Recent Geekbench Browser database entries have outed test scores and basic specifications for two of Intel's upcoming "Arrow Lake Refresh" flagships. On January 13, a not-yet-launched Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus mobile unit was tracked in a new Acer Predator Helios gaming laptop. A few hours earlier, Team Blue's Core Ultra 9 290K Plus desktop chip entered the fray onboard a test rig built around Gigabyte's top-level and world record-holding Z890 AORUS TACHYON ICE mainboard configured with 48 GB DDR5-8000 of system memory. This leak shows the future 24-core "Arrow Lake Refresh" range topper posting overall scores of 3456 single-core and 24610 multicore points in Geekbench 6.5 test scenarios. Naturally, news reports have quickly compared the Core Ultra 9 290K Plus to a nearby non-refreshed "Arrow Lake" part—Core Ultra 9 285K.

The newcomer managed to build upon the current flagship's officially ranked achievements (based upon multiple entries); doing 7% better in single-core stakes, and 9% in multicore tests. When compared to AMD's fanciest "Granite Ridge" desktop offering—Ryzen 9 9950X3D—the Core Ultra 9 290K Plus is 2% faster in terms of single-core results, and 11% above in multicore. Interestingly, the lesser Core Ultra 9 270K Plus model was Geekbenched in December—producing 3235 (single-core) and 21368 (multicore) tallies. The flagship "Arrow Lake-S Refresh" SKU is about 7% and 15% faster (respectively) than its (also) 24-core sibling. According to Geekbench diagnostic data and other specification leaks, the two (8P + 16E) siblings feature minor differences in core clock speeds, so it is possible that Team Blue engineers have tuned the more expensive option to a greater degree. Golden Pig Upgrade has proposed a March/April launch window for the Core Ultra 200 Plus desktop family, consisting of the two aforementioned models and an 18-core (6P + 12E) Core Ultra 5 250K Plus SKU.

Intel's often leaked "Arrow Lake Refresh" processor family was not put under an official spotlight at CES 2026—supposed desktop variants (aka "ARL-S R") took fourth place in TechPowerUp's "Biggest No-shows" of the recently concluded trade event. Team Blue's main focus was the truly new-gen "Panther Lake" mobile series, with a wide swath of manufacturing partners showing off related devices on the showroom floor. Understandably, mid-gen product refreshes are less exciting than the freshest and shiniest products. A very low number of hints were dropped in Las Vegas; reportedly at the Gigabyte and Minisforum booths. Web sleuths are still seeking signs of any pre-launch Core Ultra Plus "Arrow Lake Refresh" information, and a new discovery has brought to light a new "Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus" SKU. Yesterday afternoon, an "Acer Predator PHN18-I71" test system was tracked on the Geekbench Browser database. Initial investigations point to the possible recent evaluation of an upcoming Helios 18 AI gaming laptop.

A Geekbench 6.5 diagnostic session mentions an ARL iX2_ARX board, 64 GB of system memory, and a 24-core "Genuine Intel Family 6 Model 198 Stepping 2" processor. The test platform's socket package is listed as an LGA 1851 type; a big error—since Team Blue's "Arrow Lake-HX" chip line is usually paired up with the BGA "FCBGA2114" format. The not-yet-launched "Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus" model seems to be prepped to take top billing over the current "Arrow Lake-HX" (non-refreshed) Core Ultra 9 285HX mobile chip. The latest leak shows that there is some nomenclature overlap with a flagship desktop equivalent—Core Ultra 290K Plus. Intel's "Plus" designation seems to indicate refreshed status. Yesterday's Geekbench 6.5 results look to be incomplete—with lower than expected scores and clock speeds; VideoCardz proposes that the evaluator ended benchmarking partway through the session.

AMD's not-yet-launched "Ryzen AI 400 series" seems to be nearing finalized form, given an uptick of leaks across the latter half of 2025. Yesterday morning, an ASUS Vivobook S 15 (M5650GA) test platform posted further "Gorgon Point" details within the Geekbench browser database. The sort of next-gen ultra-thin laptop was driven by a Ryzen AI 9 465 APU. This particular SKU also turned up via a CrossMark entry, late last month. Looking at fresh Geekbench 6.5 scores, the evaluated ASUS device achieved overall 2780 (single-core) and 12001 (multicore) digits. When compared to a direct predecessor, the unreleased mobile chip only holds an advantage in single-core stakes.

It is possible that the Ryzen AI 9 465 mobile processor was put through its paces under unfavorable conditions—e.g. running on immature drivers and firmware. The direct forebear, Team Red's readily available Ryzen AI 9 365 "Strix Point" mobile processor holds a 474 point advantage in multicore scenarios. Industry observers reckon that the "Gorgon Point" generation will deploy with improved onboard XDNA 2 NPUs, albeit combined with familiar "Strix Point" credentials. The forthcoming Ryzen AI 9 465 SKU seems to share its predecessor's base specifications: 10 cores/20 threads, maximum 5.0 GHz boost/turbo clock, and a Radeon 880M iGPU. Amusingly, Geekbench has identified the leaked part as belonging to the "Strix Point" mobile family—it is widely believed that "Gorgon Point" will emerge as a mild refresh over the "previous" generation.

A mysterious unreleased "OneXPlayer X1 i" device has turned up as a test subject across multiple Geekbench browser database entries—as discovered by Gray/Olrak29. The NDA-busting info dumps appeared last Friday (December 5), signalling the Chinese manufacturer's evaluation of pre-launch units. Normally, OneXPlayer products have shipped with AMD APUs onboard, but the latest leaks allude to a surprising diversification. Geekbench and (mid-November) FurMark results were generated by next wave "Panther Lake" SoCs; specifically the "Core Ultra 5 338H" SKU.

A supplementary finding—courtesy of momomo_us—indicates that this forthcoming processor utilizes an "Arc B370" integrated graphics solution. It is believed that this a 10-core iGPU, based on Xe3 "Celestial" architecture. Geekbench 6.5 diagnostics show key "Core Ultra 5 338H" specs: (overall) 12-cores, maximum 4.7 GHz boost clock, and 18 MB of shared L3 cache. The leaked chip's core configuration breakdown reads as: four Performance, four Efficient, and 4 Low Power-Efficiency units. This information aligns with an older leak, when a significant "Panther Lake" mobile product stack seeped out.

Mid-September news reports placed NVIDIA's Chinese market exclusive RTX PRO 6000D model in a dubious position. Insiders believed that this "Blackwell" architecture-based AI accelerator was banned by the nation's Cyberspace Administration (CAC), in favor of boosting the prospects of domestic equivalents. Team Green has gingerly navigated these choppy waters for a number of years; an encouraging stack of sanction-conforming products have been released during trying times. These variants often feature lesser specifications—for example, the aforementioned RTX PRO 6000D is rumored to be a spin-off of the familiar RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell card. Despite facing an uncertain future in China, a curious Geekbench browser entry shines a ray of hope for the latest workstation-grade "D"-affixed product.

Team Green's upcoming NVIDIA RTX 6000D Blackwell GPU—now missing a "PRO" designation—seems to sport 156 compute units (CUs)/SMs; translating to 19,968 CUDA cores. An "AIC CB502-NM" test system was running this 84 GB GDDR7-laden card in conjunction with an AMD EPYC 9654 CPU. In comparison, the unpasteurized RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell model harnesses a largely uncompromised GB202 chip. 24064 CUDA cores are on tap, alongside 96 GB GDDR7 of video memory. The weaker 6000D makes do with a reduced 2430 MHz clock frequency (versus its sibling's 2600+ MHz credentials). Expert analysis posits that the cut-down card makes use of a 448-bit bus interface, rather than the standard unit's 512-bit avenue. VideoCardz has kindly formulated a comparison table of NVIDIA's RTX 6000 "Blackwell" products. The latest addition managed to generate an OpenCL score of 390656 points in Geekbench's 6.5 gauntlet (for Linux AVX2). The evaluated AIC computer was operating on Rocky Linux 9.4 (Blue Onyx).

An intriguing Intel Core Ultra 9 386H mobile processor has turned up on Geekbench Browser, as spotted by early morning risers. Today's reports have focused on details produced by an "Acer Predator PHN16S-I51" test subject; presumably a next-gen Helios gaming laptop. The plucky system—sporting 64 GB of memory—was put through the Geekbench 6.50 wringer, running a Windows 11 Pro 64-bit OS combined with a Balanced power plan. Fundamental frequencies and core counts were leaked at the start of this month: 4 P-Cores, 8 E-Cores, 4 LPE-Cores. Presently, this supposed 16-core engineering sample (ES) has racked up impressive single and multicore scores: 2849 and 15434 (respectively). According to Notebookcheck, this data places the Ultra 9 386H ES chip just above the performance range of Team Blue's current-gen "Arrow Lake-H" Core Ultra 9 285H APU.

Crucially, this forthcoming premium component surpasses AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ 395 "Strix Halo" SoC (by a small margin) in single-core performance stakes. Team Red's mobile 16-core Zen 5 flagship remains top of the multicore table. Intel's Core Ultra 300 family is pencilled in for an official launch at CES 2026, but a plethora of leaks have disclosed all manner of pre-launch material. Late last week, photos of an alleged Core Ultra 3 "Panther Lake-H" qualification sample ended up online, alongside CPU-Z-generated diagnostics.