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 MX$5,219
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 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Xeon P67080-B21 | MSI MAG X870E Tomahawk WiFi | Thermal Grizzly Ryzen 7 CSF-AM5 | Expert X6AIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 18 | 8 | 16 | - | - | - |
| Threads | 18 | 16 | 32 | - | - | - |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 5300 | 5200 | 3900 | - | - | - |
| L3 Cache Mb | 30 | 96 | 37.5 | - | - | - |
| Tdp W | 125 | 120 | 195 | - | - | - |
| Socket | LGA 1851 | AM5 | LGA 4677 | AM5 | AM5 | BGA |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Graphics | AMD Radeon Graphics | No | - | - | - |
| 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 |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Xeon P67080-B21 Compare | 91.7 | 77 | 90.7 | 0 | 78.3 | 90.9 | 0 | 80.4 |
| MSI MAG X870E Tomahawk WiFi Compare | 3.6 | 20.3 | 91 | 0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 90.4 | 3.4 |
| Thermal Grizzly Ryzen 7 CSF-AM5 Compare | 3.6 | 20.3 | 17.8 | 0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 96.5 | 3.4 |
| Expert X6AIR Compare | 3.6 | 20.3 | 17.8 | 0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 70.8 | 15.5 |
Price
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