Intel’s Core Ultra 200K Plus desktops leak again as 250K Plus and 250KF Plus appear
Intel still has not announced a “Core Ultra 200K Plus” desktop lineup, but retailer entries are now confirming this refresh for the LGA-1851 platform.
Intel’s recent attention has been on mobile and workstation parts. Core Ultra Series 3 for laptops (Panther Lake) has already been released by the company. At nearly the same time, Intel has introduced Xeon 600 for workstations, which makes the lack of desktop updates a bit concerning.
Meanwhile, hardware leaker momomo_us shared screenshots showing Romania-based retailer listings for three “Plus” SKUs: Core Ultra 250K Plus (BX80768250K), Core Ultra 250KF Plus (BX80768250KF), and Core Ultra 270K Plus (BX80768270K). The 290K Plus part is not listed in those entries.
Source: @momomo_us
The 250KF Plus name matters because it suggests the refresh is also coming to KF variants that ship without integrated graphics. As we have already exclusively reported, Arrow Lake Refresh is expected to focus on small changes rather than a full platform shift, but Intel has stayed vague on timing and branding.
The Romania listings show 1,129 lei for the 250K Plus, 1,049 lei for the 250KF Plus, and 1,699 lei for the 270K Plus. There’s also an unnamed retailer which appears to have 270K Plus and 265K Plus listed at the same price. But neither provides information on stock.
If Arrow Lake Refresh lands as a formal “Core Ultra 200K Plus” series, one recent report points to a March to April window, but Intel has not confirmed dates.
| Arrow Lake vs Arrow Lake Refresh | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VideoCardz.com | Ultra 9 290K Plus🆕 | Ultra 9 285K | Ultra 7 270K Plus🆕 | Ultra 7 265K | Ultra 5 250K Plus🆕 | Ultra 5 245K |
| Cores (P+E) | 8P+16E | 8P+16E | 8P+16E | 8P+12E | 6P+12E | 6P+8E |
| TVB | 5.8 GHz | 5.7 GHz | – | – | – | – |
| Turbo Boost Max | 5.6 GHz | 5.6 GHz | 5.5 GHz | 5.5 GHz | – | – |
| P-Core Turbo | 5.6 GHz | 5.5 GHz | 5.4 GHz | 5.4 GHz | 5.3 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| E-Core Turbo | 4.8 GHz | 4.6 GHz | 4.7 GHz | 4.6 GHz | 4.7 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| P-Core Base | 3.7 GHz | 3.7 GHz | 3.7 GHz | 3.9 GHz | 4.2 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| E-Core Base | 3.2 GHz | 3.2 GHz | 3.2 GHz | 3.3 GHz | 3.5 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Memory Support | DDR5-7200 | DDR5-6400 | DDR5-7200 | DDR5-6400 | DDR5-7200 | DDR5-6400 |
| Base Power | 125 W | 125 W | 125 W | 125 W | 125 W | 125 W |
| Max Turbo Power | 250 W | 250 W | 250 W | 250 W | 159 W | 159 W |
Source: @momomo_us
