Where’s my Ultra 3, Intel?
A new leak has seemingly outlined the entire first wave of Intel’s hotly-anticipated Core Ultra 200 CPUs, also known as Arrow Lake-S. The leaked information around the forthcoming line of CPUs comes complete with core counts and boost frequencies.
The leak originates from Chinese tech website Benchlife, which also claimed that its sources have suggested an Ultra 200 release date of October 10 – if true, this would align with previous rumors about a Q3 2024 launch for the second generation of Intel’s rebooted CPU lineup. Of course, this is all based on rumor, so take everything in this article with at least four or five grains of salt.
The listed chips are all desktop models, though there’s no official confirmation yet as to whether any of them will be sold as standalone chips like last year’s Intel Core i9-14900K. Last year’s model is still the most recent Intel CPU you can buy for custom-built PCs. With Intel still apparently dead-set on abandoning its iconic ‘i’ branding, it’ll be interesting to see whether any of these new chips will be available for purchase outside of pre-built systems.Something’s missing here
Despite previous rumors claiming its existence, there’s one chip notably missing from this lineup: an Intel Core Ultra 3 processor, which was purported by leakers (as covered by VideoCardz) to bring 8-core budget goodness to the Core Ultra lineup.
