<ul><li>The Core Ultra 9 285K arrived with a thud.</li><li>There are some excellent alternatives to Core Ultra 9 285K.</li><li>Core i9-14900K is an alternative.</li><li>In gaming, the Core i9-14900K dominates over Core Ultra 9 285K.</li><li>In rendering and video transcoding, the Core Ultra 9 285K is strong, but Core i9-14900K is faster in applications like Adobe Premiere Pro and Photoshop.</li><li>Ryzen 9 9950X is the fastest desktop CPU you can buy right now for productivity apps.</li><li>Ryzen 7 7800X3D is ideal if gaming is your primary concern.</li><li>Core i9-13900K is a shocking rival to current-gen options.</li><li>The Ryzen 9 9900X is surprisingly capable when stacked up against the Core Ultra 9 285K.</li><li>The 12-core Ryzen 9 9900X is marked down at $429 which is a full $200 less than the Core 9 285K price.</li></ul>

5 CPUs you should buy instead of the Core Ultra 9 285K

Discover more