Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus

Cores: 18
L3 cache: 30MB (shared)
TDP: 125 W (max. boost up to 159 W)
Transistor size: 3 nm

Core Ultra 5 250K Plus - desktop processor produced by Intel for socket FCLGA-1851 that has 18 cores and 18 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 4200 MHz, but due to Turbo Boost technology, it can perform up to 5300 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 30 MB. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores).

Review

Single-Core Performance

90

Multi-Core Performance

79

Power Efficiency

76

Integrated Graphics

51

NanoReview Final Score

84

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Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors

Cinebench 2024 (Single)

139

Cinebench 2024 (Multi)

1853

Cinebench 2026 (Single)	575
Cinebench 2026 (Multi)	7413

Cinebench Scores - 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)

3225

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

21397

File compression	1600 MB/sec
Clang compilation	211.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser	485.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer	588 Mpixels/sec
Text processing	400 pages/sec
Background blur	95.2 images/sec
Photo processing	170.8 images/sec
Ray tracing	39.7 Mpixels/sec

Sources: GeekBench [1]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions

Passmark CPU (Single-Core)

4772

Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)

51735

Integer math	125.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math	163.3 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers	487M Primes/sec
Random string sorting	69.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption	42.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression	570.1 MBytes/sec
Physics	3481 Frames/sec
Extended instructions	44.7B Matrices/sec

Sources: PassMark [3] – 254 samples

Blender

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

Blender CPU

459.74

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP

Cinebench 2024 / Watt	14.8 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt	171.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt	413.9 PPW
Blender / Watt	3.68 PPW

These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

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Date	Benchmark	Result
📘 2026-05-20 (sparehobos)	Cinebench 2024	150 / 2004

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General

Vendor	Intel
Released	March 12, 2026
Type	Desktop
Instruction Set	x86-64
Codename	Arrow Lake
Model number	250K+
Integrated GPU	Arc iGPU (4-Cores)
AMD Equivalent	- AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

Intel CPU rating - 11th place

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores	6
P-Threads	6
Base Frequency (P)	4.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P)	5.3 GHz

Efficient Cores
E-Cores	12
E-Threads	12
Base Frequency (E)	3.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E)	4.6 GHz

Total
Total Cores	18
Total Threads	18
Bus Frequency	100 MHz
Multiplier	42x
L1 Cache	192K (per core)
L2 Cache	3MB (per core)
L3 Cache	30MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier	Yes

Package

Transistors	17.8 billions
Fabrication Process	3 nm
TDP (PL1)	125 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2)	159 W
Socket	FCLGA-1851
Peak Temperature	105°C

Desktop CPU ranking - 19th 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

1.9 TFLOPS

See also: Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) – integrated graphics of Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus

Memory Support

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

Misc

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

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