Intel® Core™ 7 253PQE

The Intel Core 7 253PQE is a embedded processor with 10 cores and 20 threads, built on the Bartlett Lake architecture. It launched in Jan 2026. Clocks run from 3.5 GHz base to 5.7 GHz boost. A 33-MB L3 cache backs the cores (5.4 MB per core). It addresses DDR5, DDR4 memory up to 192 GB across 2 channels. The chip drops into the FCLGA1700 socket and exposes PCIe 5.0 (20 lanes). Rated TDP is 125 W. Notable platform capabilities: Gaussian Neural Accelerator.

The Intel Core 7 253PQE scores 4,441 in single-core performance and 37,363 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 12,881 for overall performance, 30,503 for productivity performance, 28,543 for creator performance, 39,465 for engineering performance and 22,664 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 3,736 per core, 1,868 per thread and 299 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 1,152. Its performance index is 160, so its overall performance is 60% above the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the Intel Core 7 253PQE scores 129,483 in integer math, 97,174 in floating-point math, 436,972 in compression, 22,856 in cryptography, 2,431 in physics simulation, 28,872 in vector SIMD, 177 in the prime sieve and 46,981 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 120% above in integer math, 112% above in floating-point math, 92% above in compression, 99% above in cryptography, 123% above in physics simulation, 86% above in vector SIMD, 164% above in the prime sieve and 107% above in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The Intel Core 7 253PQE has 10 physical cores and runs 20 logical threads. It does not use a hybrid performance and efficiency core layout. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 3.50 GHz and boosts up to 5.70 GHz.

The Intel Core 7 253PQE is a embedded processor, belongs to the Intel Core 7 family, uses the Bartlett Lake architecture and carries the codename Bartlett Lake. It launched in Jan 2026.

The Intel Core 7 253PQE has 800 KB of L1 cache, 20 MB of L2 cache and 33 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 53.8 MB of cache, or 5.38 MB per core. Each core has 2 MB of private L2 cache.

The Intel Core 7 253PQE has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 800 KB, L2 at 20 MB and L3 at 33 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 61% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Core 7 253PQE supports DDR5, DDR4 memory, addresses up to 192 GB of memory and uses 2 memory channels. It does not support LPDDR memory.

The Intel Core 7 253PQE includes integrated graphics (Intel UHD Graphics 770).

The Intel Core 7 253PQE uses the FCLGA1700 socket, supports PCI Express 5.0 and provides up to 20 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Core 7 253PQE has a rated TDP of 125 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The Intel Core 7 253PQE is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $409.

The Intel Core 7 253PQE is also identified by the model number 253PQE.

Feex has recorded 59% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Core 7 253PQE. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Efficiency Cores, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: Memory Bandwidth, ECC Memory and Max Memory Speed. Graphics: Graphics Base Clock, Graphics Max Clock, Execution Units, Display Outputs and Max Video Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count and Foundry. Naming & Aliases: Normalized Name, SKU, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FCLGA1700 socket as the Intel Core 7 253PQE and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Core i5-13600KF, Intel Core i5-13600K, Intel Core i7-13700F, Intel Core i9-14900T and Intel Core i5-14600KF.