Intel Core i7 8700K vs Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2017
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Arrow Lake
Processor Number
i7-8700K
250K+
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
Arc iGPU (4-Cores)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
FCLGA-1851
Power Consumption
95 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
105 °C
Transistor Count
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17.8 billions
Max Turbo Power Consumption
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159 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
6
Performance Core Threads
12
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
4.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
5.3 GHz
Total Core Count
6
18
Total Thread Count
12
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
37x
42
L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
3 MB per core
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Efficiency Cores
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12
Efficiency Core Threads
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12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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3.3 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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4.6 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR5-7200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
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Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
115.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1200 MHz
1900 MHz
Shader Units
192
512
Texture Units
24
32
Raster Operation Units
3
16
Execution Units
24
64
Power Consumption
15 W
14
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
16
24
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,215
2,319
Cinebench R23
8,734
28,965
Geekbench 6
1,475
3,231
Geekbench 6
6,339
21,067
Blender
156
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Passmark CPU
2,748
4,904
Passmark CPU
13,661
52,031
Cinebench 2024
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141
Cinebench 2024
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1,680
Cinebench 2026
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7,413
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.