Core Ultra 5 245K Spec and Price in the United States
Released October 10, 2024 · $319.00 MSRP
Intel's mid-tier Arrow Lake part: 14 cores split 6 Performance and 8 Efficient reach a 5.2GHz boost from a notably higher 4.2GHz P-core base, with 24MB of L3 cache — the same core layout and L3 as the outgoing 14600K, though L2 cache grows to 26MB from that chip's 20MB. Dropping Hyper-Threading cuts threads to 14 from that chip's 20, while maximum turbo power falls to 159W from 181W, a lighter cooling load. At $319 boxed, it undercuts the 14600K's $329 by $10, and integrated Intel Graphics covers a fallback display.
Tied 39th of 65 models in the CPU catalog on Boost clock — 4 models share this figure. Tied 51st of 65 models in the CPU catalog on L3 cache — 6 models share this figure.
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- Core Ultra 5 245K
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Specifications
- Cores
- 14
- Threads
- 14
- Socket
- LGA1851
- Boost clock
- 5.2 GHz
- Base clock
- 4.2 GHz
- Performance cores
- 6
- Efficiency cores
- 8
- L3 cache
- 24 MB
- L2 cache
- 26 MB
- TDP
- 125 W
- Integrated graphics
- Yes
- Max power
- 159 W
- Architecture
- Arrow Lake
- Process node
- TSMC N3B
- Integrated GPU
- Intel Graphics
- Memory support
- DDR5-6400
- PCIe generation
- 5
- PCIe lanes
- 24
Guides for this category
What owners and reviewers say
Summarised from 1 source(s), reviewed September 13, 2026. A source is counted only where it names this model exactly. How we track prices
Commonly praised
- A modern architecture with good thermal performance, advanced memory and expansion support, and good productivity performance.
Commonly criticised
- Inconsistent gaming performance, an expensive upgrade path, and a weak price-to-performance ratio.
Sources behind this summary
Sources
Every spec above was pulled from one of these — a field a source didn't state was left off rather than estimated.