Intel
has cut processor prices up to 31 percent, though overall cuts are limited
in number and degree. The quad-core Q6600 was cut from $224 to $193. The desktop
Core 2 Duo E8500 (3.16GHz) got the largest cut, from $266 to $183 (31 percent)
on the new pricing list, dated July 20. The next biggest price reduction was the
desktop Core 2 Duo E7200 (2.53GHz), reduced 15 percent, from $133 to $113. Other
price cuts include the popular quad-core Q6600 (2.4GHz). It drops 14 percent,
from $224 to $193. The desktop Core 2 Duo E8400 (3.00GHz) falls 11 percent, from
$183 to $163. Xeon server processors also saw price cuts. The X3220 (2.40GHz)
was cut 12 percent, from $224 to $198. The X3210 (2.13GHz) saw an identical cut,
while the E3110 (3.00GHz) was reduced 11 percent, from $188 to $167. The
pricing for QX "Extreme" processors, such as the QX9775 (3.2GHz, $1,499),
remains unchanged from the pricing list published on July 15, when the Centrino
2 mobile processors were introduced.
