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Intel CPU Price Drop

Updated 2026-05-15 18:00 UTC 1 source Neutral

Intel’s Core Ultra 7 270K Plus is now $50 off. Benchmarks show it performs competitively against AMD's Ryzen 9000-series CPUs, making it a strong contender for gamers and tech enthusiasts.

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One of Intel’s fastest desktop CPUs is $50 off

The Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus was billed by the company in late March as one of its “fastest gaming desktop processor ever.” That hype was evidently accurate, as benchmarks done by Gamers Nexus show the processor giving AMD’s pricier X3D cache-equipped Ryzen 9000-series CPUs a run for their money

2026-05-15 17:46 UTC