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Compare Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

The main differences between Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX are in Core Name, Socket, Integrated Graphics and CPU Cores.
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Brand
Intel
Brand
AMD
Model
BX80768250K
Model
YD299XAZAFWOF
Release Date
📅 March 2026
Release Date
📅 August 2018
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews
User reviews
★★★★☆
(11 reviews)
CPU Single-Core Performance (Charts)
5th / 589
CPU Single-Core Performance (Charts)
n/a
Single-Core Effective Value
10th / 244
Single-Core Effective Value
-
Workstation Performance (Charts)
30th / 270
(0%)
Workstation Performance (Charts)
40th / 270
(-15%)
Workstation Effective Value
4th / 263
Workstation Effective Value
136th / 263
Gaming Performance (Charts)
22nd / 148
Gaming Performance (Charts)
n/a
Gaming Effective Value
11th / 145
Gaming Effective Value
-
TDP
🔌 125 Watts
TDP
🔌 250 Watts
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Series
Core Ultra 5 (Series 2)
Series
Ryzen Threadripper
Core Name
Arrow Lake Refresh
Core Name
Colfax
Socket
LGA1851
Socket
sTR4
Integrated Graphics
Intel Xe
Integrated Graphics
None
CPU Cores
18
CPU Cores
32
CPU Threads
18
CPU Threads
64
CPU Clock Rate
4200 MHz
CPU Clock Rate
3000 MHz
CPU Turbo Clock Rate
5300 MHz
CPU Turbo Clock Rate
4200 MHz
Efficiency Core Clock Rate
3300 MHz
Efficiency Core Clock Rate
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Clock Rate
4600 MHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Clock Rate
-
CPU Cooler included
No
CPU Cooler included
No
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
12 nm
Maximum Supported Memory
256 GB
Maximum Supported Memory
1 TB
Cache L3
30 MB
Cache L3
64 MB

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus:

  • 82% cheaper, you can save $1,027.10
  • Moderately better multithreading performance, around +15%
  • Hugely better workstation effective value.
  • Newer Product, it was released around 8 years later
  • Around 50% lower thermal design power
  • Integrated graphics in the CPU (Intel Xe)

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Reasons to buy the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX:

  • +14 more cores
  • +46 more threads
  • +34 MB L3 Cache

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