 7 may have a slight edge in single-core base clock speed.