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Intel’s Core Ultra 9 285K CPU is one step forward, one step back for PC gaming

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Intel ’s Core Ultra 9 285K is the first enthusiast desktop CPU with a built-in NPU , or a neural processing unit, for accelerating AI tasks.

It runs cooler and a little faster than Intel 's Core i9-14900K in non-gaming tasks, but it falls flat in PC gaming.

Intel is using its latest 3D packaging technology and Arrow Lake architecture to increase the power efficiency.

Intel 's Ultra 9 285 K is 5 percent behind AMD ’s 7800X3D gaming CPU .

Intel says its focus for these chips has been on performance per watt and that it has been upfront about what to expect for gaming.

Some of the performance issues on the gaming side come down to Windows 11's virtualization-based security (VBS) features.

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