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As you had time to note, the price war which was developed between AMD and Intel in 2006, proved to be completely bloody - both companies reported about reduction in the profit on the fourth quarter. However, analysts were sure that this will not stop competitors from further reductions in prices for processors in 2007.
Today intel company will reduce prices of its processors, and also represent two new models: Core 2 Duo e4300 (1.8 GHz) and Pentium D 935 (3.2 GHz), which already are sold on the majority of regional markets. It was assumed that AMD will answer with a similar step by reduction in prices of its processors. Especially because in the beginning of December AMD already reduced selling prices of its processors, and this made possible to increase the volumes of sales into the season christmas sales.
Which is interesting, the first price drop in 2007 was by AMD, but not Intel. At least, we succeeded in fixing changes in the official Price- list AMD earlier than in the case with the analogous document from intel. Let us thus, examine scales and specific reduction character in the prices of processors AMD in 22 January, 2007:
First of all, the most expensive dual cores processors were not depreciated: this concerns not only Athlon 64 X2 5400+ and Athlon 64 X2 5600+, but also Athlon 64 FX-62, or processors series athlon 64 FX-7x. It was previously considered that the prices on last can be lowered by $100 for the pair.
The processor athlon 64 X2 5200+ (2.6 GHz) with 2 X 1 mb cache fell in price to level $295, and now from Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (2.6 GHz) with 2 X 512 KB its separate symbolic $10. Reasonable price policy, on performance the processors athlon 64 X2 do not depond a lot in second level cache volume.
The value of the devaluation for other processors series athlon 64 X2 is small, and it is within limits of 10%. Proportionally was reduced prices of two surviving processors athlon 64 X2 Socket 939, which have ratings 4200+ and 4600+.
Changes in the prices of the single core processors athlon 64 cannot be named as essential : to $7 fell in price for Athlon 64 3800+ , the price Of athlon 64 3500+ remained as before, and Athlon 64 3200+ disappeared from the Price- list.
From the number of processors sempron fell in price only two models: Sempron 3200+ Sempron 3000+. Last is possible to purchase also in socket 754, and wholesale price in $41 for many this seem attractive. Related Products :
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