The first wave of change splashed on 3 Xeon chips, 3 Core 2 Duo chips, and one Core 2 Quad. The ch
ampion of the price drop is the E8500, a 3.1GHZ chip of the Core 2 Duo line 31% off, from an initial $266 to $183.
ampion of the price drop is the E8500, a 3.1GHZ chip of the Core 2 Duo line 31% off, from an initial $266 to $183. Next in line comes the E7200 (a 2.53GHz chip) with a 15% drop: from $133 to $113 and the quad-core Q6600 (2.4GHz) with a 14 % drop: from $224 to $193.
In the server department the situation is as follows:
– Xeon X3220 (2.40 Ghz): from $224 to $198 (12% down)
– Xeon X3210 (2.13GHz): from $224 to $198 (12% down)
– E3110 (3 Ghz): from $188 down to $167 (11% down)
The last price cut on Intel’s list was performed on the E8400 . The chip lost 11% of its initial price ($183) and now retails for $163.