The introductin of the new 2.8GHz, 2.66GHz and 2.6GHz Pentium 4's was bound to lead to new pricing by the company. This time however, Intel decided to challenge what has so far been AMD's strength. Price cuts introduced late last week include a staggering 62 percent drop in the price of the 2.53GHz Pentium 4 using a 533MHz front side bus.
Together with the new P4 releases Intel also introduced the 2.0GHz Pentium4 Celeron, meaning that the Pentium III Willamette processors are on their way out, and the 2.2GHz Pentium 4M.
The complete price cut list is as follows:
Pentium 4......................Price Decline
2.8GHz 533..................... New product
2.66GHz 533.................... New product
2.6GHz 400..................... New product
2.53GHz 533.....................62%
2.5GHz 400......................New product
2.4GHz..........................52%
2.26GHz 533.....................20%
2.20GHz 533.....................20%
2.0GHz 400......................16%
1.9GHz 400...................... 6%
1.8/AGHz 400....................12%
Celeron 4.......................Price Decline
2.0GHz 478 pin..................New product
1.8GHz 478 pin..................19%
1.7GHz 478 pin..................17%
1.4GHz PGA2.....................17%
1.3GHz PGA2.....................14%
1.2GHz.......................... 7%
Pentium 4M......................Price Decline
2.2GHz..........................New product
2.0GHz..........................45%
1.9GHz..........................40%
1.8GHz..........................43%
1.7GHz..........................29%
Mobile Celeron..................Price Decline
1.2GHz..........................17%
