Intel's upcoming Core Ultra 9 processor is set to become the company's new top-of-the-range processor for desktops. However, it is not going to beat the previous-generation flagship Core i9-14900K in games, according to alleged Intel slides leaked by wxnod, who tends to have access to this kind of documents ahead of product launches (still keep in mind that we are dealing with a leak). There is a catch, though: the new CPU is significantly more energy efficient than its predecessor.
One of the Intel slides indicates that while the average frames per second (FPS) in a set of games on a Core Ultra 9 285K system is 261 FPS, the average framerate on a Core i9-14900K is 264 FPS, according to one leaked slide. The difference is hardly significant. What is substantial is the difference in power consumption between the previous-generation and next-generation desktop platforms. The Core Ultra 9 285K-based machine consumes around 447W, whereas the Core i9-14900K consumes 80W more: 527W.
