Intel quietly raises suggested prices of Alder Lake CPUs by 10 percent

Just before the launch of its mainstream and mobile Raptor Lake processors, Intel pushed up the MSRPs of its Alder Lake-based desktop chips. For example, Tom’s Hardware recently discovered that the MSRPs of these SKUs have increased by an average of 10% on the manufacturer’s Ark database. Since it seems to be a percentage increase, the most expensive chips have been hit the hardest: the case of the i9-12900KS is currently listed at least $813, compared to the…