DailyTech
reports that AMD will drastically cut prices on its desktop processors after
the July 23rd release of Intel's Core 2 Duo Conroe processors. The memos that
DailyTech has secured are between AMD and Japanese system manufacturers and
indicate the following price cuts will become effective July 24th, 2006:
- AMD Athlon 64 price cuts will receive price cut up to
30%
- AMD Athlon 64 X2 will receive price cuts up to 50%
- AMD Sempron processors will receive price cuts up to 15%
The memos only mention the AM2 processors; however the AM2 parts are now priced
identically with Socket 939 components. AMD has previously indicated that the
aim of the AM2 processors was to be price competitive with its legacy
components.
