Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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We're benchmarking Intel's new Arrow Lake Refresh Ultra 5 250K Plus CPU, including tests vs. the Intel 245K, AMD 9600X, 9700X, 9800X3D, 5800X3D, and more. Intel's 250K Plus CPU has an MSRP of $200 and release date of March 26th, 2026, with a reconfiguration of the cores and clocks compared to the Intel 245K CPU. Our benchmarks look at gaming performance, production performance in workloads like code compiling (testing the best CPUs for programmers), video editing and rendering, Photoshop, and more. We also briefly test power consumption. The 250K Plus is launching alongside the Intel Ultra 7 270K Plus, which we'll review in a separate video coming up.
See also our 9850X3D CPU review: youtube.com/watch?v=-InE1Nebnj8
Our Crimson Desert benchmarks and simulation time error testing: youtube.com/watch?v=1tz4u5oYx_o
And our Noctua x Antec Flux Pro case review with fan testing machine: youtube.com/watch?v=PeP7VGCH3D4
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Intel Ultra 5 250K Plus on Amazon: geni.us/P0OyU
Intel Ultra 7 270K Plus on Amazon: geni.us/t9yJxJ
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D on Amazon: geni.us/Z7afY
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D on Amazon: geni.us/rpdfM
Intel 265K on Amazon: geni.us/ujsRHc
Intel 285K on Amazon: geni.us/DDCdyHN
AMD 7800X3D on Amazon: geni.us/GmPRmAQ
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intel Ultra 5 250K Plus Review
04:26 - Current CPU Pricing Trends
05:45 - Intel Ultra 5 250K Plus Specs vs 245K
07:27 - Important Setup for Platform Performance Package
09:43 - Intel Binary Optimization Tool
11:18 - CPU Frequency: All-Core Boost on 250K Plus
12:26 - CPU Frequency: Single-Thread Boost on 250KP
13:14 - Baldur's Gate 3 CPU Comparison in 2026
15:22 - Outer Worlds 2 CPU Benchmarks
16:27 - Outer Worlds 2 1440p Benchmarks
16:48 - Stellaris CPU Benchmark on Intel 250K Plus vs 9600X
18:10 - Kingdom Come Deliverance II AMD vs Intel CPU Tests
19:20 - Kingdom Come Deliverance II 1440p
19:41 - Dragon's Dogma 2 250K Plus vs 285K, 5800X3D, 9800X3D
20:44 - Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty 1080p Medium
21:53 - Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty 1080p High
23:19 - F1 25 Best Gaming CPUs 2026
24:38 - Starfield Gaming CPU Benchmark
25:37 - 7-Zip Compression CPU Benchmark
27:23 - 7-Zip Decompression CPU Test
28:16 - Blender CPU Rendering Comparison
29:04 - Adobe Photoshop Best CPUs in 2026
30:12 - Chromium Code Compile Benchmark
31:20 - DaVinci Resolve Video Editing CPU Benchmark
33:05 - Power Consumption in All-Core Workload
34:08 - Power Consumption in Gaming
34:52 - Conclusion
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Sponsor: Montech HS01 Pro on Amazon geni.us/UYLeZn and HS02 Pro geni.us/ABM9fEB
We're benchmarking Intel's new Arrow Lake Refresh Ultra 5 250K Plus CPU, including tests vs. the Intel 245K, AMD 9600X, 9700X, 9800X3D, 5800X3D, and more. Intel's 250K Plus CPU has an MSRP of $200 and release date of March 26th, 2026, with a reconfiguration of the cores and clocks compared to the Intel 245K CPU. Our benchmarks look at gaming performance, production performance in workloads like code compiling (testing the best CPUs for programmers), video editing and rendering, Photoshop, and more. We also briefly test power consumption. The 250K Plus is launching alongside the Intel Ultra 7 270K Plus, which we'll review in a separate video coming up.
See also our 9850X3D CPU review: youtube.com/watch?v=-InE1Nebnj8
Our Crimson Desert benchmarks and simulation time error testing: youtube.com/watch?v=1tz4u5oYx_o
And our Noctua x Antec Flux Pro case review with fan testing machine: youtube.com/watch?v=PeP7VGCH3D4
The best way to support our work is through our store: store.gamersnexus.net
Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: patreon.com/gamersnexus
RELATED PRODUCTS [Affiliate Links]
Intel Ultra 5 250K Plus on Amazon: geni.us/P0OyU
Intel Ultra 7 270K Plus on Amazon: geni.us/t9yJxJ
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D on Amazon: geni.us/Z7afY
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D on Amazon: geni.us/rpdfM
Intel 265K on Amazon: geni.us/ujsRHc
Intel 285K on Amazon: geni.us/DDCdyHN
AMD 7800X3D on Amazon: geni.us/GmPRmAQ
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intel Ultra 5 250K Plus Review
04:26 - Current CPU Pricing Trends
05:45 - Intel Ultra 5 250K Plus Specs vs 245K
07:27 - Important Setup for Platform Performance Package
09:43 - Intel Binary Optimization Tool
11:18 - CPU Frequency: All-Core Boost on 250K Plus
12:26 - CPU Frequency: Single-Thread Boost on 250KP
13:14 - Baldur's Gate 3 CPU Comparison in 2026
15:22 - Outer Worlds 2 CPU Benchmarks
16:27 - Outer Worlds 2 1440p Benchmarks
16:48 - Stellaris CPU Benchmark on Intel 250K Plus vs 9600X
18:10 - Kingdom Come Deliverance II AMD vs Intel CPU Tests
19:20 - Kingdom Come Deliverance II 1440p
19:41 - Dragon's Dogma 2 250K Plus vs 285K, 5800X3D, 9800X3D
20:44 - Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty 1080p Medium
21:53 - Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty 1080p High
23:19 - F1 25 Best Gaming CPUs 2026
24:38 - Starfield Gaming CPU Benchmark
25:37 - 7-Zip Compression CPU Benchmark
27:23 - 7-Zip Decompression CPU Test
28:16 - Blender CPU Rendering Comparison
29:04 - Adobe Photoshop Best CPUs in 2026
30:12 - Chromium Code Compile Benchmark
31:20 - DaVinci Resolve Video Editing CPU Benchmark
33:05 - Power Consumption in All-Core Workload
34:08 - Power Consumption in Gaming
34:52 - Conclusion
** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! **
Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video ("this video is brought to you by") and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or "sponsored content" (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage.
Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates:
t: twitter.com/gamersnexus
f: facebook.com/gamersnexus
w: gamersnexus.net
Our policies, processes, and ethics statements relating to review samples, advertising, travel, errors, and more are transparently and publicly available on this page: https://gamers.nexus/ethics-statements
Steve Burke: Host, Writing, Test Lead
Patrick Lathan: Testing
Mike Gaglione, Testing, Editing
Vitalii Makhnovets: Editing
Tim Phetdara: Camera
