Core Ultra 200 Benchmarks Leak: 24 Cores, 5GHz Clock, and More

According to Intel’s previously announced plans and known information, the release date for the next-generation Core Ultra 200 series processors, specifically the K series with Z890 motherboards, will be postponed from the expected October to December, likely just before the Christmas holiday. Although the launch is still some time away, some enthusiasts have already obtained samples for testing and have shared CPU-Z and Task Manager screenshots.

From the CPU-Z screenshots, we can observe that this Intel Core Ultra series processor, codenamed “Arrow Lake,” features a model ending in “5K,” with an LGA 1851 socket and manufactured using a 7nm process. It has a maximum TDP of 125W and does not support AVX-512 instructions. The use of a 7nm process appears inconsistent with Intel’s 20A process terminology, and the lack of AVX-512 support is also unexpected. Given that CPU-Z identifies this CPU as an engineering sample and can recognize the complete model, it is likely that the identification by CPU-Z might be inaccurate or there could be other reasons.

Additionally, the minimum multiplier of this CPU has been reduced from 8.0 to 4.0 compared to the Core i9-14900K. The L1 instruction cache capacity per performance core has doubled, and the L2 cache per performance core has increased by 1MB. However, the core count of the CPU is obscured, and the operating frequency of 5.0GHz at that time does not provide much insight.

Further analysis of the Task Manager screenshots shared by another user reveals that this CPU has 24 cores. Based on the traditional ratio of performance cores to efficiency cores, this configuration likely consists of 8 performance cores and 16 efficiency cores, with 24 logical processors, consistent with previous statements about the Core Ultra series lacking hyper-threading technology. The cache capacities also match the CPU-Z information, confirming that this is a high-end Intel Core Ultra 200 series desktop processor, likely the Core Ultra 9 285K.

Reportedly, the new K series processors include three models: Core Ultra 9 285K, Core Ultra 7 265K, and Core Ultra 5 245K, with core/thread configurations of 24C/24T (8+16), 20C/20T (8+12), and 14C/14T (6+8), respectively, and a TDP of 125W. The non-K series will feature the Core Ultra 9 275, Core Ultra 7 255, and Core Ultra 5 240 processors with a TDP of 65W. The Core Ultra 5 will also have a 10C/10T (6+8) configuration with the same TDP of 65W. As in the past, Intel will offer T series models with a TDP of 35W. Additionally, there will likely be two F series models without integrated graphics.