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

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

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.

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Intel's Arrow Lake-based Core Ultra 200S series processors for high-performance desktop systems have arrived and we've taken them for a spin around

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.

Intel will certainly be happy to see the back of its turbulent year surrounding its "Raptor Lake Refresh" and "Raptor Lake" desktop processors. Its family of successor chips (dubbed "Arrow Lake" during development and now known as the Core Ultra 200S series) has arrived to get Intel's ship back on course,

The Intel Core Ultra 9 285 CPU sets a new standard for power efficiency and takes a significant step toward the future of computing.

Here's where you can find the cheapest prices we can find on Intel's brand new Core Ultra Series 2 chips - the 9 285K, 7 265K and 5 245K.