Intel's upcoming Core Ultra 200K series qualification samples have been distributed to partners, and performance benchmarks, such as those from Geekbench, have recently surfaced. Besides giving us a glimpse of how they perform, they're also helpful for learning the CPU specifications, including single- and multi-core clock speeds.

The Core Ultra 200K series will feature two 24-core variants, the Core Ultra 9 285K and Core Ultra 9 275, both equipped with 8x Lion Cove P-cores and 16x Skymont E-cores. According to Jaykihn, the qualification sample of one of these processors (most likely the Core Ultra 9 285K) can reach a maximum clock speed of 5.7GHz using TVB (Thermal Velocity Boost), a 1.0GHz increase over the previous Engineering Sample. Moreover, the leaker stated that this same qualification sample can push all P-cores to 5.4GHz and all E-cores to 4.6GHz.

Overall, it seems the new processors will clock under their predecessors. However, note that clock speed isn't everything when discussing CPU performance. As the Geekbench results we've shared previously show, the upcoming processors will probably outperform their older counterparts.

Intel was expected to announce the desktop Core Ultra 200K CPU series in the upcoming Innovation 2024, which has been scrapped due to the company's cost-cutting efforts. However, the company confirmed its plans to return to hosting Innovation in 2025. As for the CPUs, these should still be announced later this year and released soon after.

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