HardwareIntel Cuts Prices of Core 2 Duo, Quad Chips.
Late last month rumors did the rounds about Intel cutting processor prices, with the first round slated to occur on April 19. Good news folks, the rumors were true!
Intel this week confirmed suspected price cuts of several Core 2 Quad CPUs. The company also cut prices on a few of its Core 2 Duos. Price cuts aside, last month"s rumors also fingered April 19 as the release date for the launch of the Core 2 Quad Q8400 (95W) and the Core 2 Quad Q8400S (65W), both clocked to 2.66 GHz and priced at $183 and $245, respectively. Also true.
Given that these rumors were true, it"s safe to assume that the same reports were correct in saying Intel would launch more new processors at the end of May, including Celeron and Pentium Dual-Core parts, the Core 2 Duo E7600 and two new Core i7s: the 3.06 GHz 950 and the 3.33 GHz 975, priced at $562 and $999, respectively. We"ll keep you posted on that one. Further price cuts are also scheduled for around this time in July.
Check out the April price cuts below:
CPU
Old Price
New Price
Reduction
April 19
Core 2 Quad Q8400 (2.66 GHz)
N/A
$183
N/A
Core 2 Quad Q8400S (2.66 GHz)
N/A
$245
N/A
Core 2 Quad Q9300
$266
$213
19.92%
Core 2 Quad Q9550S
$369
$320
13.28%
Core 2 Quad Q9400S
$320
$277
13.44%
Core 2 Quad Q8200S
$245
$213
13.0%
Core 2 Duo SP9400 $316 $284 10.13%
Core 2 Duo SL9400 $316 $284 10.13%
Core 2 Duo SU9400 $289 $262 9.3%