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Intel drops prices of desktop CPUs

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Core i5 time?
Intel updated its price list over the weekend and it focused on cutting prices within pretty much all its desktop CPU families bar the latest - Core i7.

The cuts are mainly of the order of 13-14 percent and affected products are within the Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo, Pentium and Celeron families.

This move raises the possibility that we'll be seeing the new Lynnfield Core i5 processors a fair bit earlier than expected, as well as the advertised wholesale re-brand of its processor naming scheme.

Here are all the affected products and their new prices:


Processor Old price ($) New price ($) Decrease (%)
Q9400 213 183 14
Q9300 213 183 14
Q8400 183 163 11
Q8300 183 163 11
Q9400S 277 245 12
Q8400S 245 213 13
E7500 133 113 15
E6300 84 81 4
E5400 84 74 12
E5300 74 64 14
E1500 53 43 19
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http://channel.h*x*s.net/content/item.php?item=19346
 
I'm surprised that the Q6xxx series didn't get knocked down, along with the Q9550, although I assume they make a killer on those and wouldn't want to take them down.
 
Aren't the higher end Socket 775 CPU's going to be re-branded Core i5 anyway?

I though high end C2D and C2Q because i5 along with some new LGA1156 CPUs, low end LGA775 CPUs because i3, i7 stays as it is but with the 920 and 940 being discontinued, and then i9 comes later.
 
Quite a bit of info about Intel's LGA 1156 CPUs has come about recently but today the interweb, courtesy of HKEPC, is serving us with what might just be the full scoop on the 45nm and 32nm desktop parts prepared for release this quarter and in Q1 2010.

As you might already know, the first wave of LGA 1156 processors will include three models - the quad-core Core i5 750 (2.66 GHz), Core i7 860 (2.80 GHz), and Core i7 870 (2.93 GHz), which cost $196, $284 and $562 respectively, and features an integrated dual channel DDR3-1333 memory controller, 8MB of L3 cache, and a TDP of 95W. The i7 860 and 870 both feature Hyper-Threading support and thus can process up to 8 threads simultaneously, while the i5 750 lacks this feature. These CPUs are scheduled for a September release, with the latest info pointing out to a launch on September 6th.

In Q1 2010 Intel will deliver energy-efficient (82W TDP) versions of the i5 750 and i7 860, which will go for $259 and $337, respectively.

Apparently delayed until Q1, the first 32nm LGA 1156 processors will debut in six flavors, all dual-core, and all boasting a DirectX 10-supporting IGP, a DDR3-1333 memory controller, and a TDP of 73W. Within this line-up we have two Core i3 modes, clocked at 2.93 GHz ($123), and 3.06 GHz ($143), and three Core i5s - 3.2 GHz ($176), 3.33 GHz ($196), and 3.46 GHz ($284), which have 4MB of L3 cache, and support HT. The Core i5 models also come with Turbo Boost technology so it's four threads for them, as opposed to the maximum two for the i3s.

Last but not least, Intel will introduce in Q1 a Pentium-branded 32nm dual-core with a working frequency of 2.8 GHz, 3MB L3 cache, no HT or Turbo Boost, but with a low price tag of just $87. We'll still have one of those Lynnfields, okey Santa?
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http://www.tcmagazine.com/comments.php?shownews=28158&catid=2
 
Bit complicated but makes sense if you read it carefully.

Seems odd that i7 will be across 2 different sockets, although these are in a different "series" (9xx and 8xx).
 
So is an i7 870 (2.93Ghz) @$562 going to cost more than a i7 920 (2.66Ghz)? I am guessing the i7 870 will be faster than a i7 920 in most things?
 
So whats going on with Intel's naming system? A 1156 i7 870 is going to be faster and more expensive than a 1366 i7 920??
 
Typhoon said:
So whats going on with Intel's naming system? A 1156 i7 870 is going to be faster and more expensive than a 1366 i7 920??
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That's right. And as reported some time ago, it would then indeed make sense to drop the 920.

Intel's problem is that they have i5 cpus which are cheaper and faster than their low end i7 processors. Simplest for Intel to drop the low end i7 and concentrate on the high end on that platform.
 
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