Ebay listing sees Intel’s Core Ultra 7 265K on offer a day before release – but it’s not exactly a bargain

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Intel has already distributed samples of its upcoming Arrow Lake 200S processor series to independent reviewers. But just a day before the official launch, it appears a Core Ultra 7 265K has arrived on eBay in the UK – although the seller isn’t exactly offering a bargain.

The Core Ultra 7 265K has been listed for £450 or $580, but readers should be reminded that this is the expected price of Intel’s flagship Core Ultra 9 285K – so consider the extra a tax for first users. The details mention that this processor is boxed, unused, and has an official 3-year Intel warranty.

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We do not recommend anyone to use unofficial channels to purchase processors. There is usually no recourse or support once a purchase is made – that and the additional 20% off what is considered the official list price. This would have at least made sense if an LGA 1851 motherboard was part of the equation.

Let’s say, hypothetically, you lost half a grand, trusted the seller and got the CPU back – now what? Without an LGA 1851 motherboard, this processor is a paperweight or literally a pile of useless sand, especially if you were hoping to use it a day sooner than everyone else.

Regardless, ahead of tomorrow’s launch, the Core Ultra 7 265K offers 20 cores split into eight Lion Cove-based performance cores and twelve Skymont-based efficiency cores. The processor offers a respective boost clock of 5.5 GHz in tandem with 70 MB of total cache. We expect Intel to price the Core Ultra 7 265K at around $400, but are waiting for official numbers.