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Intel Core Ultra 9 285K and Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Review

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Intel Core Ultra 9 285K and Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Review

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K & Intel Core Ultra 5 245K: One-minute review

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I’ve had a couple of pre-briefings with Intel over the past couple of months about Intel Arrow Lake, so I can’t say I’m surprised by the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K and Intel Core Ultra 5 245K, but it doesn’t mean enthusiasts are going to be any less disappointed with what we got in the end.

Both Core Ultra chips effectively match the performance of the chips they are replacing, and while I’ve been saying for a while now that we have to stop looking at performance as the only metric that matters, the efficiency gains offered by these chips are not substantial enough to really merit the investment if you’re rocking a 13th-gen Intel chip or better.

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