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Core Ultra 7 270K Plus against Core Ultra 9 285K

Core Ultra 7 270K Plus leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.

Which one for what

Office & everyday

Either

Within 1 points; buy on price.

Coding & development

Either

Within 1 points; buy on price.

Light gaming

Core Ultra 7 270K Plusleft

87 vs 83 on the light gaming blend.

Gaming

Core Ultra 7 270K Plusleft

84 vs 80 on the gaming blend.

Heavy gaming

Core Ultra 7 270K Plusleft

83 vs 79 on the heavy gaming blend.

Content creation

Either

Within 1 points; buy on price.

3D & rendering

Either

Within 1 points; buy on price.

Gaming & streaming

Core Ultra 7 270K Plusleft

89 vs 87 on the gaming & streaming blend.

AI & local models

Either

Within 0 points; buy on price.

Head to head

Scores

Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.

  • Spec score

    Core Ultra 7 270K Plus: 91

    Core Ultra 9 285K: 88

    3 ptsto the left

  • Gaming

    Core Ultra 7 270K Plus: 78

    Core Ultra 9 285K: 72

    6 ptsto the left

  • Multi-core

    Core Ultra 7 270K Plus: 98

    Core Ultra 9 285K: 100

    2 ptsto the right

  • Single-core

    Core Ultra 7 270K Plus: 100

    Core Ultra 9 285K: 98

    2 ptsto the left

Price and value

Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.

  • Value, points per $100

    Core Ultra 7 270K Plus: 22.8

    Core Ultra 9 285K: 16.6

    37%to the left

  • Typical price

    Core Ultra 7 270K Plus: $400

    Core Ultra 9 285K: $530

    $130to the left

From the spec sheets

  • Cores

    Core Ultra 7 270K Plus: 24

    Core Ultra 9 285K: 24

    level

  • Threads

    Core Ultra 7 270K Plus: 24

    Core Ultra 9 285K: 24

    level

  • Boost clock

    Core Ultra 7 270K Plus: 5.5 GHz

    Core Ultra 9 285K: 5.7 GHz

    4%to the right

  • Turbo power

    Core Ultra 7 270K Plus: 250 W

    Core Ultra 9 285K: 250 W

    level

The verdict

  • The Core Ultra 7 270K Plus leads in games by 8%.
  • Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Core Ultra 9 285K are level on multi-core.
  • Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Core Ultra 9 285K are level on single-core.
  • The Core Ultra 7 270K Plus typically costs $130 less.
  • Per dollar, the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus is the better buy: 22.8 points per $100 against 16.6.

Specifications

SpecCore Ultra 7 270K PlusCore Ultra 9 285K
ArchitectureArrow Lake RefreshArrow Lake
SocketLGA1851LGA1851
Cores / threads24 / 2424 / 24
Base clock3.7 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock5.5 GHz5.7 GHz (better)
TDP / turbo power125 / 250 W125 / 250 W
MemoryDDR5DDR5
Built-in graphicsYesYes
Cooler in the boxNoNo
BrandIntelIntel
Released2026 (better)2024
Typical price$400 (better)$530

The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.

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