Intel announced at CES 2025 new Core Ultra 200S series desktop processors with Arrow Lake architecture and new chipsets for the mid-range and entry level that should make the supply of motherboards cheaper.
Although the new laptop processors have been the most important thing that Intel has presented in Las Vegas for client computing, the new desktop CPUs were also expected that beyond the versions with unlocked ‘K’ multiplier launched last fall, provide more offer and at a cheaper price. And the vast majority of users do not need the top-of-the-range Core Ultra 9 285K that we analyzed at the time.
Core Ultra 200S (no K)
As we had anticipated, they are the “blocked” versions of the 200S that we already knew. Of course, they share a large part of the advantages of the ‘Arrow Lake-S’ architecture and, in addition, they are delivered Updated software and firmware to improve gaming performance. This includes the new 0x114 microcode update and updated UEFI BIOS for motherboard vendors.
The line will include seven new models although only three have been announced for their first launch. The series is led by Core Ultra 9 285a high-power development with 24 cores (8P+16E), working frequencies of up to 5.3 GHz and up to 76 Mbytes of cache between L2 and L3. This development is accompanied by the Core Ultra 7 265 (8P+12E, up to 5.30 GHz P-core boost) and the Core Ultra 5 245 (6P+8E, up to 5.10 GHz P-core boost). In addition to them, Intel has listed two other Core Ultra 5 and the ‘F’ equivalents that will not include integrated graphics.
The three announced processors have a TDP consumption up to 65 wattsare installed on boards with LGA1851 socket and will be sold (without a defined price yet) in a box with cooling solutions (air fan) included.
Although all of these processors can be installed on existing 800 series motherboards, Intel has announced two new chipsets for the mid-range (Intel B860) and one for the entry-level (Intel H810). We will see them in detail in other articles with the announcements of the launch of boards from the main suppliers (ASUS, GIGABYTE or MSI), but we already told you that they must achieve the objective of making the platform cheaper since prices are expected between 100 and 130 dollars.
Source: www.muycomputer.com
