Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Review: Workstation Focus

Gordon breaks down the results from PCWorld's testing of the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K.

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Timecodes:
00:00 Intro
01:32 Test machine specs
02:40 Cinebench single thread results
05:07 Cinebench multithread results
06:27 Blender results
08:22 Handbrake results
10:56 Premiere Pro results
13:14 DaVinci Resolve results
15:29 Photoshop results
17:36 3DMark results
18:46 Cyberpunk 2077 results
19:42 F1 2023 results
20:53 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege results
21:44 Total War: Warhammer III results
22:52 Handbrake power results
24:10 Idle power results
26:26 CUDIMMs
30:24 Final thoughts

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[SuperWarioBrother]

I don’t give a damn about this, but I DO GIVE A DAMN ABOUT GORDON!!! ❤ Stay strong 💪 brother 🙏🙏🙏

[TheVillainOfTheYear]

Gordon, are you doing okay? I haven't been as dialed into PC stuff this year because of personal stuff and haven't watched for a bit. We love you, man, <3 from North Carolina. Also appreciate the analysis on the new Intel processors.

[normanmapson]

Thanks Gordon, that was very helpful from a workstation perspective.
Stay safe and well, keep fighting.

[edevans]

When it comes to PC hardware questions, Batman calls on the Gordon phone.

[gymnastchannel]

All the best to you Gordon, have a good day today.

[Metical]

Gordan so glad to hear your voice and hear you say Bigger bar is better !! love u my guy and im rooting for you and sending you all the positive healing vibes !!

[peterjansen]

Gordon, buddy, the problem with Cinebench is not the underlying software. The problem is that you only test it for 1 particular rendering assignment with 1 particular load for the CPU. Depending on that rendering assignment you might have a larger weight factor for certain instruction sets, floating point, integer, AVX or whatever...
People who state that you better use Blender, they state that because then you can easily use a lot of different workloads, it gives a much more wellrounded impression of how good the CPU is for rendering.

[leeloodog]

Thank you for productivity and stay strong

[ericmaki]

You are very loved Gordon! Thank you friend!

[Abra_Ka_Dabra_]

I like how Gordon explains the purpose of tests also, not just numbers. Love your work Gordon!

[JayzBeerz]

Good to see you Gordon. God Bless you Sir.

[sidvicious]

Luv ya Gordon, I have been following you since the Boot Days. I wish you and your family all the best!!!

[Crossfire]

Before the launch, I was expecting Intel's CU9 285K to dominate completely the R9 9950X.
I'm glad for choosing AMD.

[darcrequiem]

Appreciate all the work you do Gordon. All the best to you.

[jerrywatson]

A well balanced review. I am on AM5 and AM4. 7800X3D w/Asus Tuf Gaming B650-E WiFi MB and 32GB 6000MT memory. It's my gaming machine with last gen 6900XT Sapphire Toxic gpu. My go to game is still The Division 2. I play 10+ hours a week on it. I have a 1440P/144Hz monitor. I get 144 avg fps on Ultra w/vsync 160 fps w/o vsync on default power settings, so I am good for gaming performance.

The next $2K I spend will NOT be on a gpu upgrade! If RDNA 4 is priced right and still gives a 30 to 40 fps uplift in rasterization while boosting RT in those games that require RT full time. I will consider a purchase. Right now my HTPC got a hand me down upgrade to a 5800X3D for transcoding 1080p over the air tv recordings. It's great 15 mins for a 90 min HD video to H.264. So I don't feel pressed to upgrade much this year really. The latest games don't impress me visually over the last two generations of games and their engines. The Sony ports for the most part are the most visually stunning games I've seen.

Is RT a game changer in visual lighting in games? I think not. Until we get PhotoRealistic games in REAL TIME. It's just a waste of gpu energy. IMO if you want better looking visuals in your games. Then buy a OLED monitor and call it a day. As for me, I'm going to buy an E-Bike and enjoy REAL Path Tracing lighting in the REAL world and get some exercise to boot. Thanks for the Team's hard work, and take care of yourself.

[Banzeken]

I really appreciate your testing data. Take it easy, Gordon!

[marcelo_roger]

Thanks for the review, wish you all the best!

[ShogunFGC]

Thanks for all you do Gordon! Wishing you the best.

[Bluelagoonstudios]

First, get well soon Gordon, that Intel looks good for my new computer, I work with DAWs on my systems for music creation, but the price isn't justified yet. Maybe in time the prices drop, and also from the CUDIMMS. But for my kind of work, Apple is cheaper at this moment. But if the price is dropping, I might build a system with Intel. It's a more flexible solution a PC.

[hogey]

Thanks Gordon :-) especially for the tone, given the strange situation of this launch.