Ultra 5 245K vs Pentium G860T

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G860T and Core Ultra 5 245K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	174
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	73.71
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	no data	20.82
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date	3 June 2012 (12 years ago)	24 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$309

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G860T and Core Ultra 5 245K basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	2	14
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	5.2 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	159 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	3 MB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	3 nm
Die size	131 mm2	243 mm2
Maximum core temperature	65 °C	no data
Number of transistors	504 million	17,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G860T and Core Ultra 5 245K compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1155	1851
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G860T and Core Ultra 5 245K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	-	+
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Pentium G860T and Core Ultra 5 245K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G860T and Core Ultra 5 245K are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G860T and Core Ultra 5 245K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors	Arc Xe-LPG Graphics 64EU
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G860T and Core Ultra 5 245K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G860T and Core Ultra 5 245K.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	3 June 2012	24 October 2024
Physical cores	2	14
Threads	2	14
Chip lithography	32 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	125 Watt

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