Intel's Marvel Avengers Chips Debut in US With Free Game

Intel Core i9-10900K (Marvel Avengers Special Edition) (Image credit: B&H Photo Video)

Intel's Core i9-10900K and Core i7-10700K (Marvel Avengers Special Edition) are now available for preorder at B&H Photo Video. The chips come with a free game code for the Marvel's Avengers game, a $79.99 value, but should offer the same performance as the existing models. As such, they won't spur any changes to our list of Best CPUs, but it does add a bit to the value proposition if you're looking for that specific game. 

Specification-wise, the special-edition processors are a carbon copy of the standard edition. The novelty lies within the scope of delivery. Instead of the boring blue Intel box, the chips are delivered inside an Avengers-themed packaging designed by Tristan Eaton, a renowned graffiti artist and street art muralist. A commemorative card is also included in the box.

Despite the packaging explicitly stating that the game isn't included, buyers do receive a code to a digital download of Marvel's Avengers game, which debuts on September 4. The Intel Marvel's Avengers Gaming Bundle, as Intel calls it, holds a street value of $79.99 and not only gives buyers access to the main game, but to the DLC as well. The Intel-exclusive bundle also includes in-game treats, such as Black Widow's Star-Spangled Outfit, Hulk's Unbreakable Outfit, Iron Man's Relic Armor Outfit, Ms. Marvel's Insta-Fab Outfit and Thor's Dwarven Forged Outfit.

The promotion runs from August 28, 2020 to February 28, 2021. Buyers have until March 31, 2021 to redeem their codes. 

B&H Photo Video is selling the Core i9-10900K and Core i7-10700K (Marvel Avengers Special Edition) for $599.99 and $406.89, respectively. In the case of the Core i9-10900K, the special edition carries a $60 premium since the vanilla Core i9-10900K sells for as low as $529.99. The Core i7-10700K, on the other hand, costs the same regardless of the edition.

Zhiye Liu
News Editor and Memory Reviewer

Zhiye Liu is a news editor and memory reviewer at Tom’s Hardware. Although he loves everything that’s hardware, he has a soft spot for CPUs, GPUs, and RAM.

  • Arbie
    Worth repeating: Intel has gone from pushing the envelope to pushing the box.
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  • TerryLaze
    Arbie said:
    Worth repeating: Intel has gone from pushing the envelope to pushing the box.
    There is a lot of envelope pushing still going on at intel,they are making GPUs now, they are making AI coprocessors on .m2 that have cpu cores as well, they make optane memory dimms they are involved in a lot of things and desktop CPU is the lowest priority in their list right now especially since they are still very competitive even with a 5 year old arch/process.

    Yaw dog I heard you like intel computers so I put an intel computer into an intel computer.
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  • spentshells
    The game looks fun from the review I saw.
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