A new benchmark appears just a week before the launch. The Core Ultra 5 250K Plus is the new and fastest mid-range Intel desktop CPU.
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus Benchmarked in PassMark for the First Time, Delivering 50,478 Points in Multi-Threaded and 4,854 Points in Single-Core Tests
Just a while ago, we reported that HP is preparing its new OMEN 35L Gaming Desktop with the upcoming Core Ultra 7 270K Plus processor, and now we just spotted another Arrow Lake Refresh chip. As we have mentioned before several times, the Arrow Lake Refresh lineup is going to be comprised of three SKUs: Core Ultra 7 270K Plus, Core Ultra 5 250K Plus, and Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus. The latter two processors will have identical specifications except that the 250KF Plus won't have any integrated graphics.
The Core Ultra 5 250K Plus was just spotted on PassMark, a popular CPU benchmarking tool that helps users compare the performance of their CPUs. There is a single entry for the CPU, which means the accuracy of the scores isn't very high, but the first benchmark numbers are showing some good performance uplifts over the existing Core Ultra 5 245K Arrow Lake chip. As you can see, the 250K Plus delivers roughly 3% higher single-core performance while the multi-threaded performance is around 16.6% higher.
These scores position the 250K Plus between the Ultra 5 245K and Ultra 7 265K, and the reason is quite obvious. The newer Core Ultra 5 chip brings four additional Efficient cores, just like the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus, which is why the 250K Plus is able to outperform 245K by a good margin. As far as other specifications are concerned, we have previously reported that the 250K Plus can boost up to 5.3 GHz.
Hopefully, the new 18-core/18-thread chip doesn't bring any price increases over its predecessor. We are yet to see any gaming benchmarks of the new chips, as they matter a lot since gamers usually buy processors based on their gaming capabilities. For productivity and multi-tasking, the Arrow Lake was already quite good, and the refreshed lineup will further bring enhanced capabilities.
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