AMD Pricing Strategy

[perkam]

AMD Price cuts have come...but in time for Rev G A64s to be re-introduced at the same old x2 pricing ??

After this happens:



Will This Happen ?

A64 X2 5200+ RevG 65nm $420 2.6Ghz 2x1MB
A64 X2 5400+ RevG 65nm $450 2.8Ghz 2x512K
A64 X2 5600+ RevG 65nm $480 2.8Ghz 2x1MB
A64 X2 5800+ RevG 65nm $500 3.0Ghz 2x512K
A64 X2 6000+ RevG 65nm $550 3.0Ghz 2x1MB
A64 X2 6200+ RevG 65nm $650 3.2Ghz 2x512K
A64 FX-64 RevG 65nm $999 3.2Ghz 1MB

Get it? AMD can offer its earliest response to conroe (Rev G) for the SAME prices as the current X2s. So ~$200 Conroe will price AND performance war.

This is VERY likely because chips of a new process are ALWAYS more expensive. I hope it isn't true, but if it is, its gonna be

Perkam