The upcoming Intel Arrow Lake-S desktop launch lineup will only include the unlocked K-series, a move that aligns with the company's history. Still, non-K CPUs are also coming, and thanks to an entry recently found on the Geekbench 6 database, we just got the first glimpse of how the top-tier non-K CPU will perform.

The Geekbench entry found by Benchleaks shows the first non-K SKU in the Arrow Lake-S family to be found in the wild. This 65W TDP processor mirrors the CPU configuration of the 285K, featuring 24x cores, eight of which are Lion Cove P-cores and 16 of which are Skymont E-cores. According to the Geekbench entry, the CPU was tested on an Asus Prime Z890-P with 16GB of DDR5-5600 memory.

Delving into the test results, the Core Ultra 9 285 hit a maximum boost frequency of 5.6GHz, just 100MHz lower than its 285K counterpart. The 3081 single-core score suggests that the CPU could match the 265K(F) in single-threaded programs. As for its multi-core performance, the 14,150 score seems a bit too low, even with the power constraints. Hopefully, retail samples will fare better in this test.

Intel's public launch of the new series is slated for October 10th, but the non-K CPUs are not expected to be part of this announcement. Instead, Intel will likely introduce the new 65W TDP chips later, potentially around CES 2025. This window aligns with the arrival of Intel's B860 motherboards.

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