Intel Core Ultra 200S Plus Processor Launches Early: Gaming Performance Improves by an Average of up to 15%

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2026-03-28 20:20:06

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IT Home reported on March 11 that Intel will officially launch the “Arrow Lake Refresh” processor today at 21:00 Beijing time. However, foreign media VideoCardz has already obtained information about the desktop Core Ultra 200S Plus series.

▲ Source: VideoCardz

Intel will launch four new MSDT processors, namely the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Core Ultra 7 270KF Plus with 8P16E, as well as the Core Ultra 5 250K Plus and Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus with 6P12E. No new desktop Core Ultra 9 SKUs will be released.

All new processors feature additional efficiency cores (E cores), with the D2D on-chip interconnect frequency increased by 900Hz, and native memory support boosted to 7200MT/s. These various factors optimize gaming performance, with the average gaming performance of the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Core Ultra 5 250K Plus increasing by 15% and 13%, respectively.

▲ Source: VideoCardz

Intel has also introduced a series of optimization features, including a binary optimization tool that can port optimizations for other processors to Intel’s new processors. Additionally, the Core Ultra 200S Plus processors can achieve 8000MT/s memory overclocking via 200S Boost without affecting the warranty.

The desktop Core Ultra 200S Plus is set to be released on March 26, with a suggested retail price of $299 for the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and $199 for the Core Ultra 5 250K Plus (IT Home note: the current exchange rate is approximately 2056 / 1368 yuan).

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