Monday, June 21st 2010
Core i7 950 to be Priced Under $300 This August
A recent report by HKEPC shows that Intel will be cutting the prices of certain key SKUs to make them and the price-point they're targeting, more competitive. For instance, until now available for over US $500, and replaced by the Core i7 960, the Core i7 950 (LGA1366, 3.06 GHz, quad-core) chip will be placed at the $294 price-point, displacing the Core i7 930 2.80 GHz chip.
With the value segment, the socket LGA1156 Core i3 500 series chips will have a new SKU, the Core i3 560. This dual-core chip is clocked at 3.33 GHz, and priced at $138. Intel has recently released its new $200 LGA1156 quad-core chip, the Core i5 760 2.80 GHz. The new pricing will be effective from August 29.
Source:
HKEPC
With the value segment, the socket LGA1156 Core i3 500 series chips will have a new SKU, the Core i3 560. This dual-core chip is clocked at 3.33 GHz, and priced at $138. Intel has recently released its new $200 LGA1156 quad-core chip, the Core i5 760 2.80 GHz. The new pricing will be effective from August 29.
28 Comments on Core i7 950 to be Priced Under $300 This August
A little birdie will be bringing me a 940, and it was under $200 ;)
Those new 1156 CPU's sound sweet to!
AMD and specially Phenom X6 did it !! :rockout:
If that E6800 is going to drop it's price to that low, my E7400 is going to be impossible to sell now and totally not worth it. :banghead:
Great news for everybody else, though. :)
Oh, great timing Intel, I just bought a 930.
It is great news for those contemplating a move to Bloomfield. The 920/930's may drop to the low 100s, while quantities last.
Intel has done pretty well maintaining its technical and financial leadership so far. On the other hand, IMO, AMD's future is not that clear on those fronts.
My two cents~