AMD to cut CPU prices tomorrow

Posted on Sunday, July 08 2007 @ 23:10 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

AMD is gearing up for the Back to School season by announcing some price cuts for its dual-core processors on Monday.

Model	Current pricing	July 9 pricing
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+	$229	$169
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+	$179	$149
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+	$169	$129
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+	$129	$109
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+	$115	$89
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+	$102	$79
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+	$99	$69

Besides these price cuts AMD will also can all current single-core Athlon and Sempron processors. The ultra-low cost Athlon 64 3500+, Athlon 64 3200+, Sempron 3500+ and Sempron 3200+ will continue to exist in high growth markets: Brazil, Russia, India and China. In addition, the Athlon 64 X2 3800+ and 3600+, currently priced at $79 and $69 respectively, will also reach end-of-life (EOL) status.

Source: DailyTech.

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