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Intel Core Ultra 7 260K Launches Quietly: 20-Core CPU Matches the 265K, but Is Sold Only in Prebuilt Systems

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Tom's Hardware spotted that Intel has quietly introduced the Core Ultra 7 260K, which has already appeared in prebuilt systems on Newegg. The 20-core processor is not sold standalone at retail and is exclusive to ABS-brand prebuilt PCs; Intel confirmed to Tom's Hardware that it is a limited-availability SKU that will not be sold as a boxed retail chip, with specifications expected to be published in the coming days. The 260K has 8 P-cores and 12 E-cores, P-core base 3.9GHz and boost up to 5.4GHz, 30MB L3 cache, 125W base power, and support for up to 256GB of DDR5-6400, matching the Core Ultra 7 265K except for a 100MHz lower maximum boost (5.5GHz on the 265K); some Newegg listings show 5.2GHz and label it U7-260KF, which Intel has yet to clarify. It is part of the original Arrow Lake series rather than Arrow Lake Refresh, and it currently appears in two ABS gaming systems: the ABS Kaze II with a 英伟达 GeForce RTX 5060 and the ABS Flux II Aqua with a GeForce RTX 5070, both with 32GB of memory.

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Intel Core Ultra 7 260K Quietly Launches: 20-Core Processor Performance Matches 265K, but Sold Only with Prebuilt Systems

ITHome reported on November 14 that Tom's Hardware discovered Intel recently quietly launched a Core Ultra 7 260K processor, and systems equipped with this CPU have already appeared on Newegg.

This processor has 20 physical cores, but it is currently not available for standalone retail and is sold only in ABS-brand prebuilt systems. Newegg confirmed to the media that this processor is a platform-exclusive model and will only be sold through prebuilt systems under its ABS brand.

Tom's Hardware later updated that Intel has confirmed to the media that this is a limited-availability SKU and will not currently be sold separately as a boxed retail processor; related specifications are expected to be announced in the coming days.

Based on information disclosed so far, the Core Ultra 7 260K has 20 cores, including 8 performance cores (P-Core) and 12 efficiency cores (E-Core). The P-core base frequency is 3.9GHz, the maximum turbo frequency is 5.4GHz, it has 30MB of L3 cache, the processor base power is 125W, and it supports up to 256GB of DDR5-6400 memory.

Compared with the existing Core Ultra 7 265K, the two processors have basically the same core count, cache capacity, base frequency, and memory support specifications. The main difference is the maximum turbo frequency. The 265K's maximum turbo frequency is 5.5GHz, 100MHz higher than that of the 260K.

However, retail pages currently show inconsistent specifications: Intel's specification materials show the 260K's maximum turbo frequency as 5.4GHz, but some Newegg product pages list it as 5.2GHz. In addition, some configuration options

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