Analisi prezzi delle cpu

The prices of the Pentium 4 continues to fall this week after Intel announced price cuts two weeks ago. The price of the 1.5GHz part dropped a steep 20% putting it well under the $700 mark. Intel's 1.4GHz P4 dropped another $100 putting it where the Pentium 3 1.0GHz was at the end of 2000. New this week is the addition of the 1.3GHz Pentium 4. Because this product is relatively new to the market, the price is quite high compared to it's faster brothers.

Intel's high-end Pentium III line of processors also saw a decent drop in price this week. Topping the list of price cuts is the 1.0GHz part which is now selling for $258. Other notable drops in prices came from the 933MHz and 850MHz parts which both dropped $25 in price. The rest of the Pentium III line remained relatively calm, showing minimal price fluctuations.

The Celeron 800 has finally dropped significantly in price since its debut. Although still high in price and lacking in performance compared to its mid-level Pentium III cousins, this 100MHz FSB Celeron is a step in the right direction for the low-cost Intel market. The 766MHz and 733MHz dropped $16 and $17 in price, respectively, making them a much better value than in previous months.