AMD cuts Opteron prices by up to 35%
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Update AMD quietly trimmed the prices of its top-two single-processor system Opteron 100 series and its dual-processor Opteron 200 series yesterday possibly paving the way for a new, faster version of the chips.
The Opteron 144's price was cut from $669 to $438, a cut of around 35 per cent. The Opteron 142 fell from $438 to $292, down 33 per cent. the Opteron 140 remains unchanged at $229. All prices are for processors sold in batches of 1000.
The Opteron 244 was previously priced at $794; now it's $690, a drop of 13 per cent. The Opteron 242's price was also cut, to $455 from $690, a fall of 24 per cent. The Opteron 240 dropped 9.5 per cent, from $283 to $256.
The price cuts suggest the imminent arrival of new, top-end 100 and 200-series Opterons, probably the 146 and 246. The latter has been expected for some time and is believed to be scheduled for a 4 August launch. We've not heard of an upcoming 100-series Opteron, but the price cuts suggest that one may nevertheless make an appearance.
AMD also cut is mobile Athlon chip prices, and those of its multi-processor Athlon MP parts:
| Processor | Prev. Price | New Price | Change |
| Athlon MP 2800+ | $275 | $230 | -16% |
| Athlon MP 2600+ | $201 | $174 | -13% |
| Athlon MP 2400+ | $153 | $131 | -14% |
| Athlon MP 2200+ | $131 | $116 | -11% |
| Athlon MP 2000+ | $116 | $116 | |
| DTR* Athlon XP-M 2800+ | $230 | $185 | -19% |
| DTR Athlon XP-M 2600+ | $156 | $108 | -30% |
| DTR Athlon XP-M 2400+ | $108 | $86 | -20% |
| DTR Athlon XP-M 2200+ | $86 | $71 | -17% |
| DTR Athlon XP-M 2000+ | $71 | $65 | -8% |
| DTR Athlon XP-M 1900+ | $69 | $59 | -14% |
| Athlon XP-M 2500+** | $134 | $99 | -26% |
| Athlon XP-M 2400+** | $113 | $91 | -19% |
| Athlon XP-M 2200+** | $91 | $76 | -16% |
| Athlon XP-M 2000+** | $76 | $69 | -9% |
| Athlon XP-M 1900+** | $69 | $59 | -14% |
| Athlon XP-M 1800+** | $59 | $55 | -6% |
| Athlon XP-M 1700+** | $55 | $55 | |
| LV*** Athlon XP-M 2000+ | $134 | $112 | -16% |
| LV Athlon XP-M 1900+ | $123 | $105 | -14% |
| LV Athlon XP-M 1800+ | $112 | $97 | -13% |
| LV Athlon XP-M 1700+ | $97 | $80 | -17% |
| LV Athlon XP-M 1600+ | $80 | $71 | -11% |
| LV Athlon XP-M 1500+ | $71 | $57 | -19% |
| *DTR = Desktop Replacement
**Mainstream ***LV = Low Voltage |
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