Intel Core Ultra 9 285K uses less power and runs cooler than the i9-14900K, according to MSI

The same confidential MSI presentation that talked about the possible performance of Ryzen 9000X3D processors now brings information about Intel processors. Leaked slides from the motherboard maker show that the Core Ultra 9 285K uses less power and heats up less than the Core i9-14900K, in the same BIOS profile.

As is known, since the infamous problems with its Raptor Lake-based CPUs, Intel has introduced power profiles into the BIOS, creating a new Standard. It is accompanied by a Performance and an “Extreme” profile, which only works on high-end processors and voids the warranty.

MSI calls the overclocking profile on its cards Unlimited. In this configuration, the consumption of the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K goes from 279W to 349W, and the temperature rises from 64ºC to 77ºC. However, these final numbers remain lower than what the Core i9-14900K achieves, according to MSI itself:

The manufacturer also released a collection of synthetic benchmark test results. As the graphs show, the unlocked power profile offers only a 10% performance gain on average, and VideoCardz points out that this may not be reflected in games.

Finally, MSI also shows that, in its Cinebench tests, the new Intel processors are ahead of the current generation Ryzen 9000, with or without power limits:

MSI slides still talk about Intel Arrow Lake-S Refresh

The information currently circulating among rumors for Intel is that the company has given up on refreshing the Arrow Lake-S CPUs. So the Core Ultra 200K series (and non-K, later) may be the only ones on the LGA-1851 chipset.

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One of the leaked MSI slides, however, mentions Arrow Lake-S Refresh. The image below lists the power settings of current Intel processors in their different BIOS profiles. Furthermore, in the right-hand column, we have a note referring to refresh, which is highlighted by VideoCardz.

The table may be older than the cancellation of the new Arrow Lake-based generation, or Intel may not have actually given up on the products. While we have no official statements on the matter, we are only left with speculation and rumors.