Intel decided to ditch hyperthreading for the upcoming Arrow Lake processors, and based on a new set of leaks, it may have been for the best.

Geekbench results appear for the Core Ultra 9 285K and Core Ultra 7 265K, showing an increase in performance over the Core i9 14900K.

Intel's next-gen Core Ultra 9 285K 'Arrow Lake' desktop CPU probably won't beat AMD's current-gen Ryzen 7 7800X3D in gaming, let alone 9800X3D soon.

Five models will be offered initially, all using the new "Core Ultra" nomenclature already seen with Intel's Meteor Lake laptop CPUs. The top chip is the Core Ultra 9 285K. It sports eight Performance and 16 Efficient cores, but no HyperThreading, so the thread count is the same as the overall core count.

The list of coolers compatible with both LGA 1700 and LGA 1851 processors includes 17 air coolers, 49 all-in-one (AIO) liquid coolers, and five water blocks.

After the somewhat-underwhelming launch of AMD's Ryzen 9000 processors, some enthusiasts are looking to Intel to drag us out of the hardware enthusiast doldrums. The company's upcoming Arrow Lake processors are a departure from standard practice in a number of ways,

Intel's Arrow Lake processors for desktop PCs are to be released a little later than expected. One store is already listing them.

While official specs remain under wraps, some early listings have surfaced on the UK retailer site Lambdatek, potentially giving us a glimpse of what to expect.

Core Ultra 200 series CPU specifications have been purportedly finalized. Five SKUs will debut on launch day. Core counts remain the same, but clock speeds are dropping compared to Raptor Lake Refresh.

Leaked specs include Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, Intel Core Ultra 7 265K, Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF, Intel Core Ultra 5 245K, and Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF models. t has been said that Intel could launch at least 16 variants in the Core Ultra 200 series but these five are now expected to arrive on October 24.