Retailers are asking customers to pay $75 to $119 over the recommended retail pricing for the upcoming desktop processors, likely due to limited supplies.
(Credit: Intel) Pre-orders for Intel’s upcoming “Rocket Lake” CPUs start today, and if you plan to buy, brace yourself for some high prices. Major retailers are charging an extra $75 to $119 more than Intel’s suggested retail pricing for the processors, making them even more expensive than AMD’s competing Ryzen 5000 CPUs. For example, the most powerful Rocket Lake CPU, the Core i9-11900K, is going for $614.50 on B&H Photo Video and $613 on Newegg —a substantial increase from the $539 recommended price.
