Intel (INTC) plans to cut prices on its quad-core, dual-core and Xeon processors on January 18, according to Pacific Crest analyst Michael McConnell. He sees cuts of 15%-40$ on quad-core processors, 13% on dual-core chips and 15%-40% on Xeon quad-core server processors. He contends the timing of the cuts is unique, with scheduled price cuts typically occurring in April and October.
Processor | Frequency | L2-cache | FSB | price now | price 18 January |
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Q9550s | 2,83GHz | 12MB | 1333MHz | - | 369 dollar |
Q9400s | 2,66GHz | 6MB | 1333MHz | - | 320 dollar |
Q9650 | 3,00GHz | 12MB | 1333MHz | 525 dollar | 317 dollar |
Q9550 | 2,83GHz | 12MB | 1333MHz | 317 dollar | 268 dollar |
Q8200s | 2,33GHz | 4MB | 1333MHz | - | 245 dollar |
Q8300 | 2,50GHz | 4MB | 1333MHz | 219 dollar | 187 dollar |
Q8200 | 2,33GHz | 4MB | 1333MHz | 199 dollar | 167 dollar |