Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX “Arrow Lake-HX” CPU Spotted: 24 Cores and Enthusiast-Level Performance
Intel’s flagship Core Ultra 9 285HX, part of the Arrow Lake-HX lineup, has been benchmarked on Geekbench AI, revealing its impressive specs and potential for high-performance gaming and productivity laptops. Designed for enthusiast-grade devices, this CPU showcases Intel's commitment to dominating the premium laptop market.
The Core Ultra 9 285HX is the pinnacle of Intel’s Arrow Lake-HX series, featuring:
Core Configuration:
8 Performance cores (P-cores)
16 Efficient cores (E-cores)
24 threads total
Base Clock Speed: 2.80 GHz (P-core).
Boost Clock (Expected):
P-core: Up to 5.5 GHz
E-core: Base 2.1 GHz, Boost 4.6 GHz
L3 Cache: 36 MB (speculated).
Integrated Graphics: Xe-based iGPU with 64 Execution Units (EUs) at 2.0 GHz.
These specs align with Intel's desktop counterparts, such as the Core Ultra 9 285K, demonstrating a consistent design philosophy across platforms.
In the Geekbench AI benchmark, the Core Ultra 9 285HX scored 4091 points in single-precision workloads. While this test focuses on AI tasks and doesn’t reflect traditional CPU performance, it highlights the chip's capabilities in AI-driven workloads, increasingly relevant for modern applications.
Additional performance details, such as multi-threaded capabilities, are expected to emerge in future benchmarks like Geekbench 6.3 CPU tests.
The MSI Raider 18 HX, a flagship gaming laptop, is one of the first devices confirmed to feature the Core Ultra 9 285HX. Known for pushing performance boundaries, the Raider series is expected to pair this CPU with top-tier GPUs like:
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 (speculated)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
This configuration makes the Raider 18 HX a strong contender for gamers and creators demanding peak performance.
Intel’s Arrow Lake mobile platform splits into two categories:
Arrow Lake-H (Core Ultra 200H): Optimized for mainstream users, featuring up to 16 cores.
Arrow Lake-HX (Core Ultra 200HX): Geared for high-performance gaming and productivity, offering up to 24 cores.
The Core Ultra 9 285HX stands as the flagship of the latter, showcasing Intel’s cutting-edge mobile technology.
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