A while ago Intel It is reported that its consumer gradeprocessorThe overall increase was about 10%. I originally thought it would be for existing products, but unexpectedly, it was just launched. Arrow Lake Refresh Processors also seem to be affected. The prices in many foreign retail channels have been significantly higher than Intel’s official recommended price. Some models have even increased by 17%, which is really not good news for gamers. The prices of memory and graphics cards are already at the high end,CPU If it continues to rise, more and more people may not be able to afford computers this year.
Intel Arrow Lake Refresh price increases less than two days after launch! Some models have increased by as much as 17%
Some people may not be clear about the main models and pricing of Arrow Lake Refresh this time.
Intel has launched two desktop processors this time: Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Core Ultra 5 250K Plus, with official suggested selling prices of US$299 and US$199 respectively. There is also a Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus that removes the internal display, with a suggested price of $185.
加遊戲效能不加價！Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus & Ultra 5 250K Plus 效能實測
According to a report by foreign media Tom’s Hardware, it has only been two days since Arrow Lake Refresh was launched, and the actual selling prices of these processors in major channels in the United States have already been fully increased. The Core Ultra 7 270K Plus is priced at about $349 on platforms such as Newegg, which is about $50 higher than the official suggested selling price, an increase of nearly 17%. The Core Ultra 5 250K Plus goes from $199 to about $219, an increase of about 10%. The one with a relatively small impact is the 250KF Plus, which has been slightly adjusted from $185 to about $199, an increase of about 8%:
It is worth noting that before the launch, Wccftech discovered that the pre-order prices at some retailers were already on the high side. For example, the pre-order price of the 270K Plus at B&H is US$329, and the 250K Plus is more than US$219. The pre-order price of the Ultra 5 250KF at Newegg is US$199.99, which means there are already signs of price increases before it is launched:
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I’ve also checked the Taiwanese part, and I haven’t seen any price increases so far.
As for the main reason for the price increase, Intel did not explain in detail, but it is basically related to AI. Like memory, as the AI industry shifts from the training stage to inference applications on a large scale, the demand for server-level processors (especially the Xeon series) from major cloud service providers has surged, and Intel has to prioritize allocating more production capacity to higher-profit enterprise products. As a result, the supply on the consumer side has been reduced, and due to the imbalance between supply and demand, prices have naturally become more and more expensive.
In addition, the cost of various raw materials required for chip manufacturing has also remained high. The combination of various factors has led Intel to decide to make price adjustments to the consumer market.
Therefore, for players who are considering upgrading their processors, it may be a good choice to get them before the price increases. Although Taiwan is not affected at this stage, Intel’s global increase policy will be transmitted sooner or later. It is unlikely that only overseas prices will rise and Taiwan will not.
Now that the entire PC market is in a stage of rising costs, whether it is CPU, memory or graphics cards, the chances of seeing significant price cuts in the short term are probably not high.
Source: KOCPC Chinese