In response to Intel quad core price cuts, AMD cuts Phenom II prices.
As of tomorrow they will cost:
Phenom II X4 940 - 225$
Phenom II X4 920 - 195$
(in tray of 1000 CPUs).
Source: AMD.
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In response to Intel quad core price cuts, AMD cuts Phenom II prices.
As of tomorrow they will cost:
Phenom II X4 940 - 225$
Phenom II X4 920 - 195$
(in tray of 1000 CPUs).
Source: AMD.
That was quick, but expected. 12 days before a pricecut.
that just shows how well they are doing on sales and that they priced the PII's a little high
Before Q1 is done and dusted, I expect that they will be pricing the 940 where the 9950 was before Deneb's introduction.
price drop already visible in main eu land -40eur that's 190eur for a 920 and 220eur for 940, puts again a lot of pressure on intel's 9300-9400
These price cuts are mirroring intels price cuts.
Both 920 and 940 modeles will be soon eol(Q2 iirc) and AMD will introduce 2 more models(top of the line,945,950) and replace 920 with 925(DDR2&DDR3 support).There will be also a whole gamma of quads with less L3/no L3,tri cores and duals,so AMD practically covered all market segments except the uber high end(which they may cover with dual socket boards for desktop or six core FX part in Q4).
AM3 will be basically the only lineup in Q3 ,while AM2+ 9xxx/9xx series will be eol.
Actually do you have a link?Quote:
Originally Posted by xoqolatl
AMD's pricing on their website doesn't indicate this, at least not where I could see.
hehe, well that hasnt been reflected on newegg.ca yet, its actually up 13$ versus yesterday, at 323 :P but the q9550 did drop but only 15$ from 380, to 365 :/
in the new p2 series amd has and will have only one cpu to compete with intel in the near future and it is 945 (and 940 but i dont and wont count them as two different cpus also 950 which has 100 mhz higher speed :D).
There goes the Phenom 8XX pricing...
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Originally Posted by Chad Boga
I think not. 170 is still far. Plus this pretty much seals the deal with pricing issues.
Well 950 will have 100Mhz higher core speed and also a higher Northbridge speed and DDR3 support(940 has the lowly 1.8Ghz NB clocks,which really is holding it down in a few tests,since this is also the frequency of the L3 cache in NB block).Quote:
Originally Posted by kromosto
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chad Boga
yup it's still 275$ for 940 and 235$ for 920 on amd's site.
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/...00.html#phenom
I checked it as well but I doubt they will update the page a day ahead, maybe few days later, those analysts have a nasty habit asking about margins when AMD publishes their quarterly results.
So where did the OP get his info from then?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kuroimaho
He states the source is AMD, but it is not on their website.
Like someone said, these pricecuts are already effective in some shops in europe.
190€ for à 920 and 220€ for a 940.
At this price it's really tempting, but I'll wait for the AM3s.
Distributor info.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chad Boga
Someone on Lowyat.net also mentioned something like that ~10 hours ago...
I got my info from an AMD rep. You can choose not to believe it until it is confirmed by AMD website.
I believe it, but it is easier for me to convince others on a different site if I had the ready made link.Quote:
Originally Posted by xoqolatl
It's still unofficial info and that's why there is no "link".I would expect an official statement today or over next few days.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chad Boga
Demand for PC's/CPU's in Q1 will be even worse than the shocking Q4 results that are pouring in, so if Deneb is cheaper to make than Phenom I, I suspect that this is where they will end up on pricing, as AMD can still make money on them and if people on this forum are any indication, you have a lot of people setting themselves to wait for the AM3 versions, and I don't know if that is what AMD will accept without a fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macadamia
The price cuts may not be implemented in Q1, but I think it more likely than not they will at least be announced in Q1, to take effect in early Q2.
But this price cut does seem a little too obvious in stalling C2Q 45nm momentum instead of anything general related to demand.
On a whole this seems more like AMD rolling a speed bin down.
950 replaces 940/5 replaces 920/5 replaces 910 (original price) replaces... gah you know how it goes.
950 might have some other leverage for its price. Maybe OCing capabilities. Maybe the price is lower too, at ~$250 instead of $285.
I think it is always tough for a CPU maker to dramatically increase the asking price of their top bin products(even if they are reasonably faster) than the pricing structure they had in place just before the introduction.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macadamia
Didn't Conroe/Penryn come in at the same price or cheaper? Yet in the case of Conroe, it was a massive improvement over what it replaced in Prescott.
Aren't the i7's similar in price to what Intel was charging on the C2Q's before the i7's introduction?(Obviously there is a platform cost issue here as well)
I know when I was looking at the prices of the AMD Quads, I got use to seeing their fastest Quad at a tad under $AUD300, so to then see the 940 at almost $AUD500, would induce a lot of buyer resistance I would imagine.
Falling prices are good for consumers. Time to start ragging on my friends to upgrade to Phenom II. At these prices, it's an even better deal for people not already on this platform.
Well i say its true because at OcUK it has just been slashed by £60 less than an hour ago.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/search...earch=phenomII
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/sho...1#post13321243