Intel plans Price drop for its CPUs

[george]

www.techradar.com/news/intel-cpu-price-cuts-rumored-could-comet-lake-be-priced-to-take-out-amd-ryzen

[Mr.Scott]

Not gonna happen. Intel has a yield problem. You can't lower prices on less items and make a profit. That would be business suicide.

[mythicaltech]

Jan 22, 2020 18:17:26 GMT -5 Mr.Scott said:

Not gonna happen. Intel has a yield problem. You can't lower prices on less items and make a profit. That would be business suicide.

Lowering prices on something that you aren't actually selling is a good way to get positive pr. I personally don't think they are going to drop prices but it is a possibility 

[Mr.Scott]

Intel has never dropped prices to compete.
Ever.

[osmiumoc]

I agree with Mr.Scott, they wont drop. The only Intel CPUs that are really over-stocked atm are the old 6700k 4-core ones and they are still listed for 300€+. In some shops they are more expensive than an AMD Ryzen 3800X and still they think its a good price.

The more recent chips are all very low on stock, the 9900k e.g. only has 5 units left on a major EU retailer. What ever yield they have, they sell it all with current pricing.

[cbjaust]

no, Intel will give rebates to the retailers rather than reduce prices OR introduce the next generation the same as the last generation but at half the price (Skylake-X to Cascade Lake-X anyone?)

[george]

I am also unaware if they are going to reduce prices.
For my use, I prefer the "best bang for the buck", however intel has a strong position with their clientele.
Other thing is, performance race keep going on in say 6 month cycles. I guess intel scrap those CPUs that are left over and did not sell retail.
Older intel OEM gutted CPUs sell for very reasonable prices.