Advanced Micro Devices announced on Monday that it has slashed the prices of some of its products by more than half as the company continues to fight for market share against chief rival Intel. Price cuts included AMD’s dual-core Athlon 64 X2 5000+, chopped from US$696 last quarter to $301, and the Athlon 64 X2 4600+, from $558 to $240. AMD also reduced the prices of its mobile chips, including the AMD Turion 64 chips, from $354 to $263. The firm also slightly lowered the cost of its Sempron chips for laptops.
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AMD Slashes Processor Prices
Posted by: Alexandra DeFelice July 24, 2006 03:20 PMAdvanced Micro Devices announced on Monday that it has slashed the prices of some of its products by more than half as the company continues to fight for market share against chief rival Intel. Price cuts included AMD’s dual-core Athlon 64 X2 5000+, chopped from US$696 last quarter to $301, and the Athlon 64 X2 4600+, from $558 to $240. AMD also reduced the prices of its mobile chips, including the AMD Turion 64 chips, from $354 to $263. The firm also slightly lowered the cost of its Sempron chips for laptops.