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frontpageEragorn | Staff posted Yesterday 6:35 PM

Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus CPU + 2 PCDD Games

$140

$370

62% off
+ Free Pickupat Micro Center
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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:
  • 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

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  • 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:
  • 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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Written by Eragorn | Staff

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Smarthead69Yesterday 8:24 PM
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Seeing $249 at my locations in nyc
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EragornYesterday 8:31 PM
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Quote from Smarthead69 :
Seeing $249 at my locations in nyc
I linked the wrong one - here it is
https://www.microcenter.com/produ...t-included

The Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus CPU + STAR WARS: Galactic Racer & Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis (PC Games) is also $250 if you're in the market.
https://slickdeals.net/f/19867680
Last edited by Eragorn August 11, 2026 at 02:12 PM.
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Yesterday 9:37 PM
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desynergyYesterday 9:37 PM
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One good things about AI, they're proving how crappy these e-cores are, especially if you're running llama.cpp or Ollama.
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FeistyNose3055Today 3:03 AM
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I got it today at MC, but they weren't able to print the game code. They said either they ran out or it's not out yet lol... wtf is that. They can't even check if they have it in stock.
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monkey02Today 3:59 AM
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Quote from Eragorn :
I linked the wrong one - here it is
https://www.microcenter.com/produ...t-included

The Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus CPU + STAR WARS: Galactic Racer & Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis (PC Games) is also $250 if you're in the market.
https://slickdeals.net/f/19867680
how much difference between 250k and 270k??
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scythen60Today 4:05 AM
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Quote from monkey02 :
how much difference between 250k and 270k??
about 20k
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CrimsonSeed561Today 6:36 AM
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Quote from scythen60 :
about 20k
I think this joke went over people's heads 😂

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slickr88Today 8:30 AM
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Good deal!
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fatguypoolsharkToday 10:18 AM
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Quote from monkey02 :
how much difference between 250k and 270k??

A lot if you are doing heavy multithreaded workflows. Almost nothing if you are a normal person doing normal person stuff. If you don't know if you are doing heavy multithreaded workflows, then you aren't, and if you don't know the difference between the two, then you probably aren't doing heavy multithreaded workflows.
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LightningDemonToday 10:54 AM
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Quote from FeistyNose3055 :
I got it today at MC, but they weren't able to print the game code. They said either they ran out or it's not out yet lol... wtf is that. They can't even check if they have it in stock.
I bought the 270K a month or so ago when they had a different free game with it. I received an email with a link to download my code. Are you signed up with Microcenter and did you receive an email receipt?
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JollyWealth119Today 11:38 AM
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Quote from FeistyNose3055 :
I got it today at MC, but they weren't able to print the game code. They said either they ran out or it's not out yet lol... wtf is that. They can't even check if they have it in stock.
Check your emails and possibly Spam folder. I got the previous 270k plus MC bundle and receive the code for the game a few hours after my purchase. If not you can try contact Intel directly and show them the receipt as proof of purchase within the promotion date. Wish you luck. (Do note neather game is currently released so the promotionmay work differently.)
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FeistyNose3055Today 1:08 PM
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Quote from JollyWealth119 :
Check your emails and possibly Spam folder. I got the previous 270k plus MC bundle and receive the code for the game a few hours after my purchase. If not you can try contact Intel directly and show them the receipt as proof of purchase within the promotion date. Wish you luck. (Do note neather game is currently released so the promotionmay work differently.)
Maybe...
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FeistyNose3055Today 1:08 PM
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Quote from LightningDemon :
I bought the 270K a month or so ago when they had a different free game with it. I received an email with a link to download my code. Are you signed up with Microcenter and did you receive an email receipt?
I did not get an email with the code after purchase. Neither did I get an email copy of the receipt. I could login to my MC account and see the recipt though
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LightningDemonToday 1:22 PM
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Quote from FeistyNose3055 :
I did not get an email with the code after purchase. Neither did I get an email copy of the receipt. I could login to my MC account and see the recipt though
https://softwareoffer.intel.com/

Go here and look around to see if there is help for your situation. You may be able to contact them and show your e-receipt to get a keycode to download your games.

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CalmBreakfast6258Today 4:12 PM
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Quote from FeistyNose3055 :
I did not get an email with the code after purchase. Neither did I get an email copy of the receipt. I could login to my MC account and see the recipt though
Use live chat on microcenter's website, had same issue and they got the email to go through

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