Retailer lists new Intel Core Ultra desktop CPUs
Upcoming Intel Ultra 9 and Ultra 7 CPUs listed at retailer as “in stock”
Two upcoming Intel Core Ultra desktop CPUs have been listed by a retailer, which has provided the CPU names alongside detailed specifications. Prime ABGB has listed Intel’s upcoming Core Ultra 9 290K PLUS and Core Ultra 7 270K PLUS CPUs. Both CPUs are listed as “in stock”, though the processors can’t currently be ordered.
Both of these new CPUs are part of Intel’s rumoured “Arrow Lake Refresh”. These CPUs feature higher specifications than their existing counterparts. All models are listed with a 125W base power and a max turbo power of 250W. Both CPUs have also been listed with DDR5-7200 memory support. This means that Intel’s new CPUs officially support DDR5 memory speeds 12.5% faster than today’s Arrow Lake CPUs.
Intel’s Ultra 9 290K PLUS and Ultra 9 270K PLUS CPUs are both listed as 24-core processors with 8 P-Cores and 16 E-Cores. This implies that the only difference between these CPUs is their core clock speeds.
(Listing from PRIME ABGB)
Core Ultra PLUS Specifications
Prime ABGB’s specifications are identical to those previously leaked for Intel’s Core Ultra 200 PLUS CPU. Currently, it is unknown what the “PLUS” in Intel’s new CPU names signify. Yes, Intel’s refreshed CPUs will be faster than their older counterparts, but do they really need “PLUS” branding?
Note that it is currently unknown if Intel has changed the interconnect speeds on its new Core Ultra 200 series CPUs. Intel may be shipping these new CPUs with higher Fabric (SOC Tile/NGU) and Die-to-Die (D2D) speeds to decrease latencies and enhance performance. This could significantly improve the out-of-the-box performance of Intel’s new “PLUS” series CPUs in specific workloads. If this is the case, Intel could dramatically increase its gaming performance with these new CPU models.
| 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 |
It seems likely that Intel will unveil its Core Ultra 200+ series CPUs at CES 2026 in January.
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