AMD Slashes Prices of 17 Socket FM1 and AM3 Processors

[btarunr]

AMD implemented a new round of price cuts for seventeen of its socket FM1 A-series APUs, FM1 and AM3 Athlon II series CPUs, which has been in the works since mid-October. The cuts cover dual-, triple-, and quad-core Athlon II X2, X3, and X4 series processors; and A4, A6, and A8 series APUs. Popular APU models such as the A8-3870K, A8-3850, A6-3670K, and Athlon II X4 651 see price-cuts ranging anywhere between 3.7 to 17.4 percent. Dual-core Athlon II X2 265 got the biggest price-cut, nearly a third down by 30 percent. Prices of the dual-core A4-5300 socket FM2 was also cut significantly. The complete list of price-cuts is tabled below.



View at TechPowerUp Main Site

 

[btarunr]

Many Thanks to NHKS for the tip.

 

[DarkOCean]

Too bad i won't see anything near those prices where i live.

 

[shiny_red_cobra]

AMD has way too many CPU models currently, they should really reduce the number of different models they make.

 

[camoxiong]

Cheap price for the a8 3870K

 

[Thefumigator]

Those unlockable are a great run for the money

 

[Mindweaver]

AMD has way too many CPU models currently, they should really reduce the number of different models they make.

This will never happen, some parts of the wafer do not clock as good as others, and in turn they have to be priced differently. They are not going to waste any wafer if possible which is great for us consumers. Why do you think we have x3's and now new x8 in turn gives us x4, x6's and the possible ability to unlock cores.

 

[suraswami]

Already MC's price is cheaper or same as the slashed price, so MC will slash even more?