Intel reduces chip prices by 40%, Core i7 not included

Intel announced an attractive pricing scheme for businesses picking up at least 1000 units. Select Quad-core chips received a discount ranging from 16-40 percent within just 20 days. 3GHz Core 2 Quad Q9650 chip now goes $316 as compared to December’s rate of $530. That’s a direct drop of 40%.

Other chips like Q9550 (2.83GHz), Q9400 (2.66GHz), Q8300 (2.50GHz) and Q8200 (2.33GHz) saw a decrease ranging from 20-16 percent. The cheapest Quad-core offering, Q8200 now stands at just $163.

Apart from that, Intel also dropped prices of Core 2 Duo, Pentium Dual core and Celeron Dual core chips.

The full list can be downloaded from here. [PDF]

[Via Xbitlabs]

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