Intel's Rumored CPU Price Drops, New Chips
Rumor has it Intel is set to drop its prices as well as introduce new processor models. If they come to fruition, some CPUs could see price drops of up to 20 percent.
According to DigiTimes, Intel is also said to be rolling out new processors next month. Reports say April 19 will see the launch of the Q8400 (95W) and Q8400S (65W), both clocked to 2.66 GHz but priced at $183 and $245, respectively.
The same report, which cites sources at motherboard manufacturers says that we’ll see more processors introduced at the end of May, including Celeron and Pentium Dual-Core parts, the Core 2 Duo E7600 and two new Core i7s: the 3.06 GHz 950 and the 3.33 GHz 975, priced at $562 and $999, respectively. The news comes just a couple of months after Intel dropped the prices on several processors significantly, with some of the cuts amounting to as much as 48 percent. The company's Celeron Mobile 570, Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Xeon X3370 all saw cuts of over 40 percent.
Here’s a full list of the aforementioned price drops and new releases, courtesy of DigiTimes. For the list of January's price slashing click here.
| CPU | Old Price | New Price | Reduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 19 | |||
Core 2 Quad Q8400 (2.66GHz) | N/A | $183 | N/A |
Core 2 Quad Q8400S (2.66GHz) | N/A | $245 | N/A |
Core 2 Quad Q9300 | $266 | $213 | 19.92% |
Core 2 Quad Q9550S | $369 | $320 | 13.28% |
Core 2 Quad Q9400S | $320 | $277 | 13.44% |
Core 2 Quad Q8200S | $245 | $213 | 13.0% |
| May 31 | |||
Core i7-975 (3.33GHz) | N/A | $999 | N/A |
Core i7-950 (3.06GHz) | N/A | $562 | N/A |
Core 2 Duo E7600 | N/A | $133 | N/A |
Pentium Dual-Core E6300 | N/A | $84 | N/A |
Pentium Dual-Core E6300 | N/A | $53 | N/A |
| July 19 | |||
Core 2 Quad Q8300 | $183 | $163 | 10.93% |
Core 2 Duo E7500 | $133 | $113 | 15.04% |
Pentium Dual-Core E5400 | $84 | $74 | 11.9% |
Pentium Dual-Core E5300 | $74 | $64 | 13.51% |
Celeron Dual-Core E1500 | $53 | $43 | 18.87% |
It's just stupid to pay so much for the "premium" of energy efficiency.
Q9300 2.5Ghz $213
Q8200 2.33Ghz $213
PII 940 3ghz $210~
E7300 $113
PII 710 $124
No chance in hell.
You're right, x86 need to be opened. If intel fear AMD's comeback, they scream in pain with future ARM(no pun intended) offers in netbooks.
That and their monopolistic ways imposing their cpu's to vendors, and also you can see that in the educational world. Seeing an AMD cpu in that places is like trying to see a Dodo dancing lambada with Tazmanian Tigers.
And if they don't they will need to come up with another architecture, which might be similar to better.
Then AMD will become totally independent on intel,and Intel might shoot itself in the leg; especially if there will be companies providing support for this newer technology.
Besides, AMD theoretically is still allowed to run x86 in simulation,without paying Intel a single penny.
If AMD starts working together with via or samsung on a CPU architecture, they could deny Intel connection to the architecture as well!
So as long as AMD will be strong enough to survive, it can do more damage then you'd expect to Intel.
Plus, it might get rid of Microsoft as well, by using a Linux based operating system, something MS would probably never do.
But a market like this is no longer a healthy competitive market, but more like a market to promote monopoly, something absolutely forbidden in Europe. So the European market will take notice, and probably bring it to court.
Why bury my 775 when Q9400 for $214@ewiz.com overclocks to 4.0Ghz on air and whoops your Phenom II butt? I bet you can't do that with AMD without liquid cooling and 1.6+V. And clock for clock Q9XXX beats any Phenom II.
Dude not everyone overclock they pc. That's the one separate enthusiast from mainstream.
and don't forget the fact a bajillion people have lga775 sockets.. ;]
maybe my next computer will be amd, if this price pwnge continues