Review: Intel's Core Ultra 9 285H is Arrow Lake's redemption arc

It seems Arrow Lake scales down better than up.

Feb 10, 2025 - 16:35
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Review: Intel's Core Ultra 9 285H is Arrow Lake's redemption arc

While Arrow Lake on the desktop didn't exactly wow us, it was at least a step or two in the right direction towards processors that kept their thermals in check. Now, it's the turn of Arrow Lake's mobile processors, starting with the Core Ultra 9 285H. This is a 45W mobile chip with 6 performance, 8 efficiency, and 2 low-power efficiency cores that can use up to 115W at full tilt. But, after the issues of Arrow Lake on desktop, is the mobile chip any good?