AMD slashes desktop CPU prices

Posted on Monday, August 01 2005 @ 20:54 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
AMD today launched the Athlon 64 X2 3800+ and the Sempron 3400+, and additionally they also cut Athlon 64 and Sempron prices:

AMD Sempron pricing (US$ for 1,000-unit lots)

 

Socket architecture

Original price

New price (August 1, 2005)

Price Change

3400+

64-bit enabled

-

134

-

3300+

64-bit enabled

140

126

(10%)

3300+

 

134

126

(6%)

3100+

64-bit enabled

113

106

(6.2%)

3100+

 

108

106

(1.9%)

3000+

64-bit enabled

98

91

(7.1%)

3000+

Socket A

103

-

-

3000+

64-bit disabled, Socket 754

94

91

(3.2%)

2800+

64-bit enabled

83

78

(6%)

2800+

Socket A

90

-

-

2800+

64-bit disabled, Socket 754

80

78

(2.5%)

2600+

64-bit enabled

74

64

(13.5%)

2600+

Socket A

80

64

(20%)

2600+

64-bit disabled, Socket 754

70

64

(8.6%)

2500+

Socket A

67

50

(25.4%)

2400+

Socket A

64

-

-

AMD Athlon 64 pricing (US$ for 1,000-unit lots)

 

Original price

New price (August 1, 2005)

Change

Athlon 64x2 4800+

1,001

902

(9.9%)

Athlon 64x2 4600+

803

704

(12.3%)

Athlon 64x2 4400+

581

537

(7.6%)

Athlon 64x2 4200+

537

482

(10.2%)

Athlon 64x2 3800+

-

354

-

Athlon 64 FX57

1,031

1,031

0%

Athlon 64 FX55

827

827

0%

4000+

482

375

(22.2%)

3800+

373

329

(11.8%)

3700+

329

272

(17.3%)

3500+

272

223

(18%)

3400+

223

-

-

3200+

194

194

0%

3000+

149

149

0%

2800+

122

122

0%



Source: DigiTimes


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Thomas De Maesschalck

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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