Intel Core Ultra 5 245K: What It Is
The Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 245K is a desktop processor with 24 MB of L3 cache. Its base clock is 3.2 GHz for the performance cores, and it boosts up to 5.2 GHz depending on the workload. The chip has a 125 W TDP and integrated graphics.
Key Specifications
The source data describes the Arrow Lake-based Core Ultra 5 245 as having 14 cores in two clusters: 6 performance cores clocking up to 5.1 GHz and 8 efficiency cores clocking up to 4.5 GHz. The 245K is listed with a 3 nm production process and 17.8 billion transistors. Refer to Intel's specifications page for the complete feature list of a specific SKU.
Use Cases
Processors in this class suit high-performance desktop computing, multitasking, content creation, and workloads that benefit from many cores and high single-thread clocks. Buyers evaluating this chip for a system should check the platform, memory and cooling requirements in Intel's documentation.
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Compared With Core i5 Chips
| Feature | Core Ultra 5 245K | Core i5-1240P (Thinvent IPC5) |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Core Ultra (Arrow Lake) | 12th Gen |
| Cores | 14 (6 P + 8 E) | 12 |
| Max boost | Up to 5.2 GHz | Up to 4.4 GHz |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | 12 MB |
Thinvent Products With Intel Core i5 and i7 Processors
The Thinvent range does not include the Intel Core Ultra 5 245K. The Thinvent range uses Intel Core i3, i5, i7 and Core 5 processors from 11th to 14th generation. These include the Thinvent Industrial PC IPC5 with Intel Core i5-1240P (12 cores, up to 4.4 GHz), the Thinvent Aero Mini PC with Intel Core i3-1215U, and the Thinvent Industrial PC IPC5 with Intel Core i7-1255U (10 cores, up to 4.7 GHz), each available with 16 GB or 32 GB RAM and 512 GB or 1 TB SSD storage.