News Intel slashes Core Ultra 5 225 and Core Ultra 5 225F pricing by up to 21% — get entry-level Arrow Lake for 13% below MSRP

[Admin]

The Core Ultra 5 225 and Core Ultra 5 225F are now selling for over 13% lower than their respective MSRPs.

Intel slashes Core Ultra 5 225 and Core Ultra 5 225F pricing by up to 21% — get entry-level Arrow Lake for 13% below MSRP : Read more

 

[-Fran-]

Oh hey, look! A fire sale!

Too soon?

Regards.

 

[usertests]

Bottom of the barrel SKU. Good enough for dGPU gaming, but I'd aim for the 245 with the full iGPU, +4 E-cores, and more L3.

 

[logainofhades]

I'd rather buy a 12700k for $220, over either. The 12700kf is even cheaper at $170. Even a 12600k, at $148 is a better choice.

 

[John Nemesh]

I am sure SOMEONE will buy these...just not me.

 

[Amdlova]

Not long ago have some 14600 at ebay just for 148$ amazing cpu...
These intel cpu at gaming only use about 58w... old games 15 20w... Perfect for small machines with focus in silence.

 

[watzupken]

I guess Intel is clearing out Arrow Lake CPUs. If the reports are accurate, I would think that sales of these CPUs are happening at a glacial speed. With no demand, the only way to create demand is to drastically cut price. Arrow Lake is not as bad as it sounds, but it’s just not good for games. Outside of gaming, I think it can be a fine CPU upgrade.

 

[Notton]

I'd only grab this CPU if you can find a deeply discounted PCIe5.0 x16 mobo for it, especially if you intend to plug in a xx60 class GPU.

 

[usertests]

Arrow Lake is not as bad as it sounds, but it’s just not good for games. Outside of gaming, I think it can be a fine CPU upgrade.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-core-ultra-9-285k-cpu-review/2

Pretty much any modern CPU is "good for games". The 245K gets 131 FPS average across Tom's test suite, while using close to the lowest amount of power of the CPUs tested. It's just not as performant as Raptor Lake and Zen 5. There was some fine wine since launch but IIRC it's only around +3%.

It's fine for most gamers who aren't trying to hit 144-240 FPS in the latest titles. But it's probably not the right CPU for most if Alder/Raptor Lake are even cheaper.

When the corporate systems hit the bargain bin, I'll be watching, waiting. To use that 4 Xe core iGPU several years from now.

 

[rluker5]

Not long ago have some 14600 at ebay just for 148$ amazing cpu...
These intel cpu at gaming only use about 58w... old games 15 20w... Perfect for small machines with focus in silence.

A couple weeks back I picked up a 13600k for my daughter's upgrade to W11 from ebay for $150 shipped. Set it up to run 5.2 P, 4.2 E, 4.7 cache at 1.2v so it will be trouble free for a long time regardless of what she does to it. Will probably game pretty close to the CPU in the PS6 so it should be good enough until the PS7. Also got lucky with a used low midrange Z790 for $60, and also used it as an excuse to upgrade and pass down ram. That 5.2,4.2,4.7 seems like the top end of the efficient clocks for 13th gen RPL and is a sweet spot for balancing performance and efficiency.

Lot of deals on some good hardware right now, except for GPUs.

 

[dalek1234]

Arrow Lake is expensive to manufacture. Curious if Intel is now selling them at a loss.