Intel
has taken a sharp knife to its price list, slashing what it charges for its
microprocessors by up to 61 per cent as the company makes way for its Core 2 Duo
desktop and mobile CPUs. The new Pentium Ds are the 3.4GHz 945 - a version
of the existing 950 but without Virtualisation Technology. It comes in at $163,
operates over an 800MHz frontside bus, has 4MB of L2 and is fabbed at 65nm. The
805 - 2.66MHz, 533MHz FSB, 2MB L2, 90nm - is introduced at $93. Other Pentium D
9xx chips saw their prices cut today by 18-40 per cent - the 920 and 930 were
left untouched, at $178. The 820 now costs $113, down 37 per cent. Selected
Pentium 4 5xx and 6xx chip prices were reduced 8-61 per cent. Celeron D prices
were also cut, by between eight per cent and 19 per cent.
As expected, Intel added the E6300, E6400, E6600 and E6700 to its price list, at
$183, $224, $316 and $530, respectively - what it was only yesterday charging
for its top four Pentium D chips. Intel also introduced the Core 2 Extreme X6800
at $999. The Pentium Extreme Edition 955 and 965 remain priced at $999 too.
