'The fastest desktop gaming processors Intel has ever built': new Arrow Lake Refresh CPUs are priced to sell, and AMD should be worried

• Intel revealed new Arrow Lake Refresh processors
• They are the Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
• Both offer core count increases compared to their Arrow Lake predecessors — and a sizeable boost in gaming performance to the tune of 15%

Intel has released a pair of new desktop processors, which are refreshed models that are a step forward for the firm's current Arrow Lake range.

Tom's Hardware reports that these Arrow Lake Refresh chips are the Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Core Ultra 5 250K Plus. These are pepped-up models of the existing Core Ultra 7 265K and Core Ultra 5 245K CPUs, respectively.

Intel's Robert Hallock, VP, Client Computing Group, General Manager, Enthusiast Channel Segment, boasts: "First, the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Ultra 5 250K Plus are the fastest desktop gaming processors Intel has ever built. Second ...