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Intel: Huge CPU Price Drop

by Anna Filatova
01/30/2001 | 12:47 PM

As we have expected, Intel announced a really significant price reduction, which touched not only desktop processors but also the mobile ones as well as one server Pentium III Xeon 1GHz. Here is the full list of the new Intel prices:

Pentium 4Price after
10 Dec. 2000
Price after
28 Jan. 2001
Price
reduction
1.50GHz w/ 256KB cache (0.18) $819 $644 21%
1.40GHz w/ 256KB cache (0.18) $574 $440 23%
1.30GHz w/ 256KB cache (0.18) $409 (1/01) $336 18%
Pentium III XeonPrice after
10 Dec. 2000
Price after
28 Jan. 2001
Price
reduction
1GHz w/ 256KB cache (0.18) $515 $425 17%
933MHz w/ 256KB cache (0.18) $425 $425-
866MHz w/ 256KB cache (0.18) $425 $425-
800MHz w/ 256KB cache (0.18) $425 $425-
733MHz w/ 256KB cache (0.18) $425 $425-
667MHz w/ 256KB cache (0.18) $425 $425-
600MHz w/ 256KB cache (0.18) $425 $425-
700MHz w/ 2MB cache (0.18) $1,980 $1,980-
700MHz w/ 1MB cache (0.18) $1,177 $1,177-
550MHz w/ 2MB cache (0.25) $3,692 $3,692-
550MHz w/ 1M cache (0.25) $1,980 $1,980-
550MHz w/ 512KB cache (0.25) $931 $931-
Pentium III Desktop (SECC2/FC-PGA)Price after
10 Dec. 2000
Price after
28 Jan. 2001
Price
reduction
1GHz (0.18) $465 $268 42%
933MHz (0.18) $348 $241 31%
866MHz (0.18) $241 $193 20%
850MHz (0.18) $241 $193 20%
800MHz (0.18) $193 $183 5%
750MHz (0.18) $173 $163 6%
733MHz (0.18) $173 $163 6%
700MHz (0.18) $153 $143 7%
667MHz (0.18) $153 $143 7%
650MHz (0.18) $143 $143-
600MHz (0.18) $143 $143-
Celeron Desktop (PPGA)Price after
10 Dec. 2000
Price after
28 Jan. 2001
Price
reduction
800MHz (0.18) $170 (1/01) $138 19%
766MHz (0.18) $155 $112 34%
733MHz (0.18) $112 $88 21%
700MHz (0.18) $88 $83 6%
667MHz (0.18) $83 $79 5%
633MHz (0.18) $79 $73 8%
600MHz (0.18) $73 $73-
566MHz (0.18) $69 $69-
Pentium III Mobile (BGA2)Price after
10 Dec. 2000
Price after
28 Jan. 2001
Price
reduction
850MHz (0.18) $722 $508 30%
800MHz (0.18) $508 $348 32%
750MHz (0.18) $401 $268 33%
700MHz (0.18) $294 $241 18%
650MHz (0.18) $241 $198 18%
600MHz LV (0.18) $316 $241 24%
600MHz (0.18) $198 $198-
500MHz LV (0.18) $241 $187 22%
500MHz (0.18) $198 $198-
Celeron Mobile (BGA1)Price after
10 Dec. 2000
Price after
28 Jan. 2001
Price
reduction
700MHz (0.18) $181 $12332%
650MHz (0.18) $134 $96 28%
600MHz (0.18) $96 $75 22%
550MHz (0.18) $75 $70 7%
500MHz LV (0.18) $134 $96 28%
500MHz (0.18) $70 $70-

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