{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Product","name":"Core Ultra 5 250K Plus","brand":{"@type":"Brand","name":"Intel"},"category":"Desktop processor","releaseDate":"2026-03","description":"Core Ultra 5 250K Plus (2026); launched at $219, about $219 in 2026 dollars; Blender 4.x render score 430. 18 cores / 18 threads, 125 W, LGA 1851. Full specs, the 5-series lineage, and what to compare it with.","additionalProperty":[{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"Launch price","value":219,"unitText":"USD"},{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"Launch price in 2026 dollars","value":219,"unitText":"USD"},{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"Rated power","value":125,"unitText":"W"},{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"Cores","value":18},{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"Threads","value":18},{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"Base clock","value":4.2,"unitText":"GHz"},{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"Boost clock","value":5.3,"unitText":"GHz"},{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"Socket","value":"LGA 1851"},{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"Blender 4.x rendering score (median, Blender Open Data)","value":430}]}
Specdle

Core Ultra 5 250K Plus

Intel desktop processor · Core Ultra Series 2 · launched March 2026

Launch price
$219
≈ $219 in 2026 dollars
Blender 4.x render score
430
#20 of 290 scored desktop processors
Cores / threads
18 / 18
30 MB L3 cache
Rated power
125 W
up to 159 W turbo

Check the price on AmazonAffiliate link. Street prices move; the figures on this page are launch prices.

Launch price in today's dollars

The Core Ultra 5 250K Plus launched at $219 in 2026. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $219 in 2026 dollars (7-month average). At its launch price that is 196 Blender points per $100.

Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2026 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.

Blender rendering score

Median score 430 (middle half of runs 387–433) across 9 community runs on Blender 4.x with the CPU backend. That is #20 of 290 desktop processors in our dataset with a score, and #6 of 12 in the Core Ultra Series 2.

This is a rendering benchmark (samples per minute over the monster, junkshop and classroom scenes), not a gaming benchmark. It says how fast the part renders in Blender's Cycles engine and nothing about frame rates. Source: Blender Open Data, CC0, snapshot 2026-09-06.

Specifications

VendorIntel
SeriesCore Ultra Series 2
LaunchedMarch 2026
Launch price$219 (1,000-unit price)
SocketLGA 1851
Cores / threads18 / 18
Base clock4.2 GHz
Boost clock5.3 GHz
L3 cache30 MB
Rated power125 W (base power), up to 159 W
Integrated graphicsIntel Graphics (4 Xe-cores)
Tier5-series

The Intel 5-series over time

Intel desktop processors in the same tier around this one, oldest first, re-releases left out. Prices in launch dollars and in 2026 dollars; scores are Blender 4.x medians where they exist.

PartYearLaunch priceIn 2026 $Blender
Core i5 14490F2024———
Core i5 145002024$232$245244
Core i5 14500T2024$232$245—
Core i5 146002024$255$269—
Core i5 14600T2024$255$269—
Core Ultra 5 245K2024$309$326320
Core Ultra 5 245KF2024$294$310322
Core Ultra 5 2252025$236$243—
Core Ultra 5 225F2025$221$227213
Core Ultra 5 225T2025$236$243—
Core Ultra 5 2352025$247$254307
Core Ultra 5 235T2025$247$254—
Core Ultra 5 2452025$270$277—
Core Ultra 5 245T2025$270$277—
Core Ultra 5 250K Plus2026$219$219430
Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus2026$204$204—

Compare with

Think you know your hardware? Specdle is a daily game: name the desktop processor from its specs in eight guesses. Play today's puzzle.