Intel prunes prices

Up to 34 per cent off selected CPUs

By Tony Smith • Get more from this author

Posted in IT Channel, 24th February 2005 11:59 GMT

Intel this week chopped up to 34.1 per cent off selected processors, following last week's Xeon DP refresh and the launch this week of 64-bit Pentium 4 processors for desktop PCs.

The price cuts centred on the chip maker's desktop Celeron line-up, across both the 90nm Celeron D range and the older 130nm parts. Prices here fell by up to 13.6 per cent.

The arrival of the 2MB-cache Xeon DP saw Intel push down the prices of the older 1MB-cache version by up to 34.1 per cent. It also trimmed 21.6 per cent off the price of the 1MB-cache 64-bit 3.2GHz Pentium 4 for servers and workstations. ®

Intel February 2005 Price Cuts
Processor	Prev. Price	New Price	Change
Celeron D (90nm, LGA775)
345J - 3.06GHz, 256KB L2, 533MHz FSB	$127	$117	-7.9%
340J - 2.93GHz, 256KB L2, 533MHz FSB	$117	$103	-12%
335J - 2.8GHz, 256KB L2, 533MHz FSB	$103	$89	-13.6%
330J - 2.66GHz, 256KB L2, 533MHz FSB	$83	$79	-4.8%
325J - 2.53GHz, 256KB L2, 533MHz FSB	$79	$73	-7.6%
Celeron D (90nm, Socket 478)
345 - 3.06GHz, 256KB L2, 533MHz FSB	$127	$117	-7.9%
340 - 2.93GHz, 256KB L2, 533MHz FSB	$117	$103	-12%
335 - 2.8GHz, 256KB L2, 533MHz FSB	$103	$89	-13.6%
330 - 2.66GHz, 256KB L2, 533MHz FSB	$83	$79	-4.8%
325 - 2.53GHz, 256KB L2, 533MHz FSB	$79	$73	-7.6%
Celeron (130nm, Socket 478)
2.8GHz, 128KB L2, 400MHz FSB	$103	$89	-13.6%
2.7GHz, 128KB L2, 400MHz FSB	$93	$89	-4.3%
2.6GHz, 128KB L2, 400MHz FSB	$83	$79	-4.8%
2.5GHz, 128KB L2, 400MHz FSB	$79	$73	-7.6%
Xeon DP
3.6GHz, 1MB L3, 800MHz FSB	$851	$690	-18.9%
3.4GHz, 1MB L3, 800MHz FSB	$690	$455	-34.1%
3.2GHz D, 1MB L3, 800MHz FSB	$455	$316	-30.6%
3GHz D, 1MB L3, 800MHz FSB	$316	$256	-19%
2.8GHz D, 1MB L3, 800MHz FSB	$209	$198	-5.3%
Pentium 4 for servers/workstations
3.2GHz D, 1MB L3, 800MHz FSB	$278	$218	-21.6%