AMD updated its official processor price list. The CPU and APU designers lowered the pricing of all Athlon II processors, as well as some A-series APUs. The APUs receive price cuts between 3.7% and 21.7%, while the Athlon II series gets a reduction between 14.7% and 31.6%. The most heavily discounted processors are Athlon II X4 640 and X2 265. Their prices were dropped by 31% and 30% respectively. The remaining Athlon II X3 and X4 parts received 14.5% - 21% price reductions, and they are now firmly in the Pentium price range.
Dual-core Athlon IIs and A4-Series products are now priced from $36 to $48, which means that they are positioned against Intel Celeron line. Yesterday's price cuts also included one "Piledriver" APU, A4-5300, which is now 11% cheaper. In addition to A4-Series products, AMD shaved a few dollars off the prices of A6-3670K, A8-3850 and A8-3870K first-generation APUs. Two Athlon II processors were removed from the pricelist, possibly because they were discontinued. These are Athlon II X3 445 and X4 638.
| CPU model | Old price | New price | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| A4-3300 | $46 | $36 | 21.7% |
| A4-3400 | $48 | $40 | 16.7% |
| A4-5300 | $53 | $47 | 11.3% |
| A6-3670K | $80 | $77 | 3.7% |
| A8-3850 | $91 | $87 | 4.4% |
| A8-3870K | $101 | $91 | 9.9% |
| Athlon II X2 250 | $58 | $47 | 19% |
| Athlon II X2 255 | $60 | $47 | 21.7% |
| Athlon II X2 260 | $64 | $48 | 25% |
| Athlon II X2 265 | $69 | $48 | 30.4% |
| Athlon II X3 450 | $76 | $60 | 21.1% |
| Athlon II X3 455 | $76 | $65 | 14.5% |
| Athlon II X3 460 | $87 | $69 | 20.7% |
| Athlon II X4 631 | $79 | $65 | 17.7% |
| Athlon II X4 640 | $98 | $67 | 31.6% |
| Athlon II X4 641 | $81 | $65 | 19.8% |
| Athlon II X4 645 | $102 | $87 | 14.7% |
| Athlon II X4 651 | $92 | $76 | 17.4% |
