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Intel

Core Ultra 9 285H Specifications

BGA16 cores / 16 threads

Intel's flagship Arrow Lake-H part for premium laptops: six Performance cores, eight Efficient cores and two Low Power Efficient cores make 16 total, running 16 threads since Hyper-Threading is dropped from this generation. Boost reaches 5.4GHz with 24MB of Smart Cache, inside a 45W base power that peaks at 115W maximum turbo. The Arc 140T integrated GPU and an onboard NPU aim it at thin, AI-capable laptops rather than desktop-class thermals.

3rd of 23 models in the Laptop CPU catalog on Boost clock. Tied 3rd of 23 models in the Laptop CPU catalog on L3 cache — 6 models share this figure.

Current best price

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Specifications

Cores
16
Threads
16
Socket
BGA
Boost clock
5.4 GHz
Base clock
2.9 GHz
Performance cores
6
Efficiency cores
10
L3 cache
24 MB
TDP
45 W
Integrated graphics
Yes
Max power
115 W
Architecture
Arrow Lake
Process node
TSMC N3B
Integrated GPU
Intel Arc 140T
Memory support
LPDDR5/X-8400, DDR5-6400

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What owners and reviewers say

Summarised from 1 source(s), reviewed September 14, 2026. A source is counted only where it names this model exactly. How we track prices

Commonly praised

  • Reviewers report strong single-core and multi-core performance that keeps the chip competitive with AMD's best mobile offerings, with especially quick everyday responsiveness.
  • Its Arc 140T integrated GPU is singled out as one of the most capable integrated graphics tested, handling 1200p gaming at usable frame rates.
  • Efficiency is described as genuinely improved, with light office and video workloads sipping battery and performance barely dropping on battery power.

Commonly criticised

  • Its 13 TOPS NPU falls short of the Copilot+ threshold and leaves the entire H and HX line behind AMD and Qualcomm on AI capability.

Sources behind this summary

Sources

Every spec above was pulled from one of these — a field a source didn't state was left off rather than estimated.