Intel prunes desktop, mobile Pentium 4 prices

Make way for Prescott

By Tony Smith • Get more from this author

Posted in Channel, 2nd February 2004 14:09 GMT

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Intel yesterday reduced the prices of a number of its Pentium 4 processors ahead of today's debut of 'Prescott', the 90nm version of the chip family.

Prices fell between 33 and 16 per cent, but only the 130nm chips the match the new 90nm introductions' clock frequencies were adjusted: 2.8GHz/533MHz FSB, 2.8GHz/800MHz FSB, 3.06GHz/533MHz FSB, 3GHz/800MHz FSB and 3.2GHz/800MHz FSB.

Chipzilla also pruned prices of its top-end Mobile Pentium 4 line, by up to 32 per cent.

Pentium 4 Desktop Prices
Processor	Prev. Price	New Price	Change
90nm 3.4GHz, 1MB L2, 800MHz FSB		$417
130nm 3.4GHz, 512KB L2, 800MHz FSB		$417
90nm 3.2GHz, 1MB L2, 800MHz FSB		$278
130nm 3.2GHz, 512KB L2, 800MHz FSB	$417	$278	-33%
90nm 3GHz, 1MB L2, 800MHz FSB		$218
130nm 3GHz, 512KB L2, 800MHz FSB	$278	$218	-22%
130nm 3.06GHz, 512KB L2, 533MHz FSB	$262	$218	-17%
90nm 2.8GHz, 1MB L2, 800MHz FSB		$178
130nm 2.8GHz, 512KB L2, 800MHz FSB	$218	$178	-18%
90nm 2.8GHz, 1MB L2, 533MHz FSB		$163
130nm 2.8GHz, 512KB L2, 533MHz FSB	$193	$163	-16%
90nm 2.6GHz, 512KB L2, 800MHz FSB	$178	$178
90nm 2.6GHz, 512KB L2, 533MHz FSB	$163	$163

Pentium 4 Mobile Prices
Processor	Prev. Price	New Price	Change
130nm 3.2GHz, 512KB L2, HT	$433	$294	-32%
130nm 3.06GHz, 512KB L2, HT	$294	$234	-20%
130nm 3.06GHz, 512KB L2	$278	$218	-22%
130nm 2.8GHz, 512KB L2, HT	$234	$202	-14%
130nm 2.8GHz, 512KB L2	$218	$186	-15%
130nm 2.66GHz, 512KB L2, HT	$202	$202
130nm 2.66GHz, 512KB L2	$186	$186
130nm 2.4GHz, 512KB L2	$186	$186