Intel Pentium 4 chipset pricing changes today

The price changes apply to the 845x family of chipsets while the 850E (Rambus RDRAM chipset) prices stay the same at $40 per chipset.

The 845GE falls from $37 to $35, the 845G stays at $35, the 845PE falls from $32 to $30, the 845E falls from $28 to $26, the 856GV falls one dollar to $25, the 845 drops by $2 to $21, while the 845GL drops $1 to $24.

Many of these prices will stay the same the next time Intel makes changes to its chipset pricing, but the 845PE will drop to $28 on the 30th of March, the 845E to $25, and the 845GL to $23. The 850E will stay at $40.

When Intel introduces its Canterwood 800MHz system bus chip in April, that will cost $50. The Springdale G will launch at $41, the Springdale PE to $36, while the Springdale P will cost $33.

These new chipsets are the leading edge products which will also support the Prescott 90 nanometer processor when it is launched later in 2003.

The pricing will put further pressure on Intel's rivals in the Pentium 4 chipset business, including Via, SIS, ALI and ATI. µ

See Also
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