Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus vs i5 13600K
84
out of 100
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67
out of 100
We compared two desktop CPUs: the 4.2 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus with 18-cores against the 3.5 GHz i5 13600K with 14-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score for desktop CPU.
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
- Newer - released 3 years and 6 months later
- More modern manufacturing process โ 3 versus 10 nanometers
- More powerful Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) integrated graphics: 1.9 vs 0.8 TFLOPS
- Has 4 more physical cores
- Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-7200 RAM
- Around 25.6 GB/s (29%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 19% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3225 vs 2718 points
- 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.3 GHz vs 5.1 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 575 | 492 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 7413 | 5581 |
Cinebench Scores (39th and 94th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1600 MB/sec | 1300 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 211.6 Klines/sec | 134.7 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 485.7 pages/sec | 374.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 588 Mpixels/sec | 465.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 400 pages/sec | 277.2 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 95.2 images/sec | 68.3 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 170.8 images/sec | 136 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 39.7 Mpixels/sec | 30.1 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 125.4 GOps/sec | 122 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 163.3 GOps/sec | 90.2 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 487M Primes/sec | 153M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 69.3M Strings/sec | 50.8M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 42.2 GBytes/sec | 26.9 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 570.1 MBytes/sec | 473.1 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 3481 Frames/sec | 2245 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 44.7B Matrices/sec | 28.6B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 14.8 PPW | 10.3 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 171.2 PPW | 128.8 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 413.9 PPW | 299.7 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 3.68 PPW | 2.48 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-05-20 (sparehobos) | Cinebench 2024 | 150 / 2004 |
Intel Core i5 13600K
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-04-09 (Shinigami) | Cinebench 2026 | 492 / 5581 |
| ๐ 2025-04-29 (DSMJohn) | Cinebench 2024 | 118 / 1289 |
| ๐ 2025-04-20 (io) | Cinebench 2024 | 114 / 1206 |
| ๐ 2025-04-09 (stuchi) | Cinebench 2024 | 124 / 1248 |
| ๐ 2024-09-23 (Fireman12402) | Cinebench 2024 | 112 / 1258 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus and i5 13600KGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | March 12, 2026 | September 27, 2022 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Arrow Lake | Raptor Lake |
| Model number | 250K+ | i5-13600K |
| Integrated GPU | Arc iGPU (4-Cores) | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | - AMD Ryzen 5 7600X |
| Successor | - | - Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus |
Intel CPU rating (11th and 60th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 6 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 4.2 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.3 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| E-Cores | 12 | 8 |
| E-Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 3.3 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.6 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Total Cores | 18 | 14 |
| Total Threads | 18 | 20 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 42x | 35x |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 3MB (per core) | 2MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 30MB (shared) | 24MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Package
| Transistors | 17.8 billions | - |
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 125 W | 125 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 159 W | 181 W |
| Socket | FCLGA-1851 | LGA-1700 |
| Peak Temperature | 105ยฐC | 100ยฐC |
Desktop CPU ranking (19th and 61st place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1900 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Shading Units | 512 | 256 |
| TMUs | 32 | 16 |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| Execution Units | 64 | 32 |
| TGP | 14 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-7200 | - DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 256 GB | 192 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 115.2 GB/s | 89.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus official page | Intel Core i5 13600K official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 24 | 20 |
Cast your vote
Total votes: 8