Core Ultra 9 285K Series 2 Desktop Processor 24-Core 24-Thread up to 5.7GHz 36MB Smart Cache 40MB L2 Intel AI Boost DDR5-6400 PCIe 5.0 LGA1851 Unlocked Boxed Version

Features

• 24-Core Flagship Hybrid Desktop Performance: Combines 8 next-generation Performance-cores with 16 Efficient-cores for a total of 24 physical CPU cores and 24 processing threads, delivering flagship-class processing capability for premium gaming PCs, professional content creation, advanced video production, 3D rendering, software development, compiling, livestreaming and demanding multitasking. Intel Thread Director works with the hybrid architecture to help compatible operating systems intelligently place foreground and background workloads on the most appropriate cores, allowing powerful applications to run responsively while efficiency-focused tasks continue in parallel without unnecessarily occupying the highest-performance cores.
• Up to 5.7GHz Thermal Velocity Boost Performance: Reaches a maximum turbo frequency of up to 5.7GHz through Intel Thermal Velocity Boost, with Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 reaching up to 5.6GHz and Performance-cores reaching up to 5.5GHz. This high-frequency capability provides rapid single-thread responsiveness for high-refresh-rate gaming, productivity software, creative applications, complex spreadsheets, coding tools and professional workloads while the 16 Efficient-cores provide substantial parallel-processing capacity for background and multi-core workloads.
• Intel AI Boost NPU with Up to 36 Overall AI TOPS: Integrates a dedicated Intel AI Boost Neural Processing Unit delivering up to 13 INT8 TOPS, while the complete processor platform provides up to 36 peak INT8 TOPS across its AI-capable compute resources. The NPU supports frameworks including OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX Runtime and WebNN together with Windows Studio Effects, providing dedicated acceleration for compatible AI workloads such as communication enhancements, intelligent productivity features and other AI-assisted applications without requiring every AI task to run entirely on conventional CPU cores.
• 36MB Smart Cache and Massive 40MB L2 Cache: Includes 36MB of Intel Smart Cache together with a substantial 40MB of total L2 cache, giving the processor a large pool of high-speed on-chip memory for frequently accessed instructions and data. The generous cache configuration helps improve responsiveness in gaming, rendering, code compilation, content creation, productivity applications and multi-core workloads by reducing the need to repeatedly retrieve commonly used information from slower system memory.
• DDR5-6400 Memory Support with Up to 256GB Capacity: Supports a modern dual-channel DDR5 memory platform with official speeds reaching up to 6400 MT/s and maximum memory capacity up to 256GB according to Intel’s current specification database. ECC memory support is also listed, subject to complete platform support, giving high-end desktop builders substantial memory bandwidth and capacity for gaming, professional editing, development environments, large creative projects, virtualized workloads and memory-intensive productivity applications.
• PCIe 5.0 and PCIe 4.0 with Up to 24 CPU Lanes: Provides PCI Express 5.0 and PCI Express 4.0 connectivity with up to 24 processor PCIe lanes and flexible configurations including up to 1x16+2x4, 2x8+2x4 or 1x8+4x4. This gives compatible LGA1851 desktop platforms high-bandwidth connectivity for current high-performance discrete graphics cards, PCIe 5.0 NVMe storage and other premium expansion hardware, while DMI 4.0 with up to eight lanes provides a high-speed connection between the processor and compatible chipset.