Cores (P+E): 8+16 Threads: 24 Base clock: 3.7 GHz (P-core) Boost clock: 5.7 GHz (P-core) L3 Cache: 40 MB L2 Cache: 36 MB Unlocked: Yes Max usable PCIe lanes: 24 Graphics: Intel Graphics (4 Xe cores) Memory support (up to): DDR5-6400 Processor Base Power (W): 125 Maximum Package Power (W): 250 Recommended customer price: $589/£549

Intel's Core Ultra 9 285K is an undeniably impressive CPU, but it's still tough to recommend given some inconsistent performance. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Intel’s Core Ultra 9 285K is the first enthusiast desktop CPU with a built-in NPU, or a neural processing unit, for accelerating AI tasks. It’s also the first CPU that’s bui

Intel’s Arrow Lake processors have arrived—and they’re quite different than Team Blue’s last generation of desktop chips.

Officially, Intel recommends an MSRP between $309 and $319, with the first Core Ultra 5 245K listing selling for $328.99 at Newegg. It's technically slightly cheaper than the $319 to $329 launch MSRP of its last-gen counterpart, the Core i5-14600K, though it now sells for as low as $255 at Amazon.

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The Digital Foundry CPU review of the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K and Ultra 5 245K, with the test rig, content creation benchmarks and much more.

Coming out on top in synthetic benchmark results puts the Core Ultra 9 285K at the top of the productivity pile, but the gaming situation hasn't changed much from the previous-gen Core i9-14900K, and that's by design.