Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus vs AMD Ryzen 5 240

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Review

Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
AMD Ryzen 5 240
Single-Core Performance
90
70
Multi-Core Performance
79
33
Power Efficiency
78
79
Integrated Graphics
51
65
QucikComparison Final Score
84
58
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus and AMD Ryzen 5 240

Reasons to consider the Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus

  • + 6 P-cores + 12 E-cores hybrid design
  • + DDR5 memory support
  • + FCLGA-1851 socket
  • + Arrow Lake architecture

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 240

  • + 6 cores / 12 threads with SMT
  • + DDR5 memory support
  • + FP8 socket
  • + Zen 4 (Hawk Point) architecture

Pros & Cons

Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
  • Excellent single-core performance
  • Capable multi-core performance
  • Great power efficiency
  • High core count (18 cores)
  • Capable integrated graphics
  • High power draw (125W TDP)

"A high-end Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus processor with strong single-core performance (90/100), excellent power efficiency. Suited for demanding workloads."

AMD Ryzen 5 240
  • Solid single-core performance
  • Great power efficiency
  • Capable integrated graphics
  • Modern DDR5 memory support
  • Limited multi-threaded performance

"A mid-to-upper-range AMD Ryzen 5 240 processor with strong single-core performance (70/100), excellent power efficiency. Suited for everyday productivity."

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Benchmarks

Blender
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus +138%
432.15
AMD Ryzen 5 240
181.21
Cinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus +35%
139
AMD Ryzen 5 240
103
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus AMD Ryzen 5 240
Cinebench 2024 (Multi) 1853 611

Specifications

GeekBench v6
Specification Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 240 ↗
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) 3225 2558
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 21397 10864
File compression 1600 MB/sec 1010 MB/sec
Clang compilation 211.6 Klines/sec 75.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 485.7 pages/sec 233.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 588 Mpixels/sec 269.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 400 pages/sec 256.7 pages/sec
Background blur 95.2 images/sec 53.5 images/sec
Photo processing 170.8 images/sec 95.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 39.7 Mpixels/sec 16.2 Mpixels/sec
PassMark
Specification Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 240 ↗
Passmark CPU (Single-Core) 5017 3688
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) 53687 22950
Integer math 131.4 GOps/sec 73.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 172.6 GOps/sec 45.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 434M Primes/sec 74M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 72.4M Strings/sec 32.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 44.3 GBytes/sec 16 GBytes/sec
Data compression 590.9 MBytes/sec 269.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 3237 Frames/sec 1105 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 46.4B Matrices/sec 20.3B Matrices/sec
Performance Per Watt
Specification Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 240 ↗
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 14.8 PPW 11.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 171.2 PPW 201.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 429.5 PPW 425 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.46 PPW 3.36 PPW
General
Specification Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 240 ↗
Vendor Intel Amd
Released 12-Mar-26 7-Jan-25
Type Desktop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Zen 4 (Hawk Point)
Model number 250K+
Integrated GPU Arc iGPU (4-Cores) Radeon 760M
Qualcomm Equivalent
CPU
Specification Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 240 ↗
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 6 12
Base Frequency (P) 4.2 GHz 4.3 GHz
E-Cores 12
E-Threads 12
Base Frequency (E) 3.3 GHz
Total Cores 18 6
Total Threads 18 12
Multiplier 42x 43x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 3MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No
Package
Specification Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 240 ↗
Transistors 17.8 billions
Fabrication Process 3 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 35-54 W (configurable)
Socket FCLGA-1851 FP8
Peak Temperature 105°C 100°C
iGPU
Specification Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 240 ↗
Integrated Graphics Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) Radeon 760M
GPU Boost Clock 1900 MHz 2600 MHz
Shading Units 512 512
TMUs 32 32
ROPs 16 16
Execution Units 64 8
iGPU FLOPS 1.9 TFLOPS 2.7 TFLOPS
Memory Support
Specification Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 240 ↗
Memory Types -7200 #NAME?
Max. Memory Size 256 GB 256 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 115.2 GB/s
ECC Support Yes No

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