Intel slashes the price of its Core Ultra 265K CPU
Intel drops its MSRP price for its Core Ultra 265K and 265KF CPUs by $100
Intel has announced that they are lowering the price of its Core Ultra 265K and 265KF CPUs by $100, greatly increasing the competitiveness of its Arrow Lake CPU lineup. This brings Intel’s pricing in line with AMD’s Ryzen 7 9700X. Intel is competing with AMD’s 8-core CPU with a 20-core CPU.
This pricing adjustment is intended to increase the sales of Intel’s Core Ultra 200 series, which has not been selling as well as Intel hoped. As of now, AMD is dominant in the DIY CPU market when it comes to gaming. This is primarily due to the launch of AMD’s Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU. That said, Intel’s Core Ultra 200 series delivers strong competition in non-gaming workloads. This is mostly thanks to Intel’s higher core counts at most price points.
Intel has updated its suggested pricing for certain Intel Core Ultra 200S series desktop processor SKUs – enabling better-than-ever combination of price & performance for gamers, creators, and professionals alike:
Intel Core Ultra 7 processors (box prices listed)
– U7 265K – $299 (previously $399)
– U7 265KF – $284 (previously $384)– Intel
Alongside these new prices, Intel has started shipping two free games with their Core Ultra 200 series CPUs. These games are Dying Light: The Beast, and Civilization VII.
Intel’s CPU price decrease is already reflected in the prices seen at UK retailers. Overclockers UK are already selling the CPU for £289.99. Amazon UK has also priced the CPU at £280.97.
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