Monday, January 19th 2009
Phenom II X4 In For Price-Cuts?
Barely a month into its launch, AMD's newest processors, the Phenom II X4 920 and Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition, are already in for global price-cuts, of as much as 20%, in the days to come. Sources close to the company indicate that the price-cuts are in view of the recent announcement by Intel to significantly lower the prices of certain models of its Core 2 Quad lineup, which pose direct competition to AMD's new chips.
Once implemented, the Phenom II X4 920 would sell for US $195, down from its launch-price of $235, and a whole $50 would be waived off the $275 price-tag of the Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition, sending it down to $225. These price-cuts are not yet officially confirmed or announced by AMD, and so it isn't known as to when exactly they get officially implemented. All prices in 1000 unit tray quantities.
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Hardware-Infos
Once implemented, the Phenom II X4 920 would sell for US $195, down from its launch-price of $235, and a whole $50 would be waived off the $275 price-tag of the Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition, sending it down to $225. These price-cuts are not yet officially confirmed or announced by AMD, and so it isn't known as to when exactly they get officially implemented. All prices in 1000 unit tray quantities.
31 Comments on Phenom II X4 In For Price-Cuts?
Intel's latest results saw an incredible -90% decrease in sales compared to the same period last year (>$200M instead of $2B+), AMD has been bleeding cash for years now, they simply cannot afford it.
we need more competition!
I love competition, hopefully the new AM3 Phenoms are out at similar prices, I'll more than likely pick one up to replace my aging s939 machine.
Love the price wars, lets hope AMD holds on.
Go AMD Go! :cool:
$195 for 920
$235 for 940
Oh well I gladly give AMD a few more bucks if it helps them at all. Anyone that was on the fence about these processors has no reason not to jump now, they're truly excellent even if you go with the locked multiplier PII 920 like I did. It still clocks like mad as long as you've got the board to do it.
3.724Ghz on the stock heatsink I think is pretty good haha. This is a STEAL for anyone getting one at these prices now!
Kei