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Rate My PC: Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

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Apex Performer

Top 4% of systems. Capable of 4K Ultra gaming and advanced rendering.

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System Balance Analysis

CPU vs GPU performance ratio
Well Balanced
CPU
96%
VS
GPU
96%
PROCESSOR

Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus

66,855 Benchmark Score
Top 4% Market Ranking
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

54,209 Benchmark Score
Top 4% Market Ranking
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Market Position

How your build compares to others
Budget
0-30
Mid-Range
30-60
High-End
60-85
Enthusiast
85-100
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Performance Tiers Explained

90-100

Ultimate

4K Ultra gaming, VR ready, ray tracing enabled, professional workloads

4K 60+ FPS VR Ready
70-89

High-End

1440p Ultra or 4K High settings, excellent for modern AAA titles

1440p Ultra 4K High
50-69

Mid-Range

1080p Ultra or 1440p Medium, great value for most gamers

1080p Ultra 1440p Med
30-49

Entry Level

1080p Medium settings, suitable for eSports and older titles

1080p Med eSports
0-29

Legacy

Basic gaming, older titles, consider upgrading for modern games

720p-1080p Low Older Games

Balance and Bottleneck

The Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER form a desktop combination that scores at the 90th percentile overall among all paired builds. The data shows a system where the GPU is the primary driver of gaming performance, but the CPU is far from a passive bystander. The RTX 4080 SUPER sits at the 86th percentile among all GPUs, while the Core Ultra 5 250K Plus ranks at the 93rd percentile among all CPUs, indicating the processor has slightly more headroom relative to its own competitive field than the graphics card does.

In multi-threaded workloads, the CPU demonstrates overwhelming capability. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 30867 places it within 0.9% of the Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, a higher-tier mobile part, and just 0.1% behind the AMD EPYC 4465P. This means the CPU is not the limiting factor in any CPU-bound scenario that a desktop user would realistically encounter. The bottleneck analysis shifts to the GPU in gaming, where the 16 GB VRAM buffer and 736.3 GB/s memory bandwidth of the RTX 4080 SUPER are the resources that determine frame delivery at high resolutions.

The Passmark multi-thread score of 51596, combined with a single-thread score of 4757, shows a processor that excels at both parallel and lightly-threaded tasks. The single-thread performance is particularly important for gaming, where the 5.30 GHz boost clock and 2261 Cinebench R23 single-core score ensure that even the most demanding game engines receive adequate per-core throughput. The bottleneck in this system is therefore workload-dependent: the GPU constrains 4K gaming, while the CPU provides ample margin for background tasks, streaming, and content creation simultaneously.

GPU Analysis

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture using the AD103 chip, manufactured on a 5 nm process at TSMC. The die contains 45,900 million transistors across a 379 mm² area, yielding a transistor density of 121.1 million per square millimeter. This hardware foundation supports 10,240 shading units, 320 texture mapping units, and 112 raster output units, which combine to produce a pixel rate of 285.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 816.0 GTexel/s.

Memory configuration is a critical strength. The 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus delivers 736.3 GB/s of bandwidth, which is essential for 4K textures and ray-traced workloads. The memory clock runs at 1438 MHz with 23 Gbps effective transfer rate. The GPU's base clock of 2295 MHz boosts to 2550 MHz, providing the computational throughput measured at 52.22 TFLOPS for both FP32 and FP16 operations, the latter at a 1:1 ratio.

Ray tracing and AI acceleration are handled by dedicated hardware: 80 RT cores and 320 tensor cores. These are the units responsible for the GPU's DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) support and its strong showing in synthetic benchmarks. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6600 reflects the GPU's raw rasterization and compute capabilities. The Geekbench Vulkan score of 260075 and OpenCL score of 219065 indicate robust cross-API performance. Passmark G3D score of 34245 places it at the 86th percentile, with the nearest rival being the RTX 4080 at a delta of -0.1%, meaning the SUPER variant is virtually identical in aggregate benchmark terms to its non-SUPER predecessor.

The GPU's compute potential is further evidenced by the Passmark GPU compute score of 19822. The 320 tensor cores enable DLSS and other AI-accelerated features, while the 80 RT cores handle ray-traced lighting and shadows. The card operates at a 320 W TDP with a suggested PSU of 700 W, using a single 16-pin power connector. It occupies a triple-slot form factor, measuring 310 mm in length, 140 mm in height, and 61 mm in width, with display outputs comprising one HDMI 2.1 and three DisplayPort 1.4a connectors.

Benchmark Performance

The combined benchmark picture shows a system that is competitive with the best desktop configurations available. The CPU's average benchmark score is 66855, which places it at the 93rd percentile. Its nearest rival, the AMD EPYC 4465P, scores 66925, a delta of -0.1%, meaning the Ultra 5 250K Plus is statistically tied with a server-class processor. The Intel Xeon 6515P scores 67006 (delta -0.2%), and the Core Ultra 9 275HX scores 67469 (delta -0.9%). The only rival that outperforms it is the Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus, which scores 66159 with a delta of 1.1%, indicating the KF variant is slightly slower.

In Cinebench R23, the multi-core score of 30867 and single-core score of 2261 demonstrate the CPU's dual nature. The R20 scores of 18442 multi-core and 2603 single-core, along with R15 scores of 4640 multi-core and 328 single-core, show consistent scaling across benchmark generations. Passmark results reinforce this: integer math scores 125091, floating point math scores 162692, and extended instructions score 44565. Data compression scores 568721, while data encryption scores 42144. The find prime numbers test scores 486, and random string sorting scores 69090.

The GPU's benchmark performance is equally strong. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6600, combined with the Geekbench OpenCL score of 219065 and Vulkan score of 260075, paints a picture of a high-end graphics solution. The Passmark G3D score of 34245 is complemented by DirectX scores of 193 (DX10), 301 (DX11), 134 (DX12), and 381 (DX9). The G2D score of 1270 indicates strong 2D acceleration. The average benchmark score of 54209 places the GPU at the 86th percentile, with the RTX 4080 at 54247 (delta -0.1%) being the closest competitor.

The combined percentile of 90 confirms that this pairing is well-matched. The CPU's 93rd percentile and GPU's 86th percentile create a system where neither component dramatically overshadows the other, though the CPU does have slightly more relative headroom. This is a configuration where the GPU will be the limiting factor in most gaming scenarios, but the CPU will never hold back the GPU in compute-heavy tasks.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus uses the Intel Socket 1851 platform, which is part of the Core Ultra Series 2 lineup. The processor supports DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration with a memory bandwidth of 115.2 GB/s, and it includes ECC memory support, which is uncommon for desktop processors and valuable for workstation reliability. The PCIe interface is Gen 5 with 20 lanes from the CPU, providing ample bandwidth for the latest storage devices and expansion cards. The RTX 4080 SUPER uses PCIe 4.0 x16, so it does not saturate the Gen 5 lanes, leaving headroom for future GPUs or multiple NVMe drives.

The CPU's TDP of 125 W and the GPU's TDP of 320 W combine for a total of 445 W of component power draw. The suggested PSU for the GPU alone is 700 W, which provides sufficient headroom for the entire system, including drives, fans, and peripherals. The power delivery requirement is handled by the GPU's single 16-pin connector, while the CPU uses a standard socket power delivery. The unlocked multiplier on the CPU allows for overclocking, which can extract additional performance from the 3 nm process node.

A sensible next upgrade depends on workload. For gaming, the GPU is the component to watch, given that the CPU has more relative headroom. The RTX 4080 SUPER is already end-of-life, with the GeForce 50 series as its successor, so users looking for more gaming performance would wait for that generation. For compute workloads, the CPU's 18 cores and 18 threads at a 125 W TDP leave room for a higher-core-count processor on the same socket, should one be released. The 30 MB of shared L3 cache and 3 MB per-core L2 cache are substantial, but future Arrow Lake Refresh variants may offer more. The integrated Arc Xe-LPG Graphics 64EU provides a display output for troubleshooting or basic tasks without the discrete GPU installed.

CPU Analysis

The Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus is an 18-core, 18-thread processor based on the Arrow Lake Refresh architecture, manufactured on a 3 nm process at TSMC. The die contains 17,800 million transistors across a 243 mm² area. The base clock of 4.20 GHz boosts to 5.30 GHz, and the processor is unlocked for overclocking. The cache hierarchy consists of 192 KB of L1 per core, 3 MB of L2 per core, and 30 MB of shared L3 cache.

The benchmark data reveals a processor that excels in both single-threaded and multi-threaded workloads. The Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2261 and multi-core score of 30867 show a 13.6x scaling factor, which is impressive for an 18-thread part. The Passmark single-thread score of 4757 and multithread score of 51596 show similar characteristics. The data encryption score of 42144 and data compression score of 568721 indicate strong performance in security and storage-related tasks. The floating point math score of 162692 versus integer math score of 125091 suggests the architecture favors FPU-heavy workloads, which are common in scientific computing and 3D rendering.

The 93rd percentile ranking places this CPU above the vast majority of processors. Its nearest rivals are server and high-end mobile parts, which speaks to its efficiency. The delta of -0.1% against the AMD EPYC 4465P is remarkable, as that is a server processor with different power and thermal characteristics. The 1.1% advantage over the Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus variant suggests the "K Plus" designation brings a small but measurable performance benefit. The memory bandwidth of 115.2 GB/s is sufficient for the 18 cores, and the ECC support adds a layer of reliability for workstation use cases.

For real workloads, the CPU handles compilation, video encoding, and 3D rendering with ease. The 18 threads are enough to saturate most modern applications, and the high single-thread performance ensures that legacy software and lightly-threaded games run smoothly. The integrated Arc Xe-LPG Graphics 64EU provides a fallback for basic display tasks, but the discrete RTX 4080 SUPER handles all graphics-intensive workloads. The 5.30 GHz boost clock is particularly valuable for latency-sensitive tasks like gaming and interactive rendering.

Usage Scenarios

High-refresh gaming: The RTX 4080 SUPER delivers frame rates that push beyond 144 Hz at 1440p in most titles, given its 86th percentile GPU ranking and 16 GB VRAM. The CPU's 5.30 GHz boost clock and 2261 Cinebench R23 single-core score ensure that frame pacing is consistent, with no CPU-induced stutters.

Streaming: The 18 CPU cores handle encoding and streaming overhead without impacting gaming performance. The Passmark multithread score of 51596 indicates ample headroom for simultaneous game capture, encoding, and broadcast, while the GPU's tensor cores can offload AI-based encoding tasks.

Video editing: The GPU's 52.22 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and the CPU's floating point math score of 162692 combine to accelerate timeline rendering and effect processing. The 16 GB VRAM buffers large 4K and 8K timelines, while the CPU's multi-core performance handles export tasks efficiently.

3D rendering: The Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 30867 positions the CPU for CPU-based rendering, while the GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 6600 indicates strong GPU-accelerated rendering performance. The 80 RT cores and 320 tensor cores accelerate ray-traced and AI-denoised renders.

Software development: The 18 cores and 18 threads compile large codebases quickly, as evidenced by the integer math score of 125091. The ECC memory support ensures data integrity during long compilation sessions, and the 115.2 GB/s memory bandwidth reduces build times for memory-intensive projects.

Student and office work: The system is overkill for basic productivity, but the single-thread score of 4757 ensures snappy application launches and responsive multitasking. The integrated GPU provides a fallback for office tasks when the discrete GPU is idle, and the 125 W CPU TDP keeps power consumption reasonable for a high-end desktop.

Gaming Performance

No measured FPS data exists for this exact CPU-GPU combination in the FACT PACK. All frame rates discussed here are estimates derived from the benchmark scores and should be treated as approximations rather than measured results. The GPU's 86th percentile ranking and the CPU's 93rd percentile ranking suggest a system that is well above average for gaming.

At 1080p, the RTX 4080 SUPER's 16 GB VRAM and 736.3 GB/s bandwidth will not be fully utilized, but the CPU's 5.30 GHz boost clock will drive very high frame rates. The single-thread score of 4757 in Passmark indicates that the CPU can handle even the most demanding game engines at this resolution without becoming a bottleneck. Expect frame rates in the 200+ FPS range for esports titles and 150+ FPS for AAA games, assuming typical scaling from the 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 6600.

At 1440p, the GPU becomes the primary driver. The 52.22 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 80 RT cores will deliver high frame rates with ray tracing enabled. The 16 GB VRAM provides ample capacity for high-resolution textures. Frame rates in the 120-180 FPS range for AAA titles are a reasonable estimate, with esports titles exceeding 200 FPS.

At 4K, the GPU's 736.3 GB/s memory bandwidth and 285.6 GPixel/s pixel rate are the limiting factors. The 86th percentile GPU ranking suggests this card is positioned for high-refresh 1440p gaming or 60+ FPS 4K gaming. The CPU's contribution diminishes at this resolution, but the 18 cores ensure that background tasks do not interfere with gameplay. Frame rates of 60-100 FPS at 4K are a realistic estimate for most titles, with lower settings or DLSS required for the most demanding games.

FAQ

Q: What is the combined performance ranking of this CPU and GPU pairing?

A: The combination scores at the 90th percentile among all desktop builds, with the CPU at the 93rd percentile and the GPU at the 86th percentile.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest rivals?

A: The Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus scores 66855 on average, which is 0.1% behind the AMD EPYC 4465P and 0.2% behind the Intel Xeon 6515P, but 1.1% ahead of the Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus.

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER features 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 736.3 GB/s bandwidth with a memory clock of 1438 MHz (23 Gbps effective).

Q: Does the CPU support ECC memory?

A: Yes, the Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus supports ECC memory in a dual-channel DDR5 configuration with a memory bandwidth of 115.2 GB/s.

Q: What power supply is recommended for this build?

A: The GPU's suggested PSU is 700 W. The CPU has a TDP of 125 W and the GPU has a TDP of 320 W, so a 700 W PSU provides adequate headroom for the entire system.

Q: Is the RTX 4080 SUPER still in production?

A: No, the GPU is marked as end-of-life, with the GeForce 50 series listed as its successor. The CPU is still marked as active in production.

Q: What is the CPU's socket and PCIe support?

A: The CPU uses Intel Socket 1851 and supports PCIe Gen 5 with 20 lanes from the CPU. The GPU uses PCIe 4.0 x16, so it does not saturate the Gen 5 lanes.

Who Should Build It

This system targets gamers who play at 1440p or 4K resolutions with high refresh rates. The RTX 4080 SUPER's 16 GB VRAM and 736.3 GB/s bandwidth support high-resolution textures and ray tracing, while the CPU's 5.30 GHz boost clock and 4757 single-thread score ensure no frame pacing issues. Gamers who want to stream their gameplay will benefit from the 18 CPU cores handling encoding overhead without impacting frame rates.

Content creators working with 4K video or 3D rendering will find the combination of the CPU's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 30867 and the GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 6600 to be a powerful duo. The 80 RT cores accelerate ray-traced renders, while the 320 tensor cores enable AI-based denoising and upscaling. Video editors will appreciate the GPU's 52.22 TFLOPS of compute and the CPU's floating point math score of 162692.

Software developers compiling large codebases will benefit from the 18 cores and integer math score of 125091. The ECC memory support is a significant advantage for long-running builds where data integrity is critical. Students and small business users will find the system more capable than needed for office work, but the single-thread performance ensures a responsive experience, and the integrated GPU provides a fallback for basic tasks.

The system is not ideal for users on a strict power budget, given the combined 445 W TDP of CPU and GPU. However, for users who prioritize performance and have the desk space for a triple-slot, 310 mm GPU, this combination delivers top-tier results across gaming, content creation, and development workloads. The CPU's 93rd percentile ranking and GPU's 86th percentile ranking make this a balanced build where neither component is a clear weakness.