Intel gains momentum on major retailers as aggressive price cuts boost Intel CPU sales. Amazon US Sells Nearly 7800 Units of Intel CPUs in August 2026, Helping the Company Climb From Nearly 10% Share to Over 20% For over a year, we saw Intel staying close to a 10% share, if not under 10%, when it came to shipping its desktop CPUs. This trend was particularly consistent for several months on Amazon US, but things changed drastically last month. Remember the aggressive price cuts by Intel on its latest Arrow Lake Refresh CPUs? Yes, that had an immense impact on […]

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This is the best deal on Intel CPUs yet, and if you were waiting to build a PC, now is the right time. Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus Drops To Just $139, The Lowest Since Its Launch We never imagined that Intel could be so aggressive in pricing its latest processors. While it is unable to beat AMD CPUs in the desktop market, it's able to secure a few of the best positions in the best-selling CPUs list at major retailers. Pricing plays a big role in helping Intel's processors to achieve more sales and better positions, but Intel […]

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This is a rare sight and if we can remember correctly, almost all the Intel CPUs were kicked out of top 10 last year. Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Finds its Place at 6th Position, While Core i7 14700K Now Ranks 8th in the Top 10 Best Selling CPUs on Amazon This is a shocker, but yes, it's finally happening, but it might be a temporary change as well. After dominating the best-selling CPU chart on Amazon, AMD can be seen losing a few spots to Intel. This doesn't mean that AMD is struggling, but it's the other way […]

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So, it's true that Intel increased the prices of these processors, but they didn't disclose the reason publicly. Intel Confirms Price Hike for Core Ultra 200S Plus Series by $30-$50; Says, "Rising Supply Chain Costs" and "Strong Demand" are the Reasons for the Hike Recently, we spotted changes in the recommended customer price for some Intel Arrow Lake chips, particularly the Core Ultra 200S "Plus" series. The price hike was sudden and unexpected. However, it wasn't a mistake on Intel's part, as it has finally confirmed that the price hike is official. That said, the new processors will now officially […]

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The newest Arrow Lake-HX chip was just benchmarked in PassMark, revealing the true prowess of chip. Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus PassMark Numbers Render Core Ultra 9 275HX Useless Despite Having Fewer Cores and Threads While the Intel Arrow Lake Refresh desktop CPUs have already arrived in the mainstream market, the laptop variants are yet to be seen in wider availability in notebooks. Similar to the desktop platform, Intel also launched two chips in the Core Ultra 200HX Plus series, namely Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus and Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus. These chips offer a similar upgrade to […]

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Once again, AMD back at boasting about its CPU market share on one of the major retailers in US. AMD Says "15 out of 15" CPUs in the Best Selling Amazon Processors are AMD CPUs As Intel's Best Chips Continue to Decline in Rankings After having boasted about the CPU share reaching 45% on the Steam Hardware Survey, AMD is back again. AMD's Senior Director of Marketing has posted a tweet saying, "15 out of 15 incredible CPU lineup @AMD", while sharing a screenshot that shows all the top 15 best-selling CPUs on Amazon US are from AMD. It's nothing […]

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The flagship CPU that Intel never released, the Core Ultra 9 290K Plus, has now been benchmarked & gives us an idea why it never entered retail segments. Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus Would Had Performed Similar To The Core Ultra 7 270K Plus, Leaving No Choice But To Scrap It The Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus was going to be the flagship chip within the Core Ultra 200S Plus "Arrow Lake Refresh" family. This chip was expected to retain the same configuration as the Core Ultra 9 285K, & would've offered 24 cores and 24 threads. The clock speeds were […]

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A user reports how his CPU appeared as a bigger model in most hardware identifiers, but it wasn't the reality. CPU-Z, BIOS, and Even Windows Identified Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus as Ultra 7 270K Plus, Despite Showing 18-Core Configuration A Chiphell user reports that he recently purchased the Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus, a new Arrow Lake Refresh SKU that boasts more cores than the 245K. However, when he switched his motherboard from Colorful to GIGABYTE, an unusual behavior was observed. While his CPU box clearly mentions "Core Ultra 5 250K Plus", his CPU kept getting detected […]

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Intel is reportedly preparing extensive price hikes for its consumer CPU lineup this year, at a time when the firm's offering started to look a bit better with the newer Core Ultra 200S Plus SKUs. Intel's CPU Price Hikes Could Go Up To 30% This Year Alone, Driven By Enterprise Demand CPU shortages are a new trouble brewing for gamers that has arrived with the AI infrastructure buildout, and sadly enough, the effects are already being seen in the retail market. In a recent report, we discussed how the debut of Intel's Arrow Lake Refresh CPUs came with a price […]

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Intel's Arrow Lake Refresh CPUs, the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus & Core Ultra 5 250K Plus, are seeing a price bump before their retail launch. Retailers Bump Up Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus & Core Ultra 5 250K Plus Prices Before Retail Launch, Now 10% Higher Than MSRP Intel recently introduced its Arrow Lake Refresh CPUs, which got high praise for their value proposition. The CPUs added more cores, higher clocks, and new features such as the Binary Optimization Tool, which is proving to be a decent tech for gaming and standard applications. Intel had originally priced its […]

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If you are looking to buy the new Arrow Lake Refresh chips for faster gaming and productivity, here is where you can find them. Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Listed at $349, Ultra 5 250K at $219, and Ultra 5 250KF at $199 on Various Retailers Intel's recently launched Arrow Lake Refresh CPUs have started appearing on various retailers, and if you were looking to buy one, here's how the current pricing looks in different stores. The lineup includes a few SKUs, including the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus, a 24-core/24-thread CPU that boasts four additional efficient cores than […]

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The Arrow Lake Refresh CPUs have taken the spotlight in the budget PC segment, and one of the ways Intel plans to boost performance is the 'Binary Optimization' tool, which we have dissected in this coverage. The launch of Intel's Arrow Lake Refresh lineup was seen with a lot of optimism, given that the initial SKUs, mainly the Core Ultra 5 250K Plus and the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus, feature an impressive price tag, and supposedly performance as well, judging by the official benchmarks shared. At the same time, during Intel's technical showcase last week, there was a heavy […]

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The reasons for skipping the flagship Arrow Lake Refresh CPU are unclear, but it does look incredibly impressive. Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus Scores 3747 Points in Single-Core and 26117 Points in Multi-Core Geekbench Tests, Bringing a Strong Uplift Over Ultra 9 285K Intel just launched its Arrow Lake Refresh lineup, but as you might know, the launch skipped the Core Ultra 9 290K Plus, which was supposedly the new flagship chip in the series. Intel unveiled the Core Ultra 7 and 5 series SKUs, bringing significant improvements in their specifications, delivering promising results. Unfortunately, the Core Ultra 9 […]

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Newer Z890 models from GIGABYTE have arrived, alongside new features for boosting performance. GIGABYTE Unveils Z890 PLUS Series Motherboards, Featuring "Exclusive" Ultra Turbo Mode for Unlocking Core Ultra 200S Plus CPUs and D5 Duo X for Boosting Memory Performance As Intel launches the Arrow Lake "Refresh" series CPUs, motherboard vendors like GIGABYTE have announced their newest motherboard models, specially tuned for the new chips. GIGABYTE previously showcased some newer models at CES in January that were designed to support the refreshed chips out of the box. The company has now launched those models along with some more, boasting new technologies […]

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Intel's next-gen CPU series will support much higher memory frequency out of the box, compared to the current lineup. German PC Maker ECS Showcases Liva P300 Embedded PC With Intel Core Ultra 400S Processor; Specs Reveal Support for DDR5-8000 The upcoming Intel CPU series is going to deliver a much better memory support, as spotted in one of the mockups. At the Embedded World 2026 event in Germany, the hardware manufacturer ECS showcased its new embedded PC mockup called Liva P300, based on the Intel Nova Lake S. It's a mockup, so obviously, there is likely no Intel Nova Lake […]

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Intel's next CPUs, the Arrow Lake Refresh lineup, are set for a 'technical' showcase on March 17, focusing on giving consumers a rundown on what to expect. Intel Intends to Target Arrow Lake Refresh for 1080p-Class Performance, Likely Staying Limited to Mainstream SKUs For those unaware, Team Blue plans to launch a new CPU lineup this year, but it won't be a massive overhaul; rather, it will be a refresh. The Arrow Lake Refresh launch has been discussed several times in the past, and it appears Intel is now gearing up for a showcase on March 17. Based on official […]

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A new benchmark appears just a week before the launch. The Core Ultra 5 250K Plus is the new and fastest mid-range Intel desktop CPU. Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus Benchmarked in PassMark for the First Time, Delivering 50,478 Points in Multi-Threaded and 4,854 Points in Single-Core Tests Just a while ago, we reported that HP is preparing its new OMEN 35L Gaming Desktop with the upcoming Core Ultra 7 270K Plus processor, and now we just spotted another Arrow Lake Refresh chip. As we have mentioned before several times, the Arrow Lake Refresh lineup is going to be […]

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