Core Ultra 5 245 vs Core i5-14600K: which is better

Intel Core Ultra 5 245 (desktop, 2025) against Intel Core i5-14600K (desktop, 2023): benchmarks, games, specs and current prices.

Key differences

Core Ultra 5 245 is 2% faster in multi-threaded work (PassMark 39,269 vs 38,353).
Core Ultra 5 245 is 4% faster per core.
Core Ultra 5 245 has a lower TDP: 65 W vs 125 W.
Different sockets (LGA1851 and LGA1700): they need different motherboards.

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	Core Ultra 5 245	Core i5-14600K
Overall score	54.5	53.2
PassMark CPU Mark	39,269	38,353
Single-thread rating	4,448	4,264
Games, 1080p, % of the best	no data	72.8%
US price	no current price	from $250
Cores	14 (6P + 8E)	14 (6P + 8E)
Threads	14	20
Base clock	3.5 GHz	3.5 GHz
Max boost	5.1 GHz	5.3 GHz
L3 cache	24 MB	24 MB
TDP	65 W	125 W
Max power	121 W	181 W
Memory	DDR5	DDR4 / DDR5
Memory speed	6400 MT/s	5600 MT/s
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1700
Process	3 nm (TSMC N3B)	10 nm (Intel 7)
Architecture	Arrow Lake	Raptor Lake Refresh
Series	Core Ultra 200S	14th Gen Core
Release year	2025	2023
Integrated graphics	Intel Graphics	UHD Graphics 770

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