Intel Core Ultra 9 285K

285k is a 4k gaming beast. Don't let the paid croney YouTubers fool you. 57 on the p cores and 49 on the e cores npu off thermal limits off(110c in the bios is all that's needed) lift all the limits and let it sing . You can push one p core to 58 and one set of e cores to 50 the lows are better in almost every game I play than the 9800x3d aver is with the error of margin but lows are noticeably better in re5 games

JoelC · 2026-03-27 · via bestbuy

This processor is an absolute powerhouse! Upgraded from an older i7, and the difference is night and day. The Core Ultra 9 285K handles gaming, streaming, and editing all at once without breaking a sweat. Temps stay surprisingly cool with a good AIO cooler, and the boost clock speeds are insane. Everything feels faster from boot times to heavy multitasking. If you’re building a high-end rig and want top-tier performance with future-proofing, this CPU delivers big time!

Anonymous · 2025-11-07 · via bestbuy

Kick as p-p-p-power! Great with VR and Adobe projects.

Samejin · 2025-10-24 · via bestbuy

My engineers love this CPU in their Solidworks Workstations. These CPUs are reliable compared to the previous generations that were overheating and crashing. These CPUs were paired with Asus ProArt Z890 Creator motherboards and 128GB of Ram. Super fast and stable for modeling work.

C. Joe · 2026-04-18 · via amazon

Listen, this thing is a beast, there are no problems about over heating/ over voltage problems, you can overclock it but you have to water cool if you want to do that, it can game very well runs cod and anything you can throw at it , but for rendering and models and ai work, it is the best ngl those 24cores are the way to go don’t listen to those reviews it’s a great chip and is worth the money as along as you can get the supporting mods, it’s so impressive that is can run 4 sticks of ddr5 at 4000hrz crazy ngl

Axel · 2026-04-15 · via amazon

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VALUE SCORE

FUTURE-PROOFING

Cores

24C/undefinedT

Boost

5.5GHz

Socket

LGA1851

TDP

125W