Does the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K suck for 4K Gaming?

Right im not upgrading my 5800x3d until 4k gaming can be majorly affected by cpu performance.

Building a PC in the upright position: recipe for a potential fkup.

MB manufacturers should make x870m board

with out dlls or fsr u can not see what cpu is better... Pointless to not use dlls upscaling to have higher fps by cpu.

So glad I went 9950X and didn’t hang out for the 285K. Absolute beast, even air cooled.

It sucks to see intel fail.. hope they get back to being compatitive nxt yr

Dead CPU should be versus the 9800 3D they are the same cPU years

Lol when Intel fun boys have to give it up

I'm a hardcore amd fan but it feels terrible to see there's no competition from intel. Monopoly is never a good thing for the masses.

brother. the mhz on the gpu weren't the same...amd system was at 2775mhz and the intel system was at 2670mhz... that's quite a bit higher... my i9-9900k at 4.97ghz all core, 8c 16t and dell 4090 stock 100% power limit, is at 2760mhz and sometimes even 2775mhz.

When anyone says Scorptec I assume Clayton so got excited that we shop at the same store... but that's not Scorptec Clayton :(

That MKBHD name drop 😂😭

I wonder how many people can afford a system to play "only 4K" and why would you spend tons of $$$ to play counter strike

If a product isn't up to scratch then you have to call it out, so don't be sorry! ps. Merry Christmas guys, hope you at least get a little break and thanks for all the great content this year.

Great video 🙂

The Resolution has nothing to do with the CPU!

he cranked the settings its gpu limited tell him to do 1080p you will see the i9 get smocked badly

Thanks for this well done video.

cant wait for all the 5090 content coming to the channel soon

Wieso nicht auf Deutsch ?
Put englisch in a trash German is the Future of Langues

Haha! AMD shill.

Nicht geeignet ist das falsche Wort. Aber AMD ist besser, wenn es um Gaming geht. Intel ist besser für Anwendungen. Der 3D-Cache macht den Unterschied. Und so haben der 7800X3D und der 9800X3D nur 8 Kerne, was fürs Gaming völlig ausreicht, die mit dem schnellen Cache gefüttert werden.

"I game at 4k and I only use cases that look good but offer no thermal management or air flow. Look how edgy I am!"

That MKBHD roast was gold, even if it's just a little roast 🤣
And what a shame, for the money Intel is really not worth it anymore... might as well get the 265K now, since it only has 4 cores less, Efficiency Cores at that... if you absolutely must have Intel

Breaking news: Work CPU is bad at gaming

Hi could you make an updated version with Intels latest improvements patch/BIOS they gave out? To see if their "fixes" for gaming actually did made a difference? Thanks in advance.

My 7800X 3D still whipping Intel's butt, no need in upgrading yet. Looks like it was a smart investment after all. Now if AMD will make the CU-Dimm stuff work at full speed but till then DDR5 is fast enough for me

I'm kinda hoping Intel will have their BIOS, microcode, and OS issues for Arrow lake sorted by early next year. I've been waiting until after CES 2025 before I build my new system, just for more variety of options on Mobo, RAM, storage, and such.

I've mainly been waiting for the 5090 and just haven't quite decided on CPU yet. Both for gaming and productivity, locked to 120HZ 4k on my TV. I've been following all the news on Intel and AMD, and just haven't settled on which route I'm gonna go. Hoping AMD gets some better Mobo options during/after CES, that's kinda one of my holdouts. As for Intel their new platform just needs some serious optimization, but I like all the tuning options available in the BIOS.

I've had a preference for Intel through the years. But if the 9950X3D pans out well and AM5 gets some better Mobi options, maybe some overclocking specific boards like Intel.. that could be a compelling choice as well.

The MKBHD reference was golden I had a good giggle there 😂

Dang, you all really do not like MKHD. 😮 Also, this CPU comparison is weird. Wouldn't one compare the 285k to the 9950x?

I dunno, doesn't seem that bad. I thought it was gonna get drubbed even worse.

😂😂😂 a workstation intel cpu puts out the same fps as a pure "gaming" amd cpu😂😂. Thats sad

I do wonder how it will change after the windows update/final bios update touted for January.

9950x3d coming to be the absolute goat for everything

You used two different 4090 cards. That could be some of the difference. Not saying that’s all of it. Also the 285k hasn’t had years of microcode and software advancements. Maybe in time it will be closer.

with some update the intel core ultra ll perform about 15-20 percent more

why is it impossible to read your overlay ? do native 4K, everyone does dlss. also i didnt see the watts on the intel cpu for comparison

maybe if you use an fps cap (to something that doesnt fluctuate) on the intel cpu it may improve the input latency. cause even with high fps and top line gear gameplay experience can suffer from detriments of a bottleneck in the system, and there is always a bottleneck cause it's just a spec that is a limiting factor for any current scenario

First thing I noticed is the vcache makes the AMD cpu really hot even at 60% utilization.

Remember….if you’re doing productivity as well as gaming, the 8 core AMD cpu just isn’t it.

Thank you for covering 4k gaming. That’s how I game also and wish people did more in depth testing at this resolution

It doesn't suck, it's just not as good. But things like rednering are stellar. If games were more optimized for p-cores and e-cores it can be a lot better. BTW, I play at 1440p, it's the sweet spot in my opninion.

here's something no one is thinking about the 14900k is on a 7nm architecture and is currently faster in many cases than the 285k however the 285k is using 3nm which tells me intel haven't got things right on the software side it should be capable of pulling less power and still easily be faster in all respects including gaming. Has to be a bios and driver related issue.

Have you done this with 14600/700/900k ? Wondering the differences between last gen intels. Put them up against each other!!

The only problem i have with this is that Intel has release bios updates and windows updates that have fixed a lot of bios settings and micro coding issues and gave the ultra series a, supposedly, 20 percent uplift. I'd like to see a retest done with the latest core ultra fixes and windows 24H2 build

If you still have the 285K around, try massaging it a bit. Unfortunately, the 285k NEEDS CUDIMMs at 8400MT/S or higher. It also wants slight overclocks on ringbus and e-cores.

The 14900k destroys the 9800x3d in 4k gaming.

You benchmarked 2 completely different systems? 🤦🏼‍♂️

What an utter load of BS. Getting latency issues? Yeah right.