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Jacob Ridley

Intel Core Ultra 200S desktop CPUs deliver 'one of the largest power reductions Intel has seen in quite some time' but may fall short of 14900K in some games

Intel Core Ultra 200S Series chip render on blue background.

Arrow Lake is a big change for Intel. One of the biggest we've seen in a long time. The coming generation of both desktop and mobile processors will deliver "significantly lower power levels" than previous ones—up to 30%—and in doing so might see gaming performance gains mellow out entirely.

First off, you'll find the desktop chips under the 'Intel Core Ultra 200S' branding, also known as Arrow Lake S, from October 24. I've dropped the specifications for the series in a table below with all the names, but effectively this means you want to look out for the Ultra 9 285K, Ultra 7 265K or Ultra 5 245K on the shelves.

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