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Intel Core Ultra 7 265K vs Ultra 5 250K Plus

85 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
VS
84 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.9 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 265K with 20-cores against the 4.2 GHz Ultra 5 250K Plus with 18-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
100.2
(Excellent)
Value Index
169.6
(Excellent)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between Plus and 265K
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 5.3 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
  • Newer - released 1 year and 5 months later
  • Around 12.8 GB/s (12%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 7 265K
vs
Core Ultra 5 250K Plus

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 (24th and 39th 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 1580 MB/sec 1600 MB/sec
Clang compilation 201.1 Klines/sec 211.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 475.1 pages/sec 485.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 615.6 Mpixels/sec 588 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 350.8 pages/sec 400 pages/sec
Background blur 76.9 images/sec 95.2 images/sec
Photo processing 167.2 images/sec 170.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 42.2 Mpixels/sec 39.7 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 143.2 GOps/sec 125.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 189.6 GOps/sec 163.3 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 492M Primes/sec 487M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 79.7M Strings/sec 69.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption 48.2 GBytes/sec 42.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 665.6 MBytes/sec 570.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 3730 Frames/sec 3481 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 54.3B Matrices/sec 44.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 8205 & 254 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 16.1 PPW 14.8 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 171 PPW 171.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 468.7 PPW 413.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.72 PPW 3.68 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 7 265K
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-02-08 (HongKonger)Cinebench 2024140 / 1994
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-01-03 (HYUNKYU)Cinebench 2024137 / 1829
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-01-01 (Omi)Cinebench 2024138 / 1993
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-12-29 (Kolli)Cinebench 2024137 / 2012
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-11-06 (HJH)Cinebench 2024138 / 2020
Add View all (21)
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-20 (sparehobos)Cinebench 2024150 / 2004
Add View all (1)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 265K and Ultra 5 250K Plus

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released October 11, 2024 March 12, 2026
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Arrow Lake
Model number 265K 250K+
Integrated GPU Arc iGPU (4-Cores) Arc iGPU (4-Cores)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 9700X - AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus -
Intel CPU rating (8th and 11th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 6
P-Threads 8 6
Base Frequency (P) 3.9 GHz 4.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.4 GHz 5.3 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 12 12
E-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (E) 3.3 GHz 3.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.6 GHz 4.6 GHz
Total
Total Cores 20 18
Total Threads 20 18
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 39x 42x
L1 Cache 112K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 3MB (per core) 3MB (per core)
L3 Cache 30MB (shared) 30MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors - 17.8 billions
Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 125 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 250 W 159 W
Socket FCLGA-1851 FCLGA-1851
Peak Temperature 105ยฐC 105ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (14th and 19th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2000 MHz 1900 MHz
Shading Units 512 512
TMUs 32 32
ROPs 16 16
Execution Units 64 64
TGP 14 W 14 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 7 265K +5%
2 TFLOPS
Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
1.9 TFLOPS
See: Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) benchmarks

Memory Support

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

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 7 265K official page Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 24 24

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus or Ultra 7 265K?
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