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Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF vs Ultra 5 245K

75 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
VS
76 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K

We compared two 14-core desktop CPUs: the 4.2 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF against the 4.2 GHz Ultra 5 245K. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
141.4
(Excellent)
Value Index
124.2
(Excellent)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 245K and 245KF
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
  • Includes an integrated GPU Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 5 245KF
vs
Core Ultra 5 245K

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (60th and 66th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 1360 MB/sec 1370 MB/sec
Clang compilation 144.1 Klines/sec 144.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 396.9 pages/sec 404.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 462.4 Mpixels/sec 470.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 313.6 pages/sec 338.3 pages/sec
Background blur 85.7 images/sec 86.2 images/sec
Photo processing 145.9 images/sec 150.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 30.6 Mpixels/sec 30.1 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 98.8 GOps/sec 98.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 131.5 GOps/sec 130.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 415M Primes/sec 414M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 55.2M Strings/sec 55.1M Strings/sec
Data encryption 33.4 GBytes/sec 33.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression 460.1 MBytes/sec 459 MBytes/sec
Physics 2996 Frames/sec 3078 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 37.9B Matrices/sec 37.6B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 702 & 1050 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 12.5 PPW 12.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 140.8 PPW 142.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 344.8 PPW 344.4 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.54 PPW 2.58 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-03-17 (Eike)Cinebench 2024136 / 1560
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Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-10-28 (AvengedSam)GeekBench2967 / 16219
📘 2025-01-27 (Permonix)Cinebench 2024136 / 1518
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF and Ultra 5 245K

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released October 11, 2024 October 11, 2024
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Arrow Lake
Model number 245KF 245K
Integrated GPU No Arc iGPU (4-Cores)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 9600X - AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus - Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
Intel CPU rating (30th and 24th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 6 6
Base Frequency (P) 4.2 GHz 4.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.2 GHz 5.2 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 8
E-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (E) 3.6 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.6 GHz 4.6 GHz
Total
Total Cores 14 14
Total Threads 14 14
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 42x 42x
L1 Cache 112K (per core) 112K (per core)
L2 Cache 3MB (per core) 3MB (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors 17.8 billions 17.8 billions
Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 125 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 159 W 159 W
Socket FCLGA-1851 FCLGA-1851
Peak Temperature 105°C 105°C
Desktop CPU ranking (36th and 32nd place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics - Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores)
GPU Base Clock - 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock - 1900 MHz
Shading Units - 512
TMUs - 32
ROPs - 16
Execution Units - 64
TGP - 14 W
iGPU FLOPS
See: Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-6400 - DDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 102.4 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF official page Intel Core Ultra 5 245K official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 24 24

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Comments

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