News Intel officially cuts Core Ultra 7 200-series desktop CPU prices by up to 25%

[Admin]

In an unusual move, Intel has officially cut the suggested retail prices of its Core Ultra 7 265K and 265KF desktop CPUs by $100 to boost Arrow Lake-S demand.

Intel officially cuts Core Ultra 7 200-series desktop CPU prices by up to 25% : Read more

 

[atomicWAR]

Lipstick on a pig... 🐷💩

 

[JRStern]

Maybe you'd like to supply decoder rings to some of that jargon for those of us who aren't neck-deep in all the codewords.

 

[qwertymac93]

Maybe you'd like to supply decoder rings to some of that jargon for those of us who aren't neck-deep in all the codewords.

Allow me to illuminate you:
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[MisterZ]

Why in the world would anyone buy a Core Ultra 5 now that the 7 costs the same price? Are Intel stupid?

 

[EzzyB]

Why in the world would anyone buy a Core Ultra 5 now that the 7 costs the same price? Are Intel stupid?

My guess is that the 5 series is the bread-and-butter of companies like Dell who sells mid-range desktops to business by the tens-of-thousands. So Intel can sell it's top-of-the line, and it's mainstream business processors, but the 265's are kind of in a rut.

It might have swayed me to pull the trigger on one, but, all signs point to 1851 being a one-off socket. That might make it worth spending more later to avoid. ...pondering...

 

[Mr Majestyk]

Yep with no upgrade path for the one gen socket (Arrow refresh does not count IMO as a second gen), it's a dead duck walking.

Zen 6 here we come.

 

[Amdlova]

They need to droop almost 50% to be good

 

[ohio_buckeye]

Wouldn’t be a bad move. That’s similar to what amd did with fx a little over 10 years ago just to be able to move something.

 

[TerryLaze]

Wouldn’t be a bad move. That’s similar to what amd did with fx a little over 10 years ago just to be able to move something.

Ten years ago?
AMD had to do it just last year, within the launch month, they shot themselves in the foot with the x3d CPUs and now nobody wants the regular lineup.

AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs See 12% Price Drop Within Launch Month: 9950X $619, 9900X $439, 9700X $349, 9600X $259

Prices across all AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs such as the Ryzen 9 9950X, Ryzen 9 9900X, Ryzen 7 9700X & Ryzen 5 9600X have now dropped.

wccftech.com

 

[3ogdy]

Best Selling CPUs on Amazon US.

Intel's first entry is the 13th best selling CPU. They're not even in the top 10 with anything from Core to Ultra i9.

 

[eye4bear]

Why in the world would anyone buy a Core Ultra 5 now that the 7 costs the same price? Are Intel stupid?

Many have tried to answer that question over the years...

 

[ManDaddio]

Sockets never persuaded me to buy a CPU. When I buy a CPU I always buy a new motherboard and RAM and case.
I prefer to use new with new.

The only exception is m.2, PSU and GPU if it's good.

 

[TerryLaze]

Just saying, but this is just a post on a forum, I wouldn't really call this official.
Even if the one that posted it is actually who they say they are, this is still not a official statement.

 

[USAFRet]

Just saying, but this is just a post on a forum, I wouldn't really call this official.
Even if the one that posted it is actually who they say they are, this is still not a official statement.

Even if it is just Amazon, large price drop.
https://camelcamelcamel.com/product/B0DFK2MH2D

 

[TerryLaze]

Even if it is just Amazon, large price drop.
https://camelcamelcamel.com/product/B0DFK2MH2D

Yes, but what a retailer does to sell their stock has nothing to do with the official intel guideline.
Amazon dropped $100 during the last 7 months, not because intel dropped prices yesterday (or whenever the report is supposed to take effect)

 

[Loadedaxe]

If the 265K were to drop into the $250 range I would pull the trigger. I am not a hardcore gamer and mostly use my PC for productivity, yet do not need a 9900 or 9950 and the non X3D lineup is completely lackluster.

 

[dalek1234]

Lipstick on a pig... 🐷💩

Neah. The pig just costs less now. They can't afford lipstick.