Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus Spotted on Geekbench with 24 Cores and 5.8 GHz Turbo Boost
As Intel prepares for the arrival of its next-generation Nova Lake desktop processors, the company is also refreshing its current Arrow Lake lineup under a new name — the Intel Core Ultra 200K Plus series. These processors didn’t get much attention during this year’s CES, as the spotlight was on the new Intel Core Ultra 300 mobile chips, also known as Panther Lake. However, Intel continues to move forward, and evidence of these refreshed Arrow Lake models is already emerging online — most notably, the Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus has appeared on Geekbench.
24 Cores, Up to 5.8 GHz Turbo Speed
The newly spotted Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus on Geekbench confirms that Intel is testing these updated Arrow Lake chips. This particular model features a 24-core configuration, with 8 performance cores and 16 efficiency cores. It can reach a maximum turbo frequency of 5.8 GHz, starting from a base speed of 3.7 GHz.
In terms of benchmark results, the processor scored 3,456 points in single-core performance and 24,610 in multi-core. These results outperform the current Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, which scored 3,012 and 20,787 points, respectively, in similar tests. This new 290K Plus joins the previously leaked Core Ultra 7 270K Plus, another member of the Arrow Lake Refresh lineup, which also features a 24-core configuration.
The Geekbench listing shows that the processor was tested on a GIGABYTE AORUS TACHYON ICE motherboard featuring the Intel Z890 chipset, paired with 48 GB of high-speed DDR5 memory running at 8,000 MT/s. It also includes 36 MB of L3 cache, supporting its strong multi-core performance.
So far, two references in the Intel Core Ultra 200K Plus series — the 290K Plus and 270K Plus — have surfaced. Although Intel skipped announcing these desktop processors at CES, it’s possible that the company is reserving their official reveal for COMPUTEX later this year. There, Intel may introduce these refreshed CPUs along with other models aimed at enthusiasts and high-performance desktop users.
