Core Ultra 5 250K Plus — pairing guide

Gaming performance index 82.9 (Ryzen 7 9800X3D = 100, our own spec-derived index). Socket LGA1851 · peak boost power 159W · data provenance: Our own spec-derived index. own index

Index comparisons with popular graphics cards

Each figure is this CPU's index divided by the card's index at that resolution — above 1 means the CPU index is the larger of the two.

GPU	1080p	1440p	4K
GeForce RTX 5090	0.83×	0.83×	0.83×	Calculate
GeForce RTX 5080	1.55×	1.55×	1.56×	Calculate
GeForce RTX 4070	2.96×	2.98×	3.03×	Calculate
Radeon RX 9070 XT	2.26×	2.27×	2.29×	Calculate
GeForce RTX 4060	5.49×	5.45×	5.49×	Calculate
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	6.74×	6.43×	6.19×	Calculate

Where it sits

The Core Ultra 5 250K Plus ranks 20 of 44 in our database by gaming index. One step up is the Ryzen 7 7800X3D (index 84.9). One step down is the Core i7 13700K (index 79.9). The fastest LGA1851 chip in the database — the drop-in upgrade ceiling for this motherboard — is the Core Ultra 9 285K (index 94.7).

Power

With a GeForce RTX 4070, this CPU's 159W peak boost power points to a 650W PSU by our wattage checker method (peak CPU + GPU board power + 100W overhead, smallest standard size keeping at least ~25% reserve — this pairing's reserve works out to ~42%).

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