Intel H810 and B860 motherboards arrive on January 13, 2025

Intel should bring the B850 and H810 motherboards to the market on January 13th. According to Board Channels, Intel will lift the embargo on January 6th for pre-orders and announce the new cards a day later.

Usually the order is reversed, so this information could be wrong. It is also worth mentioning that Intel has already confirmed its presence at CES 2025 with an event on January 6th.

Until now, there are no midrange LGA-1851 motherboard models from Intel on the market and the company does not offer the Core Ultra 200 non-K series. So, gamers on a tighter budget will be forced to wait for these cards to arrive in January.

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Release and Pre-Order Dates

The new generation of mid-range B860 motherboards and H810 entry-level motherboards are expected to be released on January 7but pre-orders should be available the day before (January 6). Sales will officially open on January 13th, and distributors will be able to obtain products a week earlier.

It will be a busy period for those who review motherboards, as everything suggests that many products will be launched in the same period. It’s worth adding that the Intel Arc B570 graphics cards will be released on January 16, while the NVIDIA RTX 5080 graphics cards are also expected to arrive “in mid-January”.

In summary, about the dates of the Intel B860/H810:

• January 6: Pre-order.
• January 7: announcement.
• January 13th: launch and possibly the first reviews.

Cost and performance

With the rise in the dollar, Brazilian consumers are at a greater disadvantage when it comes to consuming high-performance components, making the announcement of mid-size models great news.

In terms of processors, at US$309.00, the Intel Core Ultra 5 245K has similar performance in professional applications when compared to the 14600K, which costs less. In terms of games, however, performance is worse and the Core i5 14600K defeats the Core Ultra 5 245K in several games.

Talking about higher performance components, the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, even with reductions in consumption and heating, achieved gains in several work cycles compared to its predecessor, the 14900K.

Unfortunately, the processor lost around 10% compared to the 14900K. However, considering how much less it consumes and heats up, the Core Ultra 9 285K establishes itself as a more robust and efficient product, even though it costs more at US$589.00.

In short, intermediate motherboards will be welcome, but the cost may still be relatively high for Brazilian consumers.

Fonte: Board Channels e Videocardz.