125 W TDP — 4 Processors Compared

Decision table

125 W TDP: which one for what?

The 4 models on this page are scored only against each other, for the use you pick. Scores come from the spec sheets; no price and no advertising go in.

What will you use it for? Gaming Content Creation On-device AI Battery Life

Leads for Gaming: Intel Core i9-14900K82%

Leads for Content Creation: Intel Core i9-14900K76%

Leads for On-device AI: Intel Core Ultra 7 265K51%

Leads for Battery Life: Intel Core Ultra 5 245K50%

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Intel Core Ultra 5 245KIntel
14 · 14 · 5.2 GHz
68% 50% 50% 50%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- 13 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
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Intel Core Ultra 7 265KIntel
20 · 20 · 5.5 GHz
75% 70% 51% 50%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
Why it ranks here
- 13 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
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Intel Core Ultra 9 285KIntel
24 · 24 · 5.7 GHz
79% 73% 48% 45%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 5.7 GHz boost
- 36 MB L3 cache
- 23 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 24 cores / 24 threads
- 5.7 GHz boost
- 23 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 23 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 23 months on the market — a successor may be near
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Intel Core i9-14900KIntel
24 · 32 · 6 GHz
82% 76% 48% 45%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 6 GHz boost
- 36 MB L3 cache
- 36 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 24 cores / 32 threads
- 6 GHz boost
- 36 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 36 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 36 months on the market — a successor may be near