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Comparing Intel Core Ultra 9 285K vs. Xeon Platinum 8280L

Below you can compare the latest CPU-s across multiple benchmarks. Explore detailed graphs, performance scores, and rankings to quickly find the model that best suits your workflow and creative needs.

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Verdict

The Core Ultra 9 285K is 2% slower than the Xeon Platinum 8280L

Averaged over 3 rendering benchmarks, the Xeon Platinum 8280L leads in 2 of them. The biggest gap is in Cinebench 2026, where the Xeon Platinum 8280L scores 18% higher.

15,876* · Core Ultra 9 285K
18,928 · Xeon Platinum 8280L
41,812* · Core Ultra 9 285K
49,962 · Xeon Platinum 8280L
2,371* · Core Ultra 9 285K
2,747 · Xeon Platinum 8280L
6,978* · Core Ultra 9 285K
8,460* · Xeon Platinum 8280L
100 · Core Ultra 9 285K
86* · Xeon Platinum 8280L
560 · Core Ultra 9 285K
592* · Xeon Platinum 8280L
9,312 · Core Ultra 9 285K
11,005* · Xeon Platinum 8280L

Scores marked with * are estimated from the other benchmarks we have for that device.

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frames at min per frame on the Core Ultra 9 285K
Core Ultra 9 285K
20 h 50 min
Xeon Platinum 8280L
17 h 59 min
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Estimated with our live price calculator for 250 frames. Local times scale with Cinebench 2024 scores; farm times assume enough free nodes. From €132.63 on Sapphire.

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Methodology

Our data above is compiled from multiple sources:

  • Our own benchmarks: We conduct extensive testing with the GPU and CPU models we use on the farm. Over the past 10 years we have tested over 1,000 GPUs and 500 CPUs.

  • Model scores: Once we have two or more benchmarks for a device we can perform some machine learning computations to estimate a realistic score in any of the other benchmarks we list. These are always marked with an asterisk (*), and while usually accurate shouldn't be taken as the complete truth.

  • Public benchmark data: We may supplement our dataset with scores from public OctaneBench, V-Ray Benchmark and Blender Benchmark websites. We cannot test every device available ourselves, so this gives us a nice alternative to get You the results you are looking for.

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