Ultra 9 285K vs Pentium Silver A1030

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Silver A1030 and Core Ultra 9 285K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	54
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	74.24
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	no data	32.54
Architecture codename	no data	Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date	1 July 2020 (4 years ago)	24 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$589

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Silver A1030 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Performance-cores	no data	8
Efficient-cores	no data	16
Threads	2	24
Base clock speed	2 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	5.6 GHz
Bus rate	no data	250 MHz
L1 cache	no data	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	3 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Die size	no data	243 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 deg C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	17,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Silver A1030 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1090	FCLGA1851
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver A1030 and Core Ultra 9 285K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	-	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
SIPP	-	+
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+
Supported AI Software Frameworks	-	OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN

Security technologies

Pentium Silver A1030 and Core Ultra 9 285K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Silver A1030 and Core Ultra 9 285K are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Silver A1030 and Core Ultra 9 285K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	upto-2400	DDR5-6400
Maximum memory size	8 GB	192 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® Graphics
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Graphics max frequency	700 GHz	2 GHz
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Silver A1030 and Core Ultra 9 285K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	4
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
MIPI-DSI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Silver A1030 and Core Ultra 9 285K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4K @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 8K @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4K @ 60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	8K @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Silver A1030 and Core Ultra 9 285K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.4	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Silver A1030 and Core Ultra 9 285K.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	6	20
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 July 2020	24 October 2024
Physical cores	2	24
Threads	2	24
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	125 Watt

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