{"id":3595,"date":"2026-06-10T19:14:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T19:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/?p=3595"},"modified":"2026-06-10T19:37:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T19:37:32","slug":"intel-core-ultra-200s-plus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/intel-core-ultra-200s-plus\/","title":{"rendered":"Intel Core Ultra 200S Plus – A Refresh Worth the Upgrade?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Intel Core Ultra vs. Intel Core Ultra 200S Plus<\/h2>\n

\"\"Intel recently released a new batch of processors, Intel Core Ultra 200S Plus series. Previously codenamed “Arrow Lake Refresh,” these new chips are…well…a refresh of previous gen Arrow Lake Intel Core Ultra 200 series. But with this being a simple refresh of a previously released architecture, would the 200S Plus possibly be worth the upgrade? Let’s discuss.<\/p>\n

Intel Core Ultra Series 200<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Built on Intel’s newest Arrow Lake architecture, Core Ultra 200 Series processors are the follow up to 14th Gen desktop and mobile processors, making them essentially 15th Gen Intel Core. Intel Core Ultra is a new naming scheme that completely tosses aside the i9\/i7\/15 nomenclature we’ve all become accustomed to as well as the model numbers that indicate the generation. But despite the confusing nomenclature, Intel Core Ultra was always intended to be the successor to Intel Core i9.<\/span> And like their predecessors, all Core Ultra chips feature a hybrid architecture, combining high-performance cores for demanding tasks like video editing and 3D rendering with efficient cores for everyday computing.<\/p>\n

The mobile versions of these processors run on that same architecture, but with reduced power delivery and increased efficiency in order to walk that tight rope between performance and battery life. The mobile models are usually marked with an H or HX, delineating them from their desktop versions (for example, the Core Ultra 9 290HX in our Raptor S77<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Notable models:<\/strong> Core Ultra 285K, <\/strong>Core Ultra 5 245K, Core Ultra 9 290HX<\/p>\n

Intel Core Ultra 200S Plus: 16th Gen Intel Core?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Now, enter Arrow Lake Refresh aka Intel Core Ultra 200S, the newest iteration of the Core Ultra series. As the similar name would suggest, these new processors have a lot in common with Series 200. Both feature the same core architecture and utilize the same LGA 1851 socket found on Z890 and B860<\/a> motherboards. But that’s not to say that there are no performance or value advantages. In fact, Intel Core Ultra 200S Plus offers all of the following:<\/p>\n