Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
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Q1/2026
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus

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Processor Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus, specifications and benchmarks

Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus Processor is being reviewed, the release of which was held in Q1/2026. Here are all the Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus’s specifications and performance estimation in benchmark. We offer to study all the data and compare it with a competing model. The base clock frequency of the model is 4.20 GHz, total of cores is 18 / 18. The CPU supports DDR5-7200 and is installed in the motherboard on Socket FCLGA1851. The TDP for CPU is 125 W.

Specifications

Technical data
CPU generation and family
  • Family
    Intel Core Ultra 200
  • Name
    Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
  • Segment
    Desktop
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
  • Base Frequency
    4.2 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    18
  • CPU Threads
    18
  • E-core Base Clock
    3.3 GHz
  • E-core Max Turbo
    4.6 GHz
  • Efficient Cores
    12
  • P-core Base Clock
    4.2 GHz
  • P-core Max Turbo
    5.3 GHz
  • Performance Cores
    6
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    5.3 GHz
Memory & PCIe
  • Max. Memory
    256 GB
  • Memory channels
    2
  • Memory type
    DDR5-7200
Thermal Management
  • TDP (PL1 / PBP, legacy combined label)
    125 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    159 W
Technical details
  • Architecture
    Arrow Lake
  • Intel Smart Cache
    30 MB
  • L2-Cache
    30 MB
  • L3-Cache
    30 MB
  • Release date
    Q1/2026
  • Socket
    FCLGA1851
  • Technology
    TSMC N3B
Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Published results: 4

Blender Cycles

Each row uses one Blender version, operating system and compute backend.

Test and settingsIntel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Windows 432.643625 samples/min Submissions: 6
Blender 5.1.0 / CPU / Windows 464.352881 samples/min Submissions: 10
Blender 5.1.1 / CPU / Linux 506.582231 samples/min Submissions: 11
Blender 5.1.1 / CPU / Windows 459.012882 samples/min Submissions: 16

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PL1 is the sustained processor power limit; PL2 is the short-term turbo power limit. They are not measured performance or efficiency.

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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