Intel Core Ultra 9 285k 'Arrow Lake' Discussion/News ("15th gen") on LGA-1851

[Grim5]

285k performance re-tested, gaming is now faster, though still behind the 14900k. Still missing the January 2025 bios updates

Arrow Lake Retested with Latest 24H2 Updates and New BIOS

Yesterday, Intel announced that they had root-caused the majority of Arrow Lake Core Ultra 200 performance problems, and that OS updates are already available. We tested Windows 11 24H2 with the new patches, and also compare results with 23H2 and a new motherboard BIOS.

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[Rroff]

285k performance re-tested, gaming is now faster, though still behind the 14900k. Still missing the January 2025 bios updates

Arrow Lake Retested with Latest 24H2 Updates and New BIOS

Yesterday, Intel announced that they had root-caused the majority of Arrow Lake Core Ultra 200 performance problems, and that OS updates are already available. We tested Windows 11 24H2 with the new patches, and also compare results with 23H2 and a new motherboard BIOS.

www.techpowerup.com

Lot of cases still struggles against the 14700 never mind 14900 - those BIOS updates have a lot of heavy lifting to do (given Intel is quoting 3-8% uplift from them I'm not sure why anyone would be buying Arrow Lake outside of very specific usages).

 

[Dave2150]

285k performance re-tested, gaming is now faster, though still behind the 14900k. Still missing the January 2025 bios updates

Arrow Lake Retested with Latest 24H2 Updates and New BIOS

Yesterday, Intel announced that they had root-caused the majority of Arrow Lake Core Ultra 200 performance problems, and that OS updates are already available. We tested Windows 11 24H2 with the new patches, and also compare results with 23H2 and a new motherboard BIOS.

www.techpowerup.com

As expected, Arrow Lake is still Arrow Lake. Can't polish a turd. RIP z890 platform.

Hope Nova Lake gives AMD some competition - need 16 core CCX!

 

[Grim5]

Techpowerup have now tested the new 0x114 BIOS microcode and found that it makes no difference in gaming performance

Intel Arrow Lake 0x114 Microcode Already Out, No Significant Gains—We Tested

Motherboard vendor ASUS began rolling out UEFI firmware (BIOS) updates to its Intel Z890 motherboards that contain Intel's 0x114 Microcode update for Core Ultra "Arrow Lake-S" desktop processors. The new microcode was touted as bringing in performance gains to gaming workloads across the board...

www.techpowerup.com

 

[RSR]

Techpowerup have now tested the new 0x114 BIOS microcode and found that it makes no difference in gaming performance

Intel Arrow Lake 0x114 Microcode Already Out, No Significant Gains—We Tested

Motherboard vendor ASUS began rolling out UEFI firmware (BIOS) updates to its Intel Z890 motherboards that contain Intel's 0x114 Microcode update for Core Ultra "Arrow Lake-S" desktop processors. The new microcode was touted as bringing in performance gains to gaming workloads across the board...

www.techpowerup.com

That Asus firmware doesn't include the Intel CSME 19.0.0.1854v2.2, as that's due in Jan.

As discussed previously, it needs all 3 items, if that makes a difference who knows?

Intel MC 0x114
Intel CSME 19.0.0.1854v2.2
Windows 11 26100.2314+

 

[Legion]

Techpowerup have now tested the new 0x114 BIOS microcode and found that it makes no difference in gaming performance

Intel Arrow Lake 0x114 Microcode Already Out, No Significant Gains—We Tested

Motherboard vendor ASUS began rolling out UEFI firmware (BIOS) updates to its Intel Z890 motherboards that contain Intel's 0x114 Microcode update for Core Ultra "Arrow Lake-S" desktop processors. The new microcode was touted as bringing in performance gains to gaming workloads across the board...

www.techpowerup.com

Those of us that actually watched the Hothardware stream the other night already knew this. It won't do anything without the CSME 19.0.0.1854v2.2 firmware update that is scheduled to be released in January.

 

[Game]

I thought there would be no improvement until the January update