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Intel prepares to launch its Core 2 Duo E6x50-series, new E4000-series models and the Pentium E2100-series

The first upgrade of Intel's Conroe architecture is right around the corner. Roadmaps reveal the refreshed Conroe with a 1333 MHz front-side-bus arriving in Q3’07, around the same time of Intel’s Q3’07 price cuts. The new Core 2 Duo E6x50-series pricing will undercut pricing of current Core 2 Duo E6x00-series processors.

With the introduction of Core 2 Duo E6x50-series processors, the entire Intel Core 2 Duo desktop lineup will fall below the $300 price point. The Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 takes the top spot of Intel’s Core 2 Duo lineup at $266 per processor, in 1,000 unit quantities. Intel clocks the Core 2 Duo E6850 at 3.0 GHz, higher than last year’s flagship Core 2 Extreme X6800 and it costs a fraction of the X6800’s $999 launch price.

Intel Core 2 Duo
Model
 Core
Frequency 		L2 Cache
 FSB Q3'07
Pricing
E6850 3.00 GHz 4MB 1333 MHz
 $266
E6750 2.66 GHz 4MB 1333 MHz
 $183
E6550 2.33 GHz 4MB 1333 MHz
 $163
E6540 2.33 GHz 4MB 1333 MHz
 $163

Slotted below the Core 2 Duo E6850 is the 2.66 GHz E6750 at $183. At the bottom end of the Core 2 Duo E6x50 family are the E6550 and E6540 processors clocked at 2.33 GHz, which cost $163 per processor, in 1,000 unit quantities. Intel’s Core 2 Duo E6540 differs from the rest of the 1333 MHz front-side bus Core 2 Duo lineup because it does not have support for Intel’s Trusted Execution Technology, also known as TXT.

Intel Core 2 Duo
Model
 Core
Frequency 		L2 Cache
 FSB Q3'07
Pricing
E4500 2.20 GHz 2MB 800 MHz
 $133
E4400 2.00 GHz 2MB   800 MHz
 $113

Intel will also launch two more Core 2 Duo E4000-series processors. The Core 2 Duo E4400 will arrive next month clocked at 2.0 GHz for $133 per processor, in 1,000 unit quantities. In Q3’07, the Core 2 Duo E4400 will drop down to $113 with the introduction of the E4500. The Core 2 Duo E4500 clocks in at 2.2 GHz and takes over the $133 per processor, in 1,000 unit quantities, price point. Intel will slowly phase out the Core 2 Duo E4300 processor in Q3’07.

Intel Pentium E
Model
 Core
Frequency 		L2 Cache
 FSB Q3'07
Pricing
E2160 1.80 GHz 1MB 800 MHz
 $84
E2140 1.60 GHz 1MB   800 MHz
 $74

Intel will introduce the first new Pentium desktop product since it switched over to the Core naming scheme in June. Two Pentium E2100 models will launch, the E2160 and E2140. These models are dual-core Conroe-based processors with 1MB of shared L2 cache. The 1.80 GHz Pentium E2160 fills the $84 price point while the 1.6 GHz Pentium E 2140 costs $10 less per processor, in 1,000 unit quantities.

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amd is done
By stjoker on 3/14/2007 10:26:15 PM , Rating: 3
these cpus are so cheap amd is going to have lots of trouble selling any chips




RE: amd is done
By fk49 on 3/14/2007 10:36:17 PM , Rating: 3
Well, when you get to the low-end, it's value not performance that matters to customers. That means the entire package (not just CPU) has to be cheap and powerful enough for just basic needs. AMD CPUs still have better motherboard solutions on the low-end I think as the nVidia 6-series and Intel's P/G965 still have to break the $100 barrier.

Also, the market is generally slow to respond to such dramatic shifts in the tech race. Just look at how long it took for AMD to gain traction with A64 even though it stomped P4 to the ground.


RE: amd is done
By RamarC on 3/15/2007 11:56:51 AM , Rating: 2
quote:
AMD CPUs still have better motherboard solutions on the low-end I think as the nVidia 6-series and Intel's P/G965 still have to break the $100 barrier.


you forgot about mobos based on the i945gz chipset. $60 retail, readily available, very stable, and almost all have been updated to accept core 2 duo.


RE: amd is done
By matthewpapa on 3/14/2007 10:40:29 PM , Rating: 4
although it pains me to say it, this could be the nail in the coffin for AMD. Once the prices drop on these things, and the quad cores come out, there is almost no reason to go AMD anymore :( .

AMD had better pull something out of their ass quick..


RE: amd is done
By atticu5 on 3/14/2007 11:01:05 PM , Rating: 2
i think so too. for me the only reason to get an amd processor before core 2 was the fact that they were better than the P4 and Pentium Ds. Now the only reason to buy an amd cpu or buy a computer with an amd cpu is the price, since they cheaper core 2 last time i checked was around $180, which is also what pple that are just interested in the price would reason, they'd love the core 2 but they don't wanna pay more for it.

but with these price drops, i think i would just buy a core 2 or a pentium e since they are better than amd cpus and wouldn't cost much more


RE: amd is done
By TSS on 3/15/2007 5:48:42 AM , Rating: 3
i tend to disagree. simply cause i have a friend who, despite all logic and reason, will NOT buy a intel core 2 duo but rather a AMD64 simply cause he doesn't like intel. amd will always do buisness simply cause i know he isn't the only one :P

besides that there's still to consider that AMD's new architecture is native quad core. atleast thats what they've been saying. so if AMD introduces quad core across the board, with performance above intel's quad cores, at slightly higher prices (still a new CPU) they can stay in the running for atleast another few months.

i'll start worrying about AMD when nehalem comes out. the move to 45nm won't put them out of buisness but a new architecture at 45nm just might make a big impact. but even then AMD's plans to make a CPU in different modules is already beeing developped so they might lose some marketshare but it will be regained.

nowerdays the CPU market isn't beeing fought with sales now... it's basicly become a game of chess where the outcome is decided a few steps ahead of time :)


RE: amd is done
By JWalk on 3/15/2007 10:19:03 AM , Rating: 2
Your friend is a part of a very small part of the market. The "Fan Boy" part of the market. I would imagine AMD's fan-base is less than 1% of the market. So, that isn't going to help them stay in business. I don't think they are in trouble from a going out of business standpoint. But, I think they may be headed back to being a producer of "value" products, instead of high-end hardware. We will see soon enough.


RE: amd is done
By SmokeRngs on 3/16/2007 1:39:06 PM , Rating: 2
quote:
Your friend is a part of a very small part of the market. The "Fan Boy" part of the market. I would imagine AMD's fan-base is less than 1% of the market. So, that isn't going to help them stay in business.


I think you are mistaken a bit. "Fan boy" is an incorrect term for what is being described here. A "Fan boy" is a rabid lunatic that knows there is a difference between products but refuses to admit that the "opposing" product is better despite knowing the product is better. They are also usually very vocal.

This friend isn't necessarily a fan boy. There are companies I refuse to buy products from due to past issues with said companies whether they directly affected me or not. I'm not saying the friend can't be a "Fan boy" but because of what he said, it doesn't mean he is one.

You are correct in saying "Fan boys" will not keep a product or company afloat; 3DFx is proof of that. However, there is another type of consumer out there. That would be the "loyal customer". These people are generally uninformed (not stupid) and don't care to know what is best. This is the largest group out there as we all know. This is one of the main reasons why AMD's market share isn't higher than what it is. This group is what kept Intel high in the market share department for years. People knew the name Intel since it had been around for so long and when AMD finally made a big push for market share AMD was considered new and therefore unreliable in comparison to Intel. Remember, this is the uninformed group. Despite being off topic a little bit, I just wanted to say another reason AMD doesn't have higher market share is due to fab capacity. AMD just doesn't have the production capacity that Intel does.

Newer computer users may have used nothing but AMD in the last several years which could have built up a sizable "loyal customer" base.

Many average users wouldn't know the difference in performance between either AMD or Intel. Both CPUs can do what the person wants and they are unaware that one may be able to do it faster than the other even if the difference might be noticeable to the person.

There is also the issue of inertia. It hasn't even been a year since the Core2 architecture was released and until then AMD had more momentum than Intel. It normally takes I believe between 1 1/2-2 years after a performance or architecture change for the momentum to actually change places. Until that happens, AMD would get plenty of sales just from inertia.

I'm loving my Core2Duo right now and those $266 Core2Quads in the third quarter have me drooling but I have yet to see any reason to call AMD doomed.


RE: amd is done
By feelingshorter on 3/15/07, Rating: -1
RE: amd is done
By bpurkapi on 3/15/2007 2:49:26 PM , Rating: 2
I am no fan of fanboys, but companies attempt to create fanboys every time they put out an advertisement. A company has a goal of creating loyal customers, just ask Coke or Pepsi. I understand that CPUs and tech are not at the same level as snacks, but Intel and Sony would hope that they have a base of Loyal customers, or as we would say fanboys. Fanboys take every detail spit at them from press releases and eat it up, this enthusiasm can stick with them when they go to work and tell fellow co-workers about the new, hot tech that is on the way. Some of these fanboys work at best buy or gamecrazy and use their bias to convince people to buy AMD over Intel or Sony over Xbox. This crap happens all the time, and sadly logic has little to do with sales. Most sales are done in an environment of an individual with limited knowledge asking for the expertise of a salesman to find the suitable product for them. This relationship sucks, and that is why we shop online and read dailytech, or Anandtech to find more unbiased information not handled by fanboys who receive stipends from Tech companies to convince us to their new crap. I love the attitude of people at dailytech for the simple reason that they don't care whether its amd or intel, what they care about is what is cheaper and what will perform best for the price.


RE: amd is done
By sonoran on 3/15/2007 3:13:49 PM , Rating: 2
quote:
i have a friend who, despite all logic and reason, will NOT buy a intel core 2 duo but rather a AMD64 simply cause he doesn't like intel. amd will always do buisness simply cause i know he isn't the only one

I'd guesstimate that something like 10% of the market is like that. They'll buy from the underdog just to be contrarian. That alone would keep a company in business with a market as large as the CPU market. AMD may fall on some hard times, but they're not going anywhere.


RE: amd is done
By osalcido on 3/15/2007 5:12:43 PM , Rating: 2
if that were true...... 10% of computer owners would have Macs... the number is morelike 3%


RE: amd is done
By Conroe on 3/15/2007 9:32:13 AM , Rating: 1
I don't AMD is done for, I do think Intel wants to reduce them back below 20%. Otellini cut all the fat of extra jobs and slashes prices to where Ruiz can't make a decent margin. I'd expect to see these prices before Aegna is available at newegg. Very soon we will see benchmarks and Intel will have to make a move. Once Intel has reduced AMD's market share I expect prices to level off. Intel has tried doing this before with rebates and marketing money but got sued. AMD asked for this with lawyers and now have a angry and fierce competitor