The nearest changes in Intel Price- list will occur during July, but they were not complete. Soon the announcement of six-core processor core i 7-970 (3.2 GHz) - first model gulftown should take place, possessing price less than $999 and locked multiplier.
Associate yesterday published the extended information about the nearest Intel plans, from which became known that the processor core i 7-970 (3.2 GHz) will be actually presented during July, but its price will be arranged far from those expected $500 - the wholesale model cost will reach $885.
The announcement of core i 7-970 takes place on 18 July, on the same day is planned the announcement of four core processor core i 5-760 (2.8 GHz) and Core i 7 -870s (2.66 GHz), which will cost $205 and $351 respectively. Last model will be characterized by the lowered energy consumption level. Furthermore, on 18 July will be lowered the prices of following processor models: Core i 3-540 ($133 - > $117), Pentium e6600 ($84 - > $75) and Pentium e5500 ($75 - > $64).
The processor Pentium e5700 (3.0 GHz), which hold the position $75 will fall to the price $64 on 17 October. In two days to the end of summer core i 7-950 processor (3.06 GHz) will fall in price from $562 to $294. Simultaneously will be presented the dual core Core i 3-560 (3.33 GHz), whose price will be equal to $138. Numbers of budget processors during this day will be supplemented by model Pentium e6800 (3.33 GHz) and Celeron e3500 (2.7 GHz), which will cost $86 and $53 respectively.
On 17 October present year, price drop is planned, Core i 3-550 ($138 - > $117), Pentium e6700 ($86 - > $75) and Celeron e3400 ($53 - > $42).