Intel Published only at CES 2026 Panther Lake As everyone knows about the new generation mobile platform, there is another product line that is also ready to be launched, that is Arrow Lake Refresh. It is an updated version of Arrow Lake, so it will be available in both mobile and desktop versions. Among them, the desktop version’s flagship model Ultra 9 290K Plus has recently appeared in performance benchmarks. Geekbench The database did not disappoint. Compared with the 285K of the previous generation, single-core and multi-core performance increased by about 10%.
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The latest Geekbench benchmarks have been revealed, showing that both the single-core and multi-core performance of the 290K Plus have been fully improved.
Earlier in the Geekbench database, a running score of Core Ultra 9 290K Plus appeared.
This test was conducted on an Asus ROG Strix Z890-E Gaming Wi-Fi motherboard with 64 GB DDR5-6800 memory. As you can see from the image below, the Core Ultra 9 290K Plus scored 3,535 points in the single-core test and 25,106 points in the multi-core test:
The current average of the previous generation Core Ultra 9 285K in the official Geekbench rankings is:
- Single core: about 3200 points
- Multi-core: about 22560 points
This also means that the 290K Plus single-core is about 10.5% higher than the previous generation, and the multi-core is also 11.3% higher. If compared with other processors in the Geekbench database, this result directly ranks first.
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Although Intel has not released the Arrow Lake Refresh series yet, the specifications of the Core Ultra 9 290K Plus have been revealed before. It is expected to maintain the same 24 cores as the Core Ultra 9 285K, consisting of 8 P-cores and 16 E-cores. It will support DDR5-7200 memory, and also has 125 W PL1 and 250 W PL2 power consumption.
This performance improvement is mainly due to the clock speed. The E-core is expected to increase to 200 MHz, from 4.6 GHz to 4.8 GHz, and the P-core’s Turbo and Thermal Velocity Boost will also increase by 100 MHz each.
It is worth noting that the results of Core Ultra 9 290K Plus have actually appeared on Geekbench before. The scores at that time were a little lower than this time (single-core 3456 points, multi-core 24610 points), but the matching hardware was also slightly worse.
For example, the motherboard is Gigabyte Z890 AORUS TACHYON ICE, 48 GB DDR5-8000 memory, and is set to “balanced” power mode:
Intel has confirmed that Arrow Lake Refresh will be launched, but has not yet announced the time point and specific models. Therefore, the final performance will not be truly revealed until the product is officially launched.
Source: KOCPC Chinese