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Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus vs Ultra 5 245K

84 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
VS
76 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 4.2 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus with 18-cores against the 4.2 GHz Ultra 5 245K with 14-cores. 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
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
169.6
(Excellent)
Value Index
124.2
(Excellent)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 245K and Plus
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
  • Newer - released 1 year and 5 months later
  • 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 12.8 GB/s (12%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.3 GHz vs 5.2 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
vs
Core Ultra 5 245K

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 575 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 7413 -
Cinebench Scores (39th and 67th 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 1600 MB/sec 1370 MB/sec
Clang compilation 211.6 Klines/sec 144.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 485.7 pages/sec 404.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 588 Mpixels/sec 470.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 400 pages/sec 338.3 pages/sec
Background blur 95.2 images/sec 86.2 images/sec
Photo processing 170.8 images/sec 150.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 39.7 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 125.4 GOps/sec 98.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 163.3 GOps/sec 130.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 487M Primes/sec 414M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 69.3M Strings/sec 55.1M Strings/sec
Data encryption 42.2 GBytes/sec 33.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression 570.1 MBytes/sec 459 MBytes/sec
Physics 3481 Frames/sec 3078 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 44.7B Matrices/sec 37.6B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 254 & 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 14.8 PPW 12.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 171.2 PPW 142.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 413.9 PPW 344.4 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.68 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 250K Plus
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-05-20 (sparehobos)Cinebench 2024150 / 2004
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Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-10-28 (AvengedSam)Geekbench 6 CPU2967 / 16219
📘 2025-01-27 (Permonix)Cinebench 2024136 / 1518
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus and Ultra 5 245K

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released March 12, 2026 October 11, 2024
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Arrow Lake
Model number 250K+ 245K
Integrated GPU Arc iGPU (4-Cores) Arc iGPU (4-Cores)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 9600X - AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
Successor - - Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
Intel CPU rating (11th 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) 5.3 GHz 5.2 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 12 8
E-Threads 12 8
Base Frequency (E) 3.3 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.6 GHz 4.6 GHz
Total
Total Cores 18 14
Total Threads 18 14
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 42x 42x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 112K (per core)
L2 Cache 3MB (per core) 3MB (per core)
L3 Cache 30MB (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 (19th and 33rd place)

iGPU

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

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-7200 - DDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 256 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 115.2 GB/s 102.4 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus official page Intel Core Ultra 5 245K official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 24 24

Cast your vote

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Total votes: 48

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Comments

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