Intel Core Ultra 9 285K / Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
October, 2024Type
CPUsPrice
$589 / $309It's been almost two years since the release of the Intel Raptor Lake (13th Gen) CPUs and around a year since the launch of the 14th Gen Refresh. These 13th-gen lineups were strongly positioned at launch with strong single—and multi-core performance but came at the cost of higher power and temperatures. The company ended up in some major with its higher-end parts, and while that story is done, today, Intel will regain the trust of its customers and partners with the launch of the latest Core Ultra 200S "Arrow Lake" lineup.
For today's review, we were sent a Core Ultra 9 285K and a Core Ultra 5 245K CPU by Intel and we have several Z890 motherboards at our disposal. The Arrow Lake review series will comprise of a lot of Z890 and DDR5 memory tests over the next couple of weeks but today, we will be looking at the pure performance that these chips have on offer.
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About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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