Leaked PassMark Run Puts 28-Core Nova Lake-S Ahead in Single-Thread

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An early PassMark listing shows a 28-core Nova Lake-S sample topping 61,000 multicore points, but memory and sample status cloud comparisons.

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A leaked PassMark result attributed to a 28-core Nova Lake-S desktop sample lists up to 61,509 points in the multithreaded CPU test and 5,210 in single-thread. The single-thread result exceeds the listed Core Ultra 9 285K score, while the reported multicore result reaches roughly 85% of the Ryzen 9 9950X3D result cited in the report.

These figures are preliminary: the benchmark identifies an engineering platform, not a retail processor, and its run conditions are unknown. The sample also scores unusually low in PassMark Memory Mark, at up to 2,523.4 versus roughly 3,500 for the Core Ultra 9 285K, so memory configuration and early firmware may affect the comparison. Intel has not confirmed these scores or the processor's launch specifications.

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