Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Benchmarking the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K in modern & demanding games, productivity apps and synthetic benchmarks, using a Geforce RTX 5090.
After a few bad years, Intel has been trying to turn things around in 2025. Last year's Core Ultra 9 285K has received some updates, not least of which is the addition of the 200S Boost Mode, which could help turn around the initial bad impressions the Arrow Lake platform gave reviewers. Is Intel worth looking at in 2025, or are they still living in AMD's shadow?
Thanks to SCAN Computers for providing the test rig. Pick up the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, or any of the other CPUs and components featured in this video, at the following links:
Intel U9 285K: scan.co.uk/products/intel-core-ultra-9-285k-s1851-core-ultra-series-2-24-cores-24-threads-57-turbo-36mb-cache-125w-retai
ROG Strix Z890: scan.co.uk/products/asus-rog-strix-z890-e-gaming-wifi-intel-z890-s-1851-ddr5-pcie-50-7x-m2-5gbe-wifi7-tb4-atx
Corsair 48GB DDR5-8000: scan.co.uk/products/48gb-2x24gb-corsair-ddr5-cudimm-vengeance-pc5-64000-8000-non-ecc-unbuffered-cas-38-xmp-30-14v
Asus RTX 5090: scan.co.uk/products/asus-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5090-tuf-gaming-oc-32gb-gddr7-ray-tracing-graphics-card-21760-core-2580-mhz
Ryzen 9 9900X3D: scan.co.uk/products/amd-ryzen-9-9900x3d-am5-zen-5-12-core-24-threads-44ghz-55ghz-turbo-140mb-cache-pcie-50-120w-cpu-reta
(sorry, the 7900X3D isn't listed)
Ryzen 7 7800X3D: scan.co.uk/products/amd-ryzen-7-7800x3d-am5-zen-4-8-core-16-thread-42ghz-50ghz-turbo-96mb-cache-pcie-50-120w-tdp-cpu
Ryzen 7 7700: scan.co.uk/products/amd-ryzen-7-7700-am5-zen-4-8-core-16-thread-38ghz-53ghz-turbo-32mb-cache-pcie-50-65w-cpu
Music by Backing Track backingtrack.gg
Track names: "Binary Sunrise", "Midnight Racer", "Hotline", and "Neon Nights"
00:00 Intel Core Ultra 9 295K
00:48 Arrow Lake gets boosted
01:33 NOT an i9
03:55 Test system - provided by SCAN Computers
04:39 Comparison models
05:46 Gaming benchmarks
05:50 Battlefield 6
06:46 Counter Strike 2
07:45 The Last of Us Part 2
08:45 Spider-Man 2
09:37 Cyberpunk 2077
10:17 Warhammer: Space Marine 2
10:58 Hitman WOA woes
11:25 Baldur's Gate 3
11:56 P-Cores only
12:53 Productivity & Synthetics
15:07 Is Boost Mode worth it?
16:07 Power Consumption
#Intel #285k #arrowlake
Benchmarking the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K in modern & demanding games, productivity apps and synthetic benchmarks, using a Geforce RTX 5090.
After a few bad years, Intel has been trying to turn things around in 2025. Last year's Core Ultra 9 285K has received some updates, not least of which is the addition of the 200S Boost Mode, which could help turn around the initial bad impressions the Arrow Lake platform gave reviewers. Is Intel worth looking at in 2025, or are they still living in AMD's shadow?
Thanks to SCAN Computers for providing the test rig. Pick up the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, or any of the other CPUs and components featured in this video, at the following links:
Intel U9 285K: scan.co.uk/products/intel-core-ultra-9-285k-s1851-core-ultra-series-2-24-cores-24-threads-57-turbo-36mb-cache-125w-retai
ROG Strix Z890: scan.co.uk/products/asus-rog-strix-z890-e-gaming-wifi-intel-z890-s-1851-ddr5-pcie-50-7x-m2-5gbe-wifi7-tb4-atx
Corsair 48GB DDR5-8000: scan.co.uk/products/48gb-2x24gb-corsair-ddr5-cudimm-vengeance-pc5-64000-8000-non-ecc-unbuffered-cas-38-xmp-30-14v
Asus RTX 5090: scan.co.uk/products/asus-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5090-tuf-gaming-oc-32gb-gddr7-ray-tracing-graphics-card-21760-core-2580-mhz
Ryzen 9 9900X3D: scan.co.uk/products/amd-ryzen-9-9900x3d-am5-zen-5-12-core-24-threads-44ghz-55ghz-turbo-140mb-cache-pcie-50-120w-cpu-reta
(sorry, the 7900X3D isn't listed)
Ryzen 7 7800X3D: scan.co.uk/products/amd-ryzen-7-7800x3d-am5-zen-4-8-core-16-thread-42ghz-50ghz-turbo-96mb-cache-pcie-50-120w-tdp-cpu
Ryzen 7 7700: scan.co.uk/products/amd-ryzen-7-7700-am5-zen-4-8-core-16-thread-38ghz-53ghz-turbo-32mb-cache-pcie-50-65w-cpu
Music by Backing Track backingtrack.gg
Track names: "Binary Sunrise", "Midnight Racer", "Hotline", and "Neon Nights"
00:00 Intel Core Ultra 9 295K
00:48 Arrow Lake gets boosted
01:33 NOT an i9
03:55 Test system - provided by SCAN Computers
04:39 Comparison models
05:46 Gaming benchmarks
05:50 Battlefield 6
06:46 Counter Strike 2
07:45 The Last of Us Part 2
08:45 Spider-Man 2
09:37 Cyberpunk 2077
10:17 Warhammer: Space Marine 2
10:58 Hitman WOA woes
11:25 Baldur's Gate 3
11:56 P-Cores only
12:53 Productivity & Synthetics
15:07 Is Boost Mode worth it?
16:07 Power Consumption
#Intel #285k #arrowlake
