Core Ultra 5 250K Plus Spec and Price in the United States
Released March 26, 2026 · $229.00 MSRP
The mid-tier Arrow Lake Refresh part: 18 cores split 6 Performance and 12 Efficient, a 5.3GHz boost from a 4.2GHz P-core base, and 30MB each of L3 and L2 cache. Its 159W maximum turbo power sits far below the 270K Plus's 250W, so it asks less of a cooler while sharing the same LGA1851 socket and DDR5-7200 memory support. Hyper-Threading is absent here as across Arrow Lake, so 18 cores carry 18 threads. It lists at $229 boxed.
Tied 31st of 65 models in the CPU catalog on Boost clock — 8 models share this figure. Tied 45th of 65 models in the CPU catalog on L3 cache — 6 models share this figure.
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- Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
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Specifications
- Cores
- 18
- Threads
- 18
- Socket
- LGA1851
- Boost clock
- 5.3 GHz
- Base clock
- 4.2 GHz
- Performance cores
- 6
- Efficiency cores
- 12
- L3 cache
- 30 MB
- L2 cache
- 30 MB
- TDP
- 125 W
- Integrated graphics
- Yes
- Max power
- 159 W
- Architecture
- Arrow Lake
- Process node
- TSMC N3B
- Integrated GPU
- Intel Graphics
- Memory support
- DDR5-7200
- 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 welcomingly low price with unbeaten productivity value and great multi-core pace.
- Solid power efficiency with an optimization feature, a high-value chip for creators.
Commonly criticised
- Some gaming shortfalls, and it limits the fastest storage speeds.
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.