Core Ultra 9 285K vs 11th Gen Core i7-11700 @ 2.50GHz

Short answer: which is best?

Core Ultra 9 285K is 77 % stronger than 11th Gen Core i7-11700 @ 2.50GHz. Core Ultra 9 285K ranks #2 of 47 measured processors at WhatFPS (15,519 CPU score over 1 verified runs). 11th Gen Core i7-11700 @ 2.50GHz ranks #20 of 47 measured processors at WhatFPS (8,769 CPU score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 2 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

MetricCore Ultra 9 285K11th Gen Core i7-11700 @ 2.50GHz
CPU score (the processor's own performance)15,5198,769
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)11,9946,381
Integer (MT)12.7 Gop/s7 Gop/s
Single-thread (1T)0.95 Gop/s0.61 Gop/s
Draw calls/s (DX11)11,963,5388,964,630
Cores / threads24 / 248 / 16
L3 cache36 MB16 MB

What the numbers mean

The CPU score is the processor's own performance — that is what we rank on. GAMING is the whole rig's score in the best PC we measured the processor in, and leans heavily on the graphics card. A strong processor in a weak PC gets a low GAMING score without being worse. We show both and never mix them.

All numbers come from our benchmark suite: four hand-built 3D scenes written directly against the graphics APIs in Rust, the same load on every PC. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik

All measurements for Core Ultra 9 285K · All measurements for 11th Gen Core i7-11700 @ 2.50GHz