AMD has pruned the prices of a number of its desktop processors by up to 26.8 per cent, focusing the adjustment on its low-end Sempron CPUs and its Athlon 64 dual-core lines.

The Athlon 64 X2 5200+ saw is price fall from $403 to $295, a drop of 26.8 per cent, but the other changes were much more modest, ranging from 10.4 per cent to just 5.1 per cent.

AMD also used the opportunity to drop the Athlon 64 3500+ from its price list. The remaining two single-core Athlon 64s saw their prices unchanged.

The Sempron 3200+ and 3000+ experience price reductions of 23.9 per cent and 26.8 per cent, respectively, falling to $51 and $41.

Intel is expected to cut the prices of its mid-range CPUs later this month. ®

• AMD to axe prices in April? (23 March 2007)
• AMD slashes Athlon prices by up to 45% (12 February 2007)
• AMD dual-core Athlon 6000+ slips out early (29 January 2007)
• AMD sacked by ATI costs (24 January 2007)
• Intel ships low-end Core 2 Duo (22 January 2007)
• AMD to ship Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 'next quarter' (27 December 2006)
• Mobile Roadmap AMD flies in Hawk, Griffin notebook CPUs (15 December 2006)
• Desktop Roadmap AMD maps out path to HT 3, DDR 3, DirectX 10 (15 December 2006)
• AMD 2007 roadmap plots course to the stars? (15 November 2006)