Intel's Arrow Lake Refresh is real. The company just announced two new Core Ultra 200S Plus desktop processors with spec bumps, along with some interesting architectural tweaks that it says will deliver "value that's hard to beat". Technically, there are four, but the Core Ultra 5 250K Plus and Core Ultra 7 270K Plus just have extra 'KF' variants that skip integrated graphics.
The chips should launch at "suggested prices" of $199 for the U5 250K Plus and $299 for the U7 270K Plus via Intel's retail partners, starting on March 26, 2026 — just over two weeks from now. Naturally, I expect to see pre-built desktop PCs with the same Core Ultra 200S Plus processors appearing at the same time, but that'll depend on each OEM.
