The 28-core Intel Nova Lake are seen in PassMark, surpassing the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K in a single core

The Intel Nova Lake They are getting closer, the manufacturer is said to present them this very 2026, with availability in early 2027. We have already seen several rumors about this next generation of CPUs, and now we have also been able to find out their performance. From Videocardz they have discovered the results in the database PassMark PerformanceTest 11.1with a surprising score compared to the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K current.

28-core Intel Nova Lake beats Core Ultra 9 285K in a single core

Processors appear in this database with an identifier Intel 0000although it clearly specifies that they belong to the Intel Nova Lake family. Other information also appears, such as a configuration 28 coresa base speed of 3.3GHz and turbo that reaches 4.8GHz.

Even when testing an engineering model, this Intel Nova Lake has scored better in the single-core test than the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K. The highest score has been 5,210 followed by another with 5,191while the Core Ultra 9 285K achieved 5,059 points and the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 4,805.

Core Ultra 9 285K maintains lead in multi-core performance

However, in the multi-thread test the Core Ultra 285K has managed to be ahead of this 28-core Nova Lake with an unknown name. The Intel Nova Lake has achieved 61,509 pointswhile the Core Ultra 9 285K reached 67,274 pointsand the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D shot up to 72,065 points.

In addition to this more powerful 28-core reference, at least for now, other Nova Lake processors with 8 cores. However, the reference to 16 cores which according to rumors will also arrive with these Intel Nova Lake at the beginning of next year.

Intel Nova Lake would arrive in early 2027 with models with up to 52 cores

Rumors say that Intel will present the Nova Lake before the end of the year 2026and thus fulfill his promise. For availability we will have to wait until next year where the references of 28 cores between the end of January and Marchfollowed by 16 and 8 between the end of March and May. Finally it is said that Intel will launch its references of up to 52 cores (with double computing tile) for the second half of 2027.