Intel's Fastest Desktop CPUs Launched

🔑 Enhanced Key Takeaways

• •Core Ultra 5 250K Plus features 6 performance cores and 12 efficiency cores, totaling 18 cores and 18 threads, boosting multi-threaded performance by 14.3% over the Core Ultra 5 245K.[1][2][3][4]
• •The processor achieves a Geekbench single-core score of around 4,854-4,905 and boosts up to 5.3 GHz, with a 2.9% single-thread improvement over its predecessor.[1][2][3]
• •It supports native DDR5-7200 memory and uses the LGA 1851 socket, positioning it as part of Intel's Arrow Lake Refresh (16th Gen) lineup.[2]

🛠️ Technical Deep Dive

• •18 cores total: 6 Performance cores (P-cores) with 6 threads, 12 Efficient cores (E-cores) with 12 threads.[1][2][3][4]
• •Boost clock up to 5.3 GHz; 100 MHz increase in P-core and E-core boost clocks compared to Core Ultra 5 245K, with 100 MHz decrease in E-core base clock.[2]
• •Benchmark results: Single-thread 4,905 MOps/Sec; Floating Point Math 170,575 MOps/Sec; Multi-thread CPU Benchmark ~50,478 points (14.3% over 245K).[1][3]
• •Supports DDR5-7200 natively; compatible with LGA 1851 socket and new Z890 motherboards like Asus Prime Z890-P WIFI.[2]

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