Intel ‘Value Pack’ CPUs roll out in South Korea — PC DIYers can save $7 with no-frills packaging
You can save a few bucks by going with this simpler packaging.

Three South Korean authorized distributors of Intel chips just launched a new ‘Value Pack’ option called the Intel Core i5-14600K/KF Value Pack (genuine). According to the South Korean online shopping and price comparison site Danawa (machine translated) (h/t harukaze5719), these products are currently available only in this East Asian country, and the packaging change is designed to make the processors more affordable to consumers.
The retail website explains that “…this value pack (genuine) product provides the same quality and warranty service as the existing genuine box product, but it is supplied at a more competitive price. This will give not only give individual users, but also gamers, creators, design and video editing companies, and a wide range of customers the opportunity to purchase Intel processors at a more affordable price." An authorized distributor also told Danawa, “This is a very meaningful moment in that it is the first time in Korea that an official Intel Value Pack has been released. We are happy to maintain the same warranty period and standard as our original products, but at a more reasonable price.”
The only difference between the boxed processor and the Value Pack (genuine) option is its packaging. Instead of coming in a specially printed box, the latter uses a generic blue box, and its contents are only differentiated by a sticker. This is somewhat reminiscent of the new EU packaging regulations which aim to simplify packaging and avoid excess — something that both AMD and Intel have already been doing in recent years.
The Intel Core i5-14600KF Value Pack (genuine) is currently listed on Danawa for KRW 284,540, which translates to around $200 at the current exchange rate; by comparison, the boxed version of this chip costs KRW 295,700 or $207. Although $7 might not seem like a lot of money, it’s still quite a substantial amount if you’re penny-pinching or if you’re buying in bulk. On the other hand, the most affordable 14600KF chips go for about KRW 261,200 or about $183 — this might be more affordable, but you would have to go through the retailer where you bought your processor if you ever run into trouble with it.
We checked the Batch # and Serial # on the sample image of the Danawa listing for the Intel Core i5-14600KF Value Pack (genuine) on Intel’s warranty information page, and the page said that the ATPO (Batch #) we listed indicated that it was a tray processor. However, Danawa says that it would have the “Same genuine warranty period and warranty standards apply.” So, we’d like to believe the numbers on the image were just placeholders that belong to a tray processor, or that Intel RMAs in South Korea are all handled by its distributors.
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Jowi Morales is a tech enthusiast with years of experience working in the industry. He’s been writing with several tech publications since 2021, where he’s been interested in tech hardware and consumer electronics.
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Notton A normal price of $200 USD for an i5-14600K?Reply
That's the record low price listed on pcpartpicker during black friday. -
evdjj3j They need to change all the packaging, who cares what it looks like? If you need a processor plain packaging is not going to stop you from buying it.Reply -
TCA_ChinChin On the other hand, the most affordable 14600KF chips go for about KRW 261,200 or about $183 — this might be more affordable, but you would have to go through the retailer where you bought your processor if you ever run into trouble with it.
Why would penny pinchers ever go with the 200$ value pack option to save 7$ if they can go through a retailer with the 183$ option? Are the 183$ options only OEM/tray options with no standard warranty? Are these retailers not seen as reputable in SK? I guess it makes sense for bulk buyers or OEMs, but if you're buying so many that 7$ adds up, you might as well negotiate a contract with Intel or something. -
Darkbreeze Wow. Save 7 bucks? Are they completely dumb or what? This is just another of the really stupid ideas Intel has had over the last couple of years that is ruining the company. How about just knocking the price down for every CPU and ONLY use basic packaging. It's not anybody really gives a damn about the stupid box anyhow.Reply -
Darkbreeze I'm not seeing where it says i4 anywhere in the title or article? Where is that at?Reply
Nevermind, it's in the title on THIS page, of the forum, not on the actual article. -
AMDfanboywastaken
Only because the exchange rate for KRW to USD is terribleNotton said:A normal price of $200 USD for an i5-14600K?
That's the record low price listed on pcpartpicker during black friday. -
AMDfanboywastaken
Danawa is the biggest PC shopping site in SKTCA_ChinChin said:Why would penny pinchers ever go with the 200$ value pack option to save 7$ if they can go through a retailer with the 183$ option? Are the 183$ options only OEM/tray options with no standard warranty? Are these retailers not seen as reputable in SK? I guess it makes sense for bulk buyers or OEMs, but if you're buying so many that 7$ adds up, you might as well negotiate a contract with Intel or something. -
nickc120167z
More shocking is that it costs $7.00 to print a very thin cardboard box in blue ink.Darkbreeze said:Wow. Save 7 bucks? Are they completely dumb or what? This is just another of the really stupid ideas Intel has had over the last couple of years that is ruining the company. How about just knocking the price down for every CPU and ONLY use basic packaging. It's not anybody really gives a damn about the stupid box anyhow. -
Darkbreeze
Well, there's more to it than that, but suffice to say that the CPU you're sending me isn't the crown jewels. It doesn't need to be in a glass case on a velvet pillow. Just send every CPU as if it were "OEM tray" as far as packaging goes and save yourself and the customer money. Nobody really cares and if they do they need to get a life because once I buy a product the box gets stored until I decide I don't need it anymore or the warranty expires, and then it usually gets thrown away. It's not we are all reviewers that need a wall of empty boxes behind us as we shoot videos or that we want to put it on display for our family and friends to see. Lame.nickc120167z said:More shocking is that it costs $7.00 to print a very thin cardboard box in blue ink.