DailyTech
has some pricing information that suggests AMD plans to cut single-core
Athlon 64 and Sempron processor prices on May 15, just a week before the
expected launch of Socket AM2. Allegedly, the Athlon 64 3500+ and 3200+
will go down from their current $208 and $154 prices to $185 and $135,
respectively. Meanwhile, Socket 754 Sempron 3400+, 3300+, 3100+, 3000+, and
2800+ chips will reportedly go down to $95, $91, $81, $76, and $65. There is no
word yet on whether AMD is planning any price cuts for the rest of the Socket
939 line.
The price cuts are quite nice. I'm particularly glad that Semprons will all
be under 100 bucks, it seems to me that there was too much of an overlap between
the low-end A64s and the Semprons.