Intel Core 7 250U
The Intel Core 7 250U is a fast mid-range laptop CPU based on the Raptor Lake-U Refresh (RPL-U) series (Alder Lake architecture), and was introduced in January 2025. It is basically a renamed Core 7 150U from early 2024 but without the vPro Essentials management and security features.
The CPU offers 2 performance cores (P-cores, Golden Cove architecture) and 8 efficiency cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The P-cores support hyperthreading (therefore 12 threads together) and clock from 1.8 to 5.4 GHz. The E-cores clock from 1.2 - 4 GHz and should offer comparable performance to old Skylake cores (e.g. i7-6300HQ).
Performance
The processor performance of the 250U is similar to the old Core 7 150U due to the same specifications. Threfore, its performance is also slightly above the old Core i7-1365U. As usual with Alder Lake, the performance is heavily dependent on the cooling and the TDP settings.
Graphics unit
Like its predecessor, Intel integrates an Intel Xe-based graphics unit called Intel Graphics in Alder Lake. All 96 EUs are activated on the 250U and clocked with up to 1.3 GHz.
Features
Like Tiger Lake, Alder-Lake-P also has Wi-Fi 6E and Thunderbolt 4 (4x) partially integrated. The integrated memory controller supports LPDDR5-6400 and the integrated Gaussian and Neural Accelerator (GNA) is installed in version 3.0. The Quick Sync 8 media engine is the same as in Rocket Lake and supports MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1 decode, JPEG, VP8 decode, VP9, HEVC and AV1 decode. The chip supports PCIe 5.0 x8 for a dGPU and two PCIe 4.0 x4 for SSDs. The PCH also offers PCIe Gen3 x12.
Power consumption
The Intel Core 7 250U is specified with 15 watts (PL1) TDP and 55 watts (PL2) max. turbo power. The processor is manufactured using the further improved Intel 7 process (10 nm SuperFin).
| Codename | Raptor Lake Refresh |
| Series | Intel Raptor Lake-S |
| Clock Rate | 1200 - 5400 MHz |
| Level 3 Cache | 12 MB |
| Number of Cores / Threads | 10 / 12 2 x 5.4 GHz Intel Raptor Cove P-Core 8 x 4.0 GHz Intel Gracemont E-Core |
| Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power) | 15 Watt |
| TDP Turbo PL2 | 55 Watt |
| Manufacturing Technology | 10 nm |
| Max. Temperature | 100 °C |
| Socket | BGA1744 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs ( - 1300 MHz) |
| 64 Bit | 64 Bit support |
| Architecture | x86 |
| Announcement Date | 01/06/2025 |
| Product Link (external) | www.intel.com |
Benchmarks
- Average benchmark values* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
No reviews found for this CPU (yet).
