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Intel to Cut Prices of its Desktop Processors by 15% in Response to Ryzen 3000
Intel is embattled in the client-segment desktop processor business, with AMD's imminent launch of its 3rd generation Ryzen desktop processors. Intel's 9th generation Core processors may lose their competitiveness to AMD's offerings, and are expected to get relieved by the company's "Ice Lake" desktop processors only in 2020. Until then, Intel will market its processors through price-cuts, promotions, bundles, and focusing on their gaming prowess. The company will refresh its HEDT (high-end desktop) processor lineup some time in Q3-2019. According to Taiwan-based industry observer DigiTimes citing sources in the motherboard industry, Intel's immediate response to 3rd generation Ryzen will be a series of price-cuts to products in its client-segment DIY retail channel.
According to these sources, prices of 9th generation Core processors could be cut by a minimum of 10 percent, and a maximum of 15 percent, varying by SKUs. This could see prices of popular gaming/enthusiast SKUs such as the Core i9-9900K, the i7-9700K, and the i5-9600K, drop by anywhere between $25 to $75. AMD is launching the Ryzen 9 3900X to compete with the i9-9900K, the Ryzen 7 3800X to compete with the i7-9700K, and the Ryzen 5 3600X to take on the i5-9600K. The three SKUs, according to AMD's internal testing, match the Intel chips at gaming, and beat them at content-creation tasks. At the heart of 3rd generation Ryzen processors is AMD's new Zen 2 microarchitecture, which brings significant IPC gains. AMD is also increasing core-counts on its mainstream desktop platform with the introduction of the Ryzen 9 family of 12-core and 16-core processors in the AM4 package.
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DigiTimes
According to these sources, prices of 9th generation Core processors could be cut by a minimum of 10 percent, and a maximum of 15 percent, varying by SKUs. This could see prices of popular gaming/enthusiast SKUs such as the Core i9-9900K, the i7-9700K, and the i5-9600K, drop by anywhere between $25 to $75. AMD is launching the Ryzen 9 3900X to compete with the i9-9900K, the Ryzen 7 3800X to compete with the i7-9700K, and the Ryzen 5 3600X to take on the i5-9600K. The three SKUs, according to AMD's internal testing, match the Intel chips at gaming, and beat them at content-creation tasks. At the heart of 3rd generation Ryzen processors is AMD's new Zen 2 microarchitecture, which brings significant IPC gains. AMD is also increasing core-counts on its mainstream desktop platform with the introduction of the Ryzen 9 family of 12-core and 16-core processors in the AM4 package.
176 Comments on Intel to Cut Prices of its Desktop Processors by 15% in Response to Ryzen 3000
I won't write them off though. Things move more quickly in the tech world than you're giving it credit for.
Secondly, that's exactly what I said 'faster, draw less power and likely run cooler' are the metrics people should use.
Anyway I'm wating for TechPowerUp's review summary of the 3700X - 'basically identical to the 9900K'. :roll:
where is the contradiction.under the criteria x,y,z 2 products are roughly the same for an untrained eye is not a contradiction.
you're confusing criteria for result.everyone chooses some criteria,not every outcome will show a clear winner.
At the same time, everyone with a gaming desktop is going to be able to tell you they have 'an Nvidia' or 'an AMD' card. And I bet at least half would also give you the exact name. The two go hand in hand. Trickle down is still a thing.
same for gpus,people will consider more vram as more futureproof without delving into architectures. big time.
what really makes 9900k better than 7700k.Cores.Nothing more.
AMD will need to keep that top/semi top position for a few generations onwards and push the red button a lot in people's minds before it really turns around.
Even if it happens (I really wish it did especially for Intel enthusiasts who would love to get one of the Intel's 9000 series CPUs) the price wont match or be lower than new 3000series Ryzen. Before you mention 3000Series Ryzen motherboards please look at the prices for intel's motherboards. They are not that low anyway and believe it or not, it is an older tech. (not bad but older for sure)
Most people (even those who buy high performance PCs) don't even follow news about CPU market so they just keep buying Intel, because that's what they always bought.
www.techpowerup.com/254503/amd-outsells-intel-2-1-on-european-retailer-mindfactory-de
So desktop marketshare dominance can evaporate in a relatively short space of time.
Ryzen appeared in 2017, with good CPUs in price/performance and 2 years later, Intel continues to have more than 80% market share! On the server side, it has about 95%.
But, it´s a slow progress (more so in the servers, which is a more reluctant market), it is not with 2 or 3 generations that will take away the Intel dominance. And eventually, Intel will solve its problems with the manufacturing process.
The point is, do not be surprised if Intel continues to beat record profits and hold the majority of the market, even because AMD does not have the capacity to feed the whole market by itself!
Look at 9600k selling for 1.41x of 2600x price.It cost 1.25x tops usually.No wonder you see ppl buying more amd at mindfactory.
and btw,we're talking possible cuts for intel,watch ryzen 2000 prices already went down and not insignificantly.Polish price for 2700x last month - 1450pln,now 1220pln.That's 15% already.8700k dropped too,but by mere 5%.
Anyway, if Intel cuts prices, the Ryzen 2000 series has also been heavily discounted and is far cheaper than any 8000 or 9000 Intel SKU. So AMD will have the top-end and low-end of the market cornered across the Ryzen 2000 and 3000 line-ups.
What is your argument, Intel still holds 90% of new processor sales like was the case pre-Ryzen or what? Getting upset that Intel no longer has such dominance is rather sad and self defeating :rolleyes: