WHAT JUST HAPPENED? Intel's Core Ultra 200S Plus CPUs, widely considered to be the best processors to come from Team Blue in years, have just received a quiet price hike. It's an unfortunate move when the appealing price tag was one of the things Arrow Lake Refresh had going for it.
As spotted by leaker harukaze5719, Intel has updated the Recommended Customer Price on its product pages for the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Core Ultra 5 250K Plus.
The 270K Plus, which launched in March at $299, is now listed at $339 to $349. The 250K Plus has moved from $199 to a $219 to $229 range. The Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus has also been adjusted from $184 to $214.
This doesn't necessarily mean every retailer will immediately slap another $50 on the CPUs. Amazon pricing has not fully caught up with Intel's new ranges at the time of writing. The 250K Plus is listed at $219.99, while the 270K Plus is around $313 to $320, still below Intel's new $339 to $349 range.
It probably won't stay this price for long
