Intel’s upcoming ‘Arrow Lake’ desktop CPU, the Core Ultra 5 245K, is already turning heads with early performance leaks. This new processor has been tested against the current mid-range powerhouse, the Core i5-14600K, in a multi-core benchmark using Cinebench R23. The results are promising, suggesting that ‘Arrow Lake’ could shake things up in the desktop CPU market.
The Core Ultra 5 245K boasts a formidable architecture with 14 cores and 14 threads. It features a hybrid design, splitting the cores into 6 high-performance P-Cores and 8 efficient E-Cores. To further bolster performance, this chip has a whopping 24MB of L3 cache and 26MB of L2 cache, totaling a generous 50MB of cache. The base clocks are set at 4.2GHz for the P-Cores and 3.6GHz for the E-Cores, with boost frequencies reaching up to 5.2GHz for the P-Cores and 4.6GHz for the E-Cores.
In the Cinebench R23 multi-core test, the Core Ultra 5 245K achieved an impressive score of 25,495 points running at its base clock speed of 4.2GHz. This outperforms both the Core i5-14600K (scoring 24,630 points) and the Core i5-13600K (scoring 24,228 points), indicating a clear performance advantage in multi-threaded workloads.
While the exact memory speeds, motherboard, and TDP limits used during these benchmarks remain unknown, these early results paint a positive picture for the Core Ultra 5 245K. The combination of its high core count, generous cache, and impressive clock speeds suggests that ‘Arrow Lake’ has the potential to deliver significant performance gains, especially in applications that benefit from multi-core processing.
