Ultra 9 285K vs 7 160UL

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Primary details

Comparing Core 7 160UL and Core Ultra 9 285K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated54
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data74.27
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data32.56
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-PS (2024)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date8 April 2024 (less than a year ago)24 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$589

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 7 160UL and Core Ultra 9 285K 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Performance-coresno data8
Efficient-coresno data16
Threads1224
Base clock speed1.8 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed5.2 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus rateno data250 MHz
L1 cache80 KB (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)3 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm3 nm
Die sizeno data243 mm2
Number of transistorsno data17,800 million
64 bit support++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core 7 160UL and Core Ultra 9 285K 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
Socket1700FCLGA1851
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 7 160UL and Core Ultra 9 285K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN

Security technologies

Core 7 160UL and Core Ultra 9 285K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 7 160UL and Core Ultra 9 285K are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 7 160UL and Core Ultra 9 285K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5DDR5-6400
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel Iris Xe Graphics 96EUIntel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data2 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 7 160UL and Core Ultra 9 285K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 7 160UL and Core Ultra 9 285K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4K @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 8K @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDPno data4K @ 60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data8K @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 7 160UL and Core Ultra 9 285K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 7 160UL and Core Ultra 9 285K.

PCIe version4.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes820

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 April 2024 24 October 2024
Physical cores 10 24
Threads 12 24
Chip lithography 10 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 125 Watt

7 160UL has 733.3% lower power consumption.

Ultra 9 285K, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, 140% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

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