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Intel slices up to 34% off server chip prices
Xeon DP pruning ahead of Nocona launch
Computex Intel has quietly cut the prices of a range of Xeon DP processors ahead of the launch later this month of 'Nocona', its first 64-bit x86 server processor.
The chip maker reduced prices across almost the enture full line-up of 130nm parts, leaving only the top-end 3.2GHz, 2MB cache version and the bottom-of-the-line 2GHz chips untouched.
Other parts' prices fell by up to 34 per cent.
Intel is expected to launch Nocona on xx June. Nocona brings the chip giant's AMD64-like EM64 technology to the Xeon DP line, primarily to provide access to a 64-bit memory address space. ®
| Intel Xeon Price Cuts | |||
| Processor | Prev. Price | New Price | Change |
| 3.2GHz, 2MB, 533MHz FSB | $1043 | $1043 | |
| 3.2GHz, 1MB, 533MHz FSB | $851 | $690 | -19% |
| 3.06GHz, 1MB, 533MHz FSB | $690 | $455 | -34% |
| 3.06GHz, 512KB, 533MHz FSB | $455 | $316 | -31% |
| 3GHz, 512KB, 400MHz FSB | $433 | $294 | -32% |
| 2.8GHz, 1MB, 533MHz FSB | $455 | $316 | -31% |
| 2.8GHz, 512KB, 533MHz FSB | $316 | $256 | -19% |
| 2.8GHz, 512KB, 400MHz FSB | $294 | $234 | -20% |
| 2.66GHz, 512KB, 533MHz FSB | $256 | $209 | -18% |
| 2.6GHz, 512KB, 400MHz FSB | $234 | $198 | -15% |
| 2.4GHz, 1MB, 533MHz FSB | $316 | $256 | -19% |
| 2.4GHz, 512KB, 533MHz FSB | $209 | $198 | -5% |
| 2.4GHz, 512KB, 400MHz FSB | $198 | $188 | -5% |
| 2GHz, 512KB, 533MHz FSB | $198 | $198 | |
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