# Intel Core Ultra 9 285K: specs and price

**Price (US):** $589 at cpubenchmark.net (US launch MSRP (Intel RCP) $589 at October 24, 2024 Arrow Lake launch; PassMark current price ~$585 (May 2026) consistent with launch price), as of 2026-06-27. A sourced, dated price of record — other retailers (incl. Amazon) may be lower. Among the 17 cpus we track it is #13 cheapest of 17; category median $359.
**Brand:** Intel
**Released:** 2024-10
**Deskmark:** Silver Deskmark — pay-blind category standing 59/100, #9 of 18 in class (independent, computed from sourced data, never for sale).
**Price tracked since:** June 2026

## Specifications

| Spec | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Price (US) | $589 |
| Brand | Intel |
| Released | 2024-10 |
| Cores | 24 |
| Threads | 24 |
| Base clock (GHz) | 3.7 |
| Boost clock (GHz) | 5.7 |
| L3 cache (MB) | 36 |
| Tdp (W) | 125 |
| Socket | LGA1851 |
| Igpu | Intel Graphics |

## Where it stands

At $589, the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K is #13 cheapest of the 17 CPUs we track, where the median is $409. On the spec sheet, its cores of 24 is the highest of the 18, its threads of 24 is above the median of the 18, and its base clock of 3.7 GHz is below the median of the 18. By release date, it is among the newer of the 18 we date.

## What reviewers say

Three whitelisted testers (TechPowerUp, Tom's Hardware, PCWorld), all benchmarked Oct 2024, agree the Core Ultra 9 285K delivers a big power-efficiency improvement and solid multithreaded/productivity gains over Intel's own 14900K, but regresses in gaming versus that same predecessor and trails AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X. All three find it hard to recommend for gamers at launch pricing. (Based on 3 reviews, 3 lab-tested, 2024-10-24.)

Praised: Major power/efficiency improvement over 14900K (TPU measured 132 W vs 180 W in apps, 94 W vs 149 W in gaming); Strong multithreaded/productivity gains over prior gen (TH verdict cites strong productivity gains; PCW measured 2-21% rendering/encoding improvement vs 14900K).
Flagged: Gaming regresses vs prior-gen 14900K and lags AMD (TPU ~5% slower than 14900K at 1080p; PCW measured a 18% Ryzen 9 9950X lead in Cyberpunk 2077); Poor value at ~$589/$590 launch price; hard to recommend, especially for gamers; Elevated memory latency from the disaggregated design (TH measured 94.1 ns vs 79.1 ns for the 14900K at DDR5-5600), contributing to weaker gaming.
Disagreement: Degree of gaming loss varies by test: TechPowerUp measured only ~5% slower than the 14900K at 1080p (subjectively unnoticeable), while PCWorld's small game set saw the 285K trail the Ryzen 9 9950X by a double-digit 18% in Cyberpunk 2077. Note that many absolute Cinebench/threaded scores were locked in image charts, so several draft figures could not be confirmed in the fetched text and were dropped: Tom's Hardware's claimed '15% measured threaded gain', its '+3%/+6% single-thread' deltas, and its GeekBench AI NPU numbers were not present verbatim and were removed; only its AIDA memory-latency values and verdict quotes survived verbatim verification.
Sources: TechPowerUp (2024-10-24, techpowerup.com), Tom's Hardware (2024-10-24, tomshardware.com), PCWorld (2024-10-24, pcworld.com)

## Frequently asked questions

**What do reviewers say about the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K?**

Three whitelisted testers (TechPowerUp, Tom's Hardware, PCWorld), all benchmarked Oct 2024, agree the Core Ultra 9 285K delivers a big power-efficiency improvement and solid multithreaded/productivity gains over Intel's own 14900K, but regresses in gaming versus that same predecessor and trails AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X. All three find it hard to recommend for gamers at launch pricing. Praised: Major power/efficiency improvement over 14900K (TPU measured 132 W vs 180 W in apps, 94 W vs 149 W in gaming); Strong multithreaded/productivity gains over prior gen (TH verdict cites strong productivity gains; PCW measured 2-21% rendering/encoding improvement vs 14900K). Flagged: Gaming regresses vs prior-gen 14900K and lags AMD (TPU ~5% slower than 14900K at 1080p; PCW measured a 18% Ryzen 9 9950X lead in Cyberpunk 2077); Poor value at ~$589/$590 launch price; hard to recommend, especially for gamers; Elevated memory latency from the disaggregated design (TH measured 94.1 ns vs 79.1 ns for the 14900K at DDR5-5600), contributing to weaker gaming. (From 3 tester reviews, 3 lab-tested.)

**How much does the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K cost?**

The Intel Core Ultra 9 285K has a US price of $589 (US launch MSRP (Intel RCP) $589 at October 24, 2024 Arrow Lake launch; PassMark current price ~$585 (May 2026) consistent with launch price), as of 2026-06-15.

**How does the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K compare on price?**

At $589, the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K is #13 cheapest of the 17 CPUs we track, where the median is $409.

**When was the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K released?**

The Intel Core Ultra 9 285K was released 2024-10.

**What are the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K's key specs?**

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Intel): cores 24, threads 24, base clock ghz 3.7, boost clock ghz 5.7, l3 cache mb 36. Full sourced spec sheet verified 2026-06-15.

Source: https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+Ultra+9+285K&id=6031 (cpubenchmark.net, accessed 2026-06-15)
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/product/cpus/intel-core-ultra-9-285k/
Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K price of record was $589 as of 2026-06-15 — https://frontdeskreview.com/product/cpus/intel-core-ultra-9-285k/
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