Intel confirms memory boost for its Arrow Lake-S Refresh processors
Intel boosts its official memory support to DDR5-7200 with its Arrow Lake-S Refresh CPUs
Intel has officially confirmed that its upcoming “Arrow Lake-S Refresh” CPUs will feature enhanced memory support. With its refreshed CPU lineup, Intel will add support for DDR5-7200 speeds to its official specifications.
Compared to Intel’s already available Arrow Lake-S CPUs, its new models will support CUDIMM memory modules with 12.5% higher speeds. This is a move from DDR5-6400 to DDR5-7200. For memory-sensitive workloads, like gaming, this change is significant. Note that these are the memory speeds that Intel officially supports. PC gamers should be able to run these CPUs with faster memory modules through overclocking.
(Data from Intel, via Uniko’s Hardware)
Leaked Arrow Lake-S Refresh Specifications
Based on leaked specifications, Intel’s upcoming “Arrow Lake Refresh” CPUs will launch as Core Ultra 200F PLUS CPUs. These CPUs will feature higher clock speeds than their predecessors, with Ultra 7 and Ultra 5 models also featuring higher E-core counts.
These CPUs are expected to be the last to support Intel’s LGA-1851 socket. Note that Intel’s Panther Lake CPUs will not be released as socketed desktop products.
| Cores (P+E) | Intel TVB (Up to) | Intel TBMT 3.0 (Up To) | P-core Turbo (Up To) |
E-Core Turbo (Up To) |
CPU Base/Max Power | Memory
Support |
Integrated graphics | |
| Core Ultra 9 290K PLUS | 8P + 16E | 5.8 GHz | 5.6 GHz | 5.6 GHz | 4.8 GHz | 125/250W | DDR5-7200 | Yes |
| Core Ultra 9 285K | 8P + 16E | 5.7 GHz | 5.6 GHz | 5.6 GHz | 4.6 GHz | 125/250W | DDR5-6400 | Yes |
| Core Ultra 7 270K PLUS | 8P + 16E | – | 5.5 GHz | 5.4 GHz | 4.7 GHz | 125/250W | DDR5-7200 | Yes |
| Core Ultra 7 265K | 8P + 12E | – | 5.5 GHz | 5.4 GHz | 4.6 GHz | 125/250W | DDR5-6400 | Yes |
| Core Ultra 5 250K PLUS | 6P + 12E | – | – | 5.3 GHz | 4.7 GHz | 125/159W | DDR5-7200 | Yes |
| Core Ultra 5 245K | 6P + 8E | – | – | 5.2 GHz | 4.6 GHz | 125/159W | DDR5-6400 | Yes |
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