Ultra 9 285 vs C-60

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Primary details

Comparing C-60 and Core Ultra 9 285 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3232not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD C-Seriesno data
Power efficiency2.10no data
Architecture codenameOntario (2011−2012)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date22 August 2011 (13 years ago)January 2025

Detailed specifications

C-60 and Core Ultra 9 285 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads224
Base clock speed1 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed1.33 GHz5.6 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)3 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography40 nm3 nm
Die size75 mm2243 mm2
Number of transistorsno data17,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on C-60 and Core Ultra 9 285 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFT1 BGA 413-Ball1851
Power consumption (TDP)9 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by C-60 and Core Ultra 9 285. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V, Radeon HD 6290 (276-400 MHz)no data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

C-60 and Core Ultra 9 285 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by C-60 and Core Ultra 9 285 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by C-60 and Core Ultra 9 285. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3 Single-channelDDR5 Depends on motherboard

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 6290Arc Xe2 Graphics 64EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by C-60 and Core Ultra 9 285.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 24
Threads 2 24
Chip lithography 40 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 9 Watt 125 Watt

C-60 has 1288.9% lower power consumption.

Ultra 9 285, on the other hand, has 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 1233.3% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between C-60 and Core Ultra 9 285. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that C-60 is a notebook processor while Core Ultra 9 285 is a desktop one.


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