We already reported that the new four core 45nm intel processor appeared last week on sale, although their official announcement took place only today.
The models core 2 Quad q9650 (3.0 GHz), Core 2 Quad q9400 (2.66 GHz), Core 2 Duo e8600 (3.33 GHz) and Core 2 Duo e7300 (2.66 GHz) were noticed in USA and Europe stores. They are all based on E0 stepping , which possesses an impressive overclocking potential.
Today intel company updated its price list, after adding there the new processors models . Some 45nm existing processors models get the reduced price : four core core 2 Quad q9550 and the server xeon x3360.
| Models |
Freq |
L2 Cache |
Old
Price |
New
Price |
Price
Drop |
| Core 2 Quad Q9650 |
3 GHz |
2x6MB |
|
530$ |
|
| Core 2 Quad Q9550 |
2.83GHz |
2x6MB |
530$ |
316$ |
40% |
| Core 2 Quad Q9400 |
2.66GHz |
2x3MB |
|
266$ |
|
| Core 2 Duo E8600 |
3.33GHz |
6MB |
|
266$ |
|
| Core 2 Duo E7300 |
2.66GHz |
3MB |
|
133$ |
|
| Xeon X3370 |
3.0GHz |
2x6MB |
|
530$ |
|
| Xeon X3360 |
2.83GHz |
2x6MB |
530$ |
316$ |
40% |
| Xeon X3330 |
2.66GHz |
2x3MB |
|
266$ |
|
| Xeon X3120 |
3.16GHz |
6MB |
|
188$ |
|
Both fell in price from $530 to $316, which corresponds to a 40- percent decrease. Note that the xeon x3360 processor with 2.83 GHz frequency and four core has TDP level not more than 95 W. The same TDP is also for the processor xeon x3370 (3.0 GHz). Dual core xeon e3120 with 3.16 GHz frequency has a TDP value not more than 65 W. .