Core Ultra 5 250K Plus vs Ryzen 9 5900X
Intel · Released Mar 26, 2026
Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
- SocketLGA1851
- MemoryDDR5
- Threads
- 18
- Cores
- 18
- Max Boost
- 5.3GHz
- L3 Cache
- 30MB
- Base Clock
- 4.2GHz
- TDP
- 125W
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Core Ultra 5 250K Plus has about a 3% higher spec score than Ryzen 9 5900X and launched at $350 less.
$199(better)
Launch MSRP
$549
64(better)
Spec score
62.2
18
Threads
24(better)
18(better)
Cores
12
5.3GHz(better)
Max Boost
4.8GHz
30MB
L3 Cache
64MB(better)
4.2GHz(better)
Base Clock
3.7GHz
125W
TDP
105W(better)
LGA1851
Socket
AM4
DDR5
Memory
DDR4
Mar 26, 2026
Released
Nov 5, 2020