But there’s still plenty of competition coming from Intel. The recent Core Ultra 9 285K offers more cores and higher speeds overall, and although it’s a flagship CPU, the price increase on the Ryzen 7 9800X3D means the two CPUs are closer than ever in ...

However, the new Intel Core Ultra 9 285K and Intel Core Ultra 5 245K really aren't any better than the chips they are replacing, and their efficiency gains are too modest to justify investing in a whole new platform.

The company largely achieved this with a considerably lower power draw but the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K is still a 125W TDP processor with a rated power draw of up to 250W. That's a lot of energy that needs to be handled by the attached CPU cooler.