Where to buy Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, 7 265K and 5 245K: UK and US links

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IntelislaunchingfivenewCoreUltraSeries2chipsasapartoftheirbiggestCPUre-architectureinyears.Theseareexcellentoptionsintermsofcontentcreationperformanceandgoodforpowerefficiencytoo,butgamingperformanceisn’tyetwhereitneedstobetocompeteagainsttheoutgoing14th-genprocessors.Still,thereareflashesofbrillianceinthenewdesign,andwe’veroundedupwhereyoucanfindeachofthethreemainchipsintheUSandUK.

Togetstarted,clickontheCPUyou’reinterestedin,orscrollonforthefulllist!

CPUCoresBoostL3CacheL2CacheMaxPowerRRP
Ultra9285K24(8P+16E)5.7GHz36MB40MB250W$589/£549
Ultra7265K20(8P+12E)5.5GHz30MB36MB250W$394/£379
Ultra7265KF20(8P+12E)5.5GHz30MB36MB250W$379/£359
Ultra5245K14(6P+8E)5.2GHz24MB26MB159W$309/£289
Ultra5245KF14(6P+8E)5.2GHz24MB26MB159W$294/£279

IntelCoreUltra9285K(£549/$589)

Let’sstartwiththebeefiestchipofthelot-theCoreUltra9285K.Thisisa24coreprocessorwithamaxboostclockof5.7GHzanda125WTDP.Gamingperformanceishighlyvariable,sometimesoutperformingtheRyzen99950Xand14900K,andothertimescomingbehind12th-genparts-soexpectupdatestosmooththisout.Contentcreationperformanceisgenerallyexcellent,tendingtoequaloroutperform14900Kwhileconsuminglesspower.

RetailerCheapestPriceRRP/MSRP
AWD-IT£549£549
Overclockers£549£549
Ebuyer£549£549
Scan£549£549
CCL£572£549
AmazonUK£TBA£549
AmazonUS$TBA$629
B&HPhotoVideo$630$589
BestBuy$619$589
Newegg$629$589
Core Ultra Series 2 hero image
Imagecredit:Intel

IntelCoreUltra7265K(£380/$499)

AsfortheCoreUltra7265K,thisisa20coreandthreadprocessorwithabaseclockof3.9GHzandaboostallthewayto5.5GHz.Thiscomeswithareasonable125WTDP,aswellasasimilarlaunchpricetotheoldCorei7-14700Kwhichcameinat£399/$410.

RetailerCheapestPriceRRP/MSRP
AWD-IT£379£379
Overclockers£379£379
Ebuyer£379£379
Scan£392£379
CCL£TBA£379
AmazonUK£TBA£379
AmazonUS$404$409
B&HPhotoVideo$410$409
BestBuy$429$409
Newegg$410$409

IntelCoreUltra5245K(£290/$329)

Finally,there’sIntel’sCoreUltra5245K.Thisisa14core/threadchipwithabaseclockof4.6Ghzanda5.2GHzboost.There’sadecent125WTDPanda£100/$80pricecutagainsttheCoreUltra7265Kat£290/$329.

RetailerCheapestPriceRRP/MSRP
AWD-IT£289£289
Overclockers£289£289
Ebuyer£289£289
Scan£289£289
CCL£302£289
AmazonUK£TBA£289
AmazonUS$TBA$329
B&HPhotoVideo$327$329
BestBuy$TBA$329
Newegg$319$329

an msi meg z890 ace motherboard with intel core ultra 9 285k slotted in, looking cool but from a different angle
Imagecredit:DigitalFoundry

Frequentlyaskedquestions

WhatmotherboardssupportthenewIntelCoreUltraSeries2chips?

Intel’sZ890andB860motherboardswillsupporttheseIntelCoreUltraSeries2chipsoutofthebox.Previousgenoptionswon’tcutit,duetothefactthenewchipsusetheLGA1851socket,asopposedtotheolderLGA1700socket.It’sseeminglyonlyZ890optionsthatareavailableatthemoment,withB860expectedtocomelater.

WhatmemoryisbestforIntelCoreUltra?

UnlikepreviousgensofIntelCPUswhereyouhadachoicebetweenDDR4andDDR5,thesenewchipsareaDDR5-onlyplatform,soyourolderDDR4RAMwon’tworkhere.Instead,you’llneedtopickupanewkitofDDR5,whichstartsatDDR5-4800andgoesuptoDDR5-6400andbeyond.DDR5-6000isthesweetspotwenormallysuggest,butwe’vetesteduptoDDR5-8400withthe285Kwithgoodresults.

TheusualRAMbuyingadviceapplieshere.First,gettwoorfourstickstoensureyou’rerunningindualchannelmode,asusingasinglesticksuffersfromasevereperformancepenalty.Secondly,makesureyouenableXMP,DOCPorEXPOinyourmotherboard’sBIOStoensurethatyou’regettingtheratedspeeds-youcancheckyourcurrentRAMspeedwithafreetoollikeCPU-ZorWindows11’sTaskManager.

WhatCPUcoolerssupportIntelCoreUltraSeries2/LGA1851?

ExistingLGA1700coolersarebackwardscompatiblewiththenewLGA1851socket,soifyou’vegotanexistingIntelCPUonLGA1700,youshouldbegoodtogoforthesenewchips,too.


Well,thereyouhaveit-thebestpricesforIntel’sall-newCoreUltraSeries2processorsandalittleadvicetoo.LetusknowifyouspotoneoftheseCPUsforalowerprice,andstaytunedto@dealsfoundryonTwitterformorePCdealsaswefindthem.

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