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Intel Core Ultra 5 245KvsIntel Core Ultra 9 285K

🏆 Settled

Intel Core Ultra 5 245K — Pick the Intel Core Ultra 5 245K — it leads these groups: Value 1

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🏆 Overall winner

Intel Core Ultra 5 245K

Intel
43score / 100
2 wins · 6 tied PCMag ★ 3.0 View on Amazon →

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K

Intel
41score / 100
4 wins · 4 tied PCMag ★ 4.0 View on Amazon →

At a glance

0–100 per group, normalized within the category · Tap a group for details

Intel Core Ultra 5 245KIntel Core Ultra 9 285K
Performance 33 77
Cache 0 7
Efficiency 43 43
Value 93 26

How to choose

Pick the Intel Core Ultra 5 245K if you care about…

  • Base clock 4.2 GHz +0.5 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
  • Launch MSRP 309 USD +280 USD vs 589 USD

Pick the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K if you care about…

  • Cores 24 +10 vs 14
  • Threads 24 +10 vs 14
  • Max boost clock 5.7 GHz +0.5 GHz vs 5.2 GHz
  • L3 cache 36 MB +12 MB vs 24 MB

Best price now

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Cheap alternatives

Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF Intel Core Ultra 7 265K AMD Ryzen 5 9600X AMD Ryzen 7 9700X AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Where they differ

6 · Only rows that actually differ, with a verdict per row

Intel Core Ultra 5 245KIntel Core Ultra 9 285KWhere they differ
Cores 1424 Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
Threads 1424 Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
Max boost clock 5.2 GHz5.7 GHz Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
Base clock 4.2 GHz3.7 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
L3 cache 24 MB36 MB Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
Launch MSRP 309 USD589 USD Intel Core Ultra 5 245K

The record

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Performance5▾
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KIntel Core Ultra 9 285K
Cores 14 24
Threads 14 24
Max boost clock 5.2 GHz 5.7 GHz
Base clock 4.2 GHz 3.7 GHz
NPU (TOPS) 13 TOPS 13 TOPS
Cache1▾
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KIntel Core Ultra 9 285K
L3 cache 24 MB 36 MB
Efficiency1▾
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KIntel Core Ultra 9 285K
TDP 125 W 125 W
Value1▾
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KIntel Core Ultra 9 285K
Launch MSRP 309 USD 589 USD