Intel has announced the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Core Ultra 5 250K Plus, with prices listed as $299 and $199, respectively. The new processors are part of the Arrow Lake Refresh series and are reported to offer improvements such as more cores and faster memory, though there is some uncertainty regarding their pricing, with some outlets suggesting a price hike and others a price cut. The processors are being marketed as Intel's fastest gaming desktop processors, with claims of higher gaming performance and multi-threaded boost.