Intel Core Ultra 200 “Arrow Lake” Desktop CPUs Listed By Canadian Retailer: Ultra 9 285K For $625 US

Intel's Core Ultra 200 "Arrow Lake" Desktop CPUs have been listed by Canadian Retailers ahead of launch and start at $330 US.

Just yesterday, we reported the Intel Core Ultra 200 Aka Arrow Lake S processors were listed on the LambdaTek website. LambdaTek is a UK retailer but the Arrow Lake series has also appeared in the North American region, specifically Canada. The new leak by @momomo_us gives us a sneak peek at the initial batch of Intel Arrow Lake, which is planned to launch in October.

PC-Canada has listed five different SKUs on the website, namely:

All five Intel Core Ultra 200 "Arrow Lake" Desktop CPUs are overclockable chips with two featuring no integrated graphics i.e., the KF SKUs. The flagship Core Ultra 9 285K is priced at CAD 847.99, the Core Ultra 7 265K at $584.99, and the KF edition at CAD 563.99. The mid-range option Core Ultra 5 245K is listed at CAD 447.99 and the KF edition at CAD 424.99.

If we convert the prices to USD, the prices come out to be $620 US for the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, $431 US for Core Ultra 7 265K, US$415 for 265KF, $330 US for the Core Ultra 5 245K, and $313 US for the 245KF. These estimated prices are roughly equivalent to the UK listing excluding the VAT. However, you can't buy the processors yet as an embargo on them will be lifted next month.

Intel Arrow Lake lineup will have a lot more SKUs than what are currently listed on some of these online stores but Intel will complete the lineup gradually by launching the lower TDP and non-K editions later. The Arrow Lake series will go against AMD's Zen 5 Ryzen 9000 lineup and will replace the Raptor Lake 14th and 13th Gen series.

If you are wondering if there is a pricing difference between the 14th gen & the Arrow Lake series, then the answer is no. According to the leaked listing of the Core Ultra 200 processors, the Arrow Lake SKUs are almost at the same MSRP as the 14th-generation processors at launch. However, Arrow Lake CPUs are expected to outperform them by a noticeable margin as has been seen in various benchmarks.

News Source: @momomo_us