Intel's next-gen flagship Core Ultra 9 285K 'Arrow Lake' CPU rumored to hit 5.5GHz

Intel's next-gen Core Ultra 9 285K "Arrow Lake" CPU has a rumored 5.5GHz boost clock, compared to up to 6.2GHz on the current-gen flagship Core i9-14900KS processor.

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The news on the Core Ultra 9 285K processor is coming from some posts by MebiuW on Weibo, where the big architectural changes that Intel will be bringing with Arrow Lake -- as well as the new Core Ultra 200 series branding -- will see a hefty CPU frequency reduction.

Intel's current-gen Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs can boost at up to 6.2GHz out of the box with the Core i9-14900KS, while even the Raptor Lake CPUs before it with the Core i9-13900KS we saw 6.0GHz. The new Arrow Lake CPUs however, seem to be topping out at 5.5GHz, but will feature a new tile-based design with an integrated NPU for AI workloads... something desktop Core CPUs didn't have until Meteor Lake hit laptops late last year.

• Read more: Intel Arrow Lake-S CPU details: Core Ultra 9 285K is the successor to the Core i9-14900K

Arrow Lake will be the first gaming CPU with an AI accelerator, with 24 cores and 24 threads (8 cores based on Lion Cove P-Core architecture, 16 cores based on the Skymont E-Core architecture). Now we need to see what Arrow Lake can do at 5.5GHz against a 6.0-6.2GHz CPU with Raptor Lake, because that's a rather chunky 700MHz disparity.

Intel Arrow Lake-S desktop CPU features and support:

• LGA 1851 Socket Longevity Planned Uptill 2026
• DDR5 Only Compatibility, No DDR4 Support
• Kicks off With 800-Series Motherboards
• Support For Up To DDR5-6400 Memory (Native JEDEC)
• Increased PCIe Gen 5.0 Lanes Through CPU & PCH
• Arrow Lake-S First Desktop Family Supported (DIY)
• Arrow Lake-S CPUs feature 3 MB L2 Cache Per P-Core
• Arrow Lake-S CPUs feature Alchemist iGPUs
• Arrow Lake-S CPUs feature 8+16, 6+8 CPU SKUs
• Arrow Lake-S 8+16 (24 Cores)
• Arrow Lake-S 6+8 (14 Cores)
• No Hyper-Threading Support(?)
• Launching In 2H 2024