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Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus 18-core LGA 1851
Cores 18
Threads 18
Boost Clock 5300 MHz
L3 Cache 30 MB
TDP 125 W
Socket LGA 1851
Integrated Graphics Intel Graphics
91 Overall Score
Price €238
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong single thread (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong feature (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong platform (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong multi thread (94th percentile) 94th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Brand | Intel |
| Series | Core Ultra 5 |
| Model | 250K |
| Codename | Arrow Lake Refresh |
| Class | desktop |
| Process | 3 |
Cores & Clocks
| Cores | 18 |
| P-cores | 6 |
| E-cores | 12 |
| Threads | 18 |
| Base Clock | 4600 |
| Boost Clock | 5300 |
Cache
| L2 Cache | 30 |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB |
Performance
| PassMark Multi | 51367 |
| PassMark Single | 4739 |
Memory
| Memory Type | DDR5 |
| Max Speed | 7200 |
| Channels | 2 |
| Max Memory | 256 |
| ECC | Yes |
Platform & Power
| Socket | LGA 1851 |
| PCIe | 5 |
| PCIe Lanes | 24 |
| TDP | 125 |
| Max Turbo Power | 159 |
| Unlocked | Yes |
Graphics & AI
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Graphics |
| NPU TOPS | 13 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | G.Skill Trident Z Neo | be quiet! Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 | Dell Xeon 641329687376-cr | MSI MAG X870E Tomahawk WiFi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Threads | 18 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 5300 | 5200 | 4200 | 3400 | 2700 | - |
| L3 Cache Mb | 30 | 96 | 32 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Tdp W | 125 | 120 | 65 | 270 | 80 | - |
| Socket | LGA 1851 | AM5 | AMD Socket AM4 | AM4 | LGA 1366 | AM5 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Graphics | AMD Radeon Graphics | - | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Feature | Platform | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Multi Thread | Social Proof | Single Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus | 93.6 | 97 | 96.5 | 50.9 | 93.5 | 94.1 | 60 | 99.1 |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Compare | 91.3 | 98.5 | 95.1 | 92.6 | 87.7 | 90 | 96.5 | 95.7 |
| G.Skill Trident Z Neo Compare | 72.6 | 87.1 | 78.3 | 0 | 83.1 | 73.6 | 0 | 72.5 |
| be quiet! Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 Compare | 48.1 | 62.5 | 60.9 | 0 | 33.1 | 44.6 | 90.4 | 50.6 |
| Dell Xeon 641329687376-cr Compare | 31 | 41.8 | 17.8 | 0 | 36.9 | 32.2 | 7.7 | 24.5 |
| MSI MAG X870E Tomahawk WiFi Compare | 3.6 | 20.3 | 91 | 0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 90.4 | 3.4 |
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