Intel announces the Core Ultra 200S Plus (Arrow Lake Refresh), the second at-bat for Intel's Arrow Lake desktop processor. But after striking out the first time, can we believe Intel's claims?

These chips arrive as Intel navigates a rocky recent history in the high-end desktop space. Past generations faced thermal woes and instability, the latest Arrow Lake ...

Most RTX 5090 laptops stretch to 18 inches to accommodate the thermals. The Acer Predator Helios 16 AI does it in a 16-inch chassis, and does it well.

The Core Ultra 200S Plus likely won’t beat AMD’s best X3D chips, but Intel promises it's the fastest gaming CPUs it has 'ever ...

Intel just tipped Core Ultra 200S Plus, a promising, price-aggressive bunch of refreshed "Arrow Lake" desktop processors ...

AMD has enjoyed being the preferred CPU vendor for the majority of gaming PCs for sometime now, but Intel's latest refreshed chips are aiming to claw back some market share through competitive ...

With up to 24 cores and 5.5GHz clock speeds, the Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Ultra 5 250K Plus are set to rival AMD's 9700X and 9600X.

The Alienware Area-51 16 is Dell's highest-end 16" gaming laptop. Much like every gaming laptop on the market, prices have gone up in 2026 due to the increased demand for RTX 50 series GPUs and DDR5 ...

Intel doesn’t have a next-generation upgrade available for desktops yet, but it is shoring up its desktop lineup with a pair of upgraded chips. The Core Ultra 200S Plus processors (also referred to as ...

Hopefully it’s finally leaving the i9-14900K in the dust. Hopefully it’s finally leaving the i9-14900K in the dust. is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and ...

With the new Core Ultra 200S Plus CPUs, Intel are looking to reclaim the gaming performance that the original, efficiency-focused 200S family gave up.

This Arrow Lake Refresh pivots back to gamers after years of AI‑centric messaging with "more performance and an unbeatable value".