According to the forum post, the purported price hike would impact Intel’s existing Core processors, including models like Alder Lake, Raptor Lake, and the upcoming Raptor Lake Refresh chips. Furthermore, it was suggested that future Core and Core Ultra chips would also be affected, with Intel potentially dropping its iconic ‘i’ branding for new generations of CPUs.
Seeking further clarification, Tom’s Hardware reached out to Intel for an official statement. In response, Intel firmly denied the validity of the rumors, stating that they do not comment on speculations regarding price changes to their portfolio. However, the company confirmed that they had not sent any such letter to customers or partners, nor had they initiated any price adjustments to their CPU lineup at the present time.
