Core Ultra 9 285K — pairing guide

Gaming performance index 94.7 (Ryzen 7 9800X3D = 100, our own spec-derived index). Socket LGA1851 · peak boost power 250W · data provenance: Our own spec-derived index. own index

Index comparisons with popular graphics cards

Each figure is this CPU's index divided by the card's index at that resolution — above 1 means the CPU index is the larger of the two.

GPU	1080p	1440p	4K
GeForce RTX 5090	0.95×	0.95×	0.95×	Calculate
GeForce RTX 5080	1.77×	1.77×	1.78×	Calculate
GeForce RTX 4070	3.38×	3.41×	3.46×	Calculate
Radeon RX 9070 XT	2.58×	2.59×	2.62×	Calculate
GeForce RTX 4060	6.27×	6.23×	6.27×	Calculate
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	7.70×	7.34×	7.07×	Calculate

Where it sits

The Core Ultra 9 285K ranks 7 of 44 in our database by gaming index. One step up is the Ryzen 9 9900X (index 96.9). One step down is the Core i9 14900K (index 93.1).

Power

With a GeForce RTX 4070, this CPU's 250W peak boost power points to a 750W PSU by our wattage checker method (peak CPU + GPU board power + 100W overhead, smallest standard size keeping at least ~25% reserve — this pairing's reserve works out to ~36%).

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