Intel Core Ultra 200S Plus Review - This Should Have Been The Launch

Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus and Core Ultra 7 270K Plus review. Intel Arrow Lake launched late in 2024 and landed with a dull thump of disappointment. After some serious rework by Intel, the processors moved from ‘awful’ to ‘interesting’, but today’s launch of the Core Ultra 200S Plus range shows us what we should have had from the start. These new processors offer both performance and strong value for money, coming as a welcome course correction for Intel’s desktop lineup. Read the written review: https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/leo-waldock/intel-core-ultra-7-270k-plus-review-much-better-than-we-hoped/ 00:00 start 01:07 A brief recap 02:00 Leo talks to Intel 03:48 The Processors 06:56 Changes 07:23 Intel Binary Optimisation Tool 08:25 Memory support 10:03 Hardware setup 11:02 Some quick runs 12:10 Geekbench 6.6 Multi Core 13:14 Geekbench 6.6 Single Core 13:42 Cinebench Multi Core 14:02 7-Zip V26 Benchmark 14:43 AIDA 64 Memory Bandwidth 15:02 Far Cry 6 (1080p) 15:39 Far Cry 6 (1440p) 16:01 Assasins Creed Mirage (1080p) 16:40 Assassins Creed Mirage (1440p) 16:55 Cyberpunk 2077 (1080p) 17:17 Cyberpunk 2077 (1440p) 17:47 Total War Pharaoh (1080p) 18:32 Total War Pharaoh (1440p) 19:02 Pricing 21:21 Leo’s Closing Thoughts Test systems CPU: Intel Core Ultra 200S RAM: 32GB G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-7200 C34 Motherboard: MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WiFi II CPU: Intel Core i9-14900K RAM: 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB DDR5-7000 C34 Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX CPU: AMD Ryzen 9000 RAM: 32GB G.Skill Trident Z5 Royal Neo DDR5-8000 C38 Motherboard: ASRock X870E Taichi Common components: CPU cooler: Phanteks Glacier One 360 Graphics: MSI RTX 4090 Ventus 3X 24GB SSD: Crucial T700 Gen 5 M.2 NVMe Power Supply: Antec Signature 2200 Platinum Core Ultra 7 270K Plus will be £299.99 inc VAT Core Ultra 5 250K Plus will be £209.99 inc VAT Pros: The two Plus CPUs deliver a welcome boost to performance Core Ultra 7 Plus replaces Core Ultra 9 and offers excellent value Software installation is incredibly straightforward Cons: LGA1851 motherboards have no upgrade path after Core Ultra 200S Intel has nothing to offer that can compete with Ryzen 3D Intel Application and Binary Optimisation are unpredictable We never offer affiliate links or take percentages of product sales. If we say the product is good or bad we mean it. Our Editor in chief wrote about why you should value this and how the industry is rife with fake reviews from 'influencers' - read here https://bit.ly/3pXzaw4 Buy our merch from here: https://kitgurutech.myspreadshop.co.uk Discord invite link: https://discord.gg/4cqFSWY Steam Community https://steamcommunity.com/groups/kitguruofficial Be sure to support us on PATREON https://www.patreon.com/kitgurutech and read our MANTRA on HONEST REVIEWS Here: http://bit.ly/2BopnF9 Visit our facebook page over here! https://www.facebook.com/KitGuru.net/ Visit our Twitter page over here! https://twitter.com/kitgurupress?lang=en #intel #270k #250k #coreultra #ArrowLake