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Intel Arrow Lake “Core Ultra 200S” Desktop CPU Prices Are Down 46% Vs Launch MSRP In China, Core Ultra 9 285K Selling At 25% Discount

wccftech | Nov. 18, 2025, 2:30 p.m. | Original

Intel's Arrow Lake-S "Core Ultra 200S" Desktop CPUs are selling at massive discounts in China, almost up to 50%.

Intel's Core Ultra 200S "Arrow Lake-S" Desktop CPUs haven't been as popular as their Ryzen competitors , but we have seen some decent discounts from the Blue Team to increase the value proposition they offer. While gaming performance isn't the strongest suit of Arrow Lake-S Desktop CPUs, they do offer great multi-threading capabilities.

In China, these CPUs have received some big discounts when compared to the official MSRPs. Like the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, this is the flagship chip with 24 cores, and was priced at 4799 CNY at launch. At this moment, the chip is priced at 3599 CNY ($506 US), a 25% discount.

  • Core Ultra 9 285K Launch MSRP: 4799 CNY / Current: 3599 CNY (-25%)
  • Core Ultra 7 265K Launch MSRP: 3199 CNY / Current: 2049 CNY (-36%)
  • Core Ultra 5 245K Launch MSRP: 2499 CNY / Current: 1459 CNY (-42%)
  • Core Ultra 5 225 Launch MSRP: 2149 CNY / Current: 1159 CNY (-46%)

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265K had already received a discount at global retailers. In China, the chip launched at 3199 CNY and can currently be purchased at 2049 CNY ($288 US). This is a 36% discount. Moving down the stack, we have the Core Ultra 5 245K, which was launched at 2499 CNY, and can be purchased for just 1459 CNY ($205 US), a staggering 42% discount.

Lastly, we have the entry-level Core Ultra 5 225, which launched at 2149 CNY and can be purchased for just 1159 CNY or $163 US, an even more impressive 46% discount. While the prices are still higher than the cheapest listings in the US, the Chinese listings include VAT, generally around 13-15%.

In the US, the lowest prices are as listed below:

So while the Intel Core Ultra 200S "Arrow Lake-S" Desktop CPUs might not be the fastest or best for gaming, they might become the value king. You will require a new motherboard with an LGA 1851 CPU socket to support the lineup, and that might not be a worthwhile investment as the company has a new socket planned for its next-gen Nova Lake-S Desktop family , which launches in late 2026, but if the prices come down even more in the coming months, then the platform might look enticing to PC builders.

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