CPU
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
Arrow Lake mid-range chip — 14 cores on LGA1851 with solid efficiency and NPU support.
Pros
- ✓ Efficient for its performance tier
- ✓ New platform with PCIe 5.0
- ✓ Good 1440p gaming value
- ✓ Includes NPU
Cons
- – Fewer threads than prior-gen i5 (no hyperthreading)
- – Requires new LGA1851 board
- – iGPU is basic
Full specifications
Performance
Total cores14
Performance cores6
Efficiency cores8
Threads14
Base clock4.2 GHz
Max boost clock5.2 GHz
L2 cache26 MB
L3 cache24 MB
Process nodeTSMC N3B
Integrated graphicsIntel Graphics (4 Xe cores)
OverclockableYes
Platform
SocketLGA1851
Base TDP125 W
Max turbo power159 W
Supported memoryDDR5
Max memory speed6400 MT/s
Max memory capacity192 GB
Memory channels2
PCIe version5.0
PCIe lanes20
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