Thursday, March 19th 2009
Intel to Slash Desktop CPU Prices by up to 20 Percent, Add New Models
Taiwanese industry observer Digitimes compiled a comprehensive list of price-cuts sourced from motherboard manufacturers. The list presents some interesting data apart from a few revelations. New CPU models will be added, existing models might be displaced from their price-points, resulting in price-cuts amounting to as high at 20 percent the existing price.
Source:
DigiTimes
- New CPUs will be added to Intel's lineup, notably the Core i7 975 (3.33 GHz, $999), Core i7 950 (3.06 GHz, $562), Core 2 Quad models Q8400 (2.66 GHz, $183), Q8400S (2.66 GHz, $245), Core 2 Duo E7600 (2.93 GHz, $133), Pentium E6300 ($84) and Celeron E1600 ($53)
- Several existing models will face price-cuts ranging between 10 and 20 percent. The biggest price-cut is that of Core 2 Quad Q9300 (19.92%)
- From the absence of price changes for Core i7 models 940 and 965 XE, and their existing price-points getting new models, we can infer that they will be replaced by models 950 and 975 XE
54 Comments on Intel to Slash Desktop CPU Prices by up to 20 Percent, Add New Models
www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12831&Itemid=1
Seems like a new budget OC king, 10.5 multi with 2.8GHz from the start.
That makes it E6000, but is there really a market for this (all of them), with 3 processor families being so close to each other. If Intel plans to drop the E5000 series, then it makes more sense.