There’s one word to describe both Intel’s and AMD’s latest CPUs: disappointing. AMD’s Zen 5 desktop CPUs arrived in August and failed to impress in both productivity and gaming workloads. The Ryzen 9 9950X was supposed to be a “monster,” but in reality, it was very underwhelming for PC gaming. Now, it’s Intel’s turn to disappoint.
I’ve been testing Intel’s $589 next-generation flagship Core Ultra 9 285K processor over the past week. It runs cooler and a little faster than…
