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76 Intel's upcoming Core Ultra 9 290K Plus appears on Geekbench with chart-topping scores — Arrow Lake refresh beats the 285K by ~10% across single- and multithreaded tests

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Tom's Hardware · today 12:05 EDT

Intel's upcoming Core Ultra 9 290K Plus appears on Geekbench with chart-topping scores — Arrow Lake refresh beats the 285K by ~10% across single- and multithreaded tests

As Intel gears to launch its Arrow Lake refresh, leaks for the lineup keep pouring in left and right — the latest one being a Geekbench spotting for the flagship Core Ultra 9 290K Plus. The chip scored 10.5% higher in single-core and 11.29% higher in multi-core tests compared to the existing Core Ultra 9 285K.

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