Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Sold Out In a Flash In Japan & Out of Stock In US Too, Retailers Confirm Supply Is Low

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K has seen good initial sales in the US & Japan’s DIY market but the total shipped volume to retailers isn’t high.

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K is now selling with Z890 motherboards in kits in Japan as the CPU quickly sells out, and is also out of stock at major US-based retailers

Intel launched its Arrow Lake Core Ultra 200S processors on 24th October worldwide. The reviews are out, including ours, which show that the Core Ultra 200S processors are lackluster in gaming but good at productivity and power efficiency. Despite the slight regression in gaming performance compared to the previous generations, the Core Ultra 200S CPUs are seeing good sales in Japan & the US.

As per the report by Akiba, the flagship Core Ultra 9 285K sold out quickly on the first day at every PC shop. However, the distribution wasn’t that high to begin with and retailers had few units to sell. Still, some retailers are now selling the processor as a part of a bundle. The bundle comprises a Z890 motherboard with the Ultra 9 285K, which is the only option for customers as of now.

It is said that the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K CPU will be back this weekend as the demand is good. The only shop that currently has this processor for sale is the Tsukumo store in Tokyo, which is selling it in bulk rather than single units. The processor brings 24 cores in total with a combination of 8 P-cores and 16 E-cores without hyperthreading. It still outperforms the Intel Core i9 14900K in multithreaded performance even though the latter has 8 more threads.

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K is selling for 115,800 Yen in Japan, which translates to US$760 including tax. The official MSRP of the CPU on the NA market is US$589, which targets the previous Core i9 14900K/13900K processor. Users who buy this CPU or any other Core Ultra 200S CPU will have to buy the Z890 chipset motherboard as these are compatible with the LGA 1851 sockets and won’t fit on Z790 boards.

As for the US market, the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K CPU is out of stock at Newegg, BestBuy, B&H, and even Amazon (which doesn’t even list the CPU).

For gamers, upgrading from 12th/13th/14th gen processors doesn’t seem to be a good option at all, but for productivity and multithreaded workloads at lower power consumption, the Core Ultra 9 285K seems a decent option compared to the Core i9’s. The rest of the CPUs, including the Ultra 7 265K and Ultra 5 245K, are still available in stock at major retailers.

News Source: Akiba