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Select Micro Center Locations have Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus Arrow Lake 4.2GHz Eighteen-Core LGA 1851 Boxed Processor for $139.99. Choose free store pickup where available.
Note: Purchase includes Intel Gamer Days Bundle. STAR WARS: Galactic Racer releases on October 6, 2026 and Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis on February 12, 2027. Availability for pickup may vary by location.
Thanks to Deal Hunter Eragorn for finding this deal.
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Note: Purchase includes Intel Gamer Days Bundle. STAR WARS: Galactic Racer releases on October 6, 2026 and Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis on February 12, 2027. Availability for pickup may vary by location.
Thanks to Deal Hunter Eragorn for finding this deal.
Key Features:
- Arrow Lake 16-Core Desktop Processor
- 30MB L2, 30MB Smart Cache
- 6 Performance Cores & 12 Efficient Cores, 18 Threads
- Intel B860, H810, Z890 Chipsets
- 256GB DDR5-5200 Memory Supported
- Heatsink Not Included
Editor's Notes
Written by johnny_miller | Staff- Our research indicates this offer is $70 lower (33% savings) than the next best price from a reputable merchant at the time of this post.
- Please see the original post for additional details & give the forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
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Select Micro Center Locations have Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus Arrow Lake 4.2GHz Eighteen-Core LGA 1851 Boxed Processor for $139.99. Choose free store pickup where available.
Note: Purchase includes Intel Gamer Days Bundle. STAR WARS: Galactic Racer releases on October 6, 2026 and Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis on February 12, 2027. Availability for pickup may vary by location.
Thanks to Deal Hunter Eragorn for finding this deal.
Key Features:
Note: Purchase includes Intel Gamer Days Bundle. STAR WARS: Galactic Racer releases on October 6, 2026 and Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis on February 12, 2027. Availability for pickup may vary by location.
Thanks to Deal Hunter Eragorn for finding this deal.
Key Features:
- Arrow Lake 16-Core Desktop Processor
- 30MB L2, 30MB Smart Cache
- 6 Performance Cores & 12 Efficient Cores, 18 Threads
- Intel B860, H810, Z890 Chipsets
- 256GB DDR5-5200 Memory Supported
- Heatsink Not Included
Editor's Notes
Written by johnny_miller | Staff- Our research indicates this offer is $70 lower (33% savings) than the next best price from a reputable merchant at the time of this post.
- Please see the original post for additional details & give the forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
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This Micro Center bundle pairs the Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus with two unreleased PC games, and the main appeal is the low entry price for a current Arrow Lake chip. The 250K is described as close to the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus for normal use, with the bigger chip mainly helping heavy multithreaded work and only single digit gaming gains. The main snag is the promotion code, since in store pickup has had missing or delayed emails and game keys. Intel and Micro Center support have been used to resolve it, and the code is reportedly still guaranteed.
Common Questions (3)
Check spam first, then contact Micro Center live chat or Intel support with your Micro Center receipt or e-receipt as proof of purchase. The promotion has a known code-delivery issue, but support said the code is still guaranteed and the email should eventually come through.
For heavy multithreaded workloads, the 270K is meaningfully faster; for normal use, the difference is almost nothing. In gaming, the 270K is only a few FPS ahead at most, and when the GPU is the bottleneck the two are nearly identical.
The e-cores can be a weak point for AI workloads such as llama.cpp or Ollama, where they may underperform compared with the rest of the chip. That matters most if you plan to run those kinds of local AI tasks.
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You say:thanks
Dewon
Dewon says:I apologize for the inconvenience.
Dewon says:There is a known issue with these codes
[IMG]https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/00000000000000000000000000000000.png?s=200&d=mm[/IMG]Dewon says:We are aware of the problem and a solution is in progress. Please keep an eye on your email and you should see it come through. We do not have a specific timeframe for a fix at this time.
You say:ohh... but I will get one right?
You say:I mean the games aren't out yet, so there's no urgency...
You say:but am I garenteed to get a code?
[IMG]https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/00000000000000000000000000000000.png?s=200&d=mm[/IMG]Dewon
Dewon says:Yes, you will.
And the 270k is technically better in gaming, but at most single digits better frame rates...and if you are pushing the GPU really hard and not in CPU bottleneck territory, they're almost identical.
And the 270k is technically better in gaming, but at most single digits better frame rates...and if you are pushing the GPU really hard and not in CPU bottleneck territory, they're almost identical.
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