Intel Xeon prices to drop on April 22 and in Q3

Posted on Wednesday, April 04 2007 @ 1:00 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

The price war between AMD and Intel is heating up further as Intel will cut prices of existing Xeon processors on April 22nd and then cut again in the third quarter.

In the third quarter Intel will also debut the 2.66GHz X3230 Xeon (1066MHz FSB, 8MB cache) and 1333MHz FSB dual-core units too.

CPU	GHz	Bus	Cache	April	Q3 2007
X3230	2.66	1066	8MB		$530
X3220	2.40	1066	8MB	$530	$266
X3210	2,13	1066	8MB	$423	$224
3085	3.00	1333	4MB		$266
3075	2.66	1333	4MB		$183
3070	2.66	1066	4MB	$316	gone forever
3065	2.33	1333	4MB		$163
3060	2.40	1066	4MB	$224	gone forever
3050	2.13	1066	2MB	$183	gone forever
3040	1.86	1066	2MB	$163	gone forever

In the third quarter the firm will also launch the quad-core Clovertown under the X5365 name with a clockspeed of 3GHz, this chip will cost over $1,100.

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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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