Intel Responds To Ryzen With Price Cuts, But is it Enough?

[DocSwag]

Source: http://www.microcenter.com/category/4294966995,4294964566/Intel-Processors

 

Over at Microcenter the prices of many Intel CPUs seem to have been cut a bit, most likely because of Ryzen, but if you ask me, it doesn't seem to be enough. Why? Let me show you:

1. i7 6950x
   • Original price: $1899.99
   • New price: $1599.99
2. i7 6900k
   • Original price: $1199.99
   • New price: $999.99
3. i7 6850k
   • Original price: $699.99
   • New price: $549.99
4. i7 6800k
   • Original price: $499.99
   • New price: $359.99
5. i7 5820k
   • Original price: $419.99
   • New price $319.99
6. i7 7700k
   • Original price: $379.99
   • New price: $299.99
7. i7 6700k
   • Original price: $399.99
   • New price: $259.99
8. i5 7600k
   • Original price: $269.99
   • New price: $199.99
9. i5 6600k
   • Original price: $269.99
   • New price: $179.99

Now some of these price cuts won't be super noticeable; the new prices for the 6950x, 6900k, 6850k, and maybe the 6800k aren't that large, especially considering the prices of Ryzen CPUs, but some of the others are kinda noticeable. The 6700k is now around the same price that an i5 7600k would cost you and the 6600k now costs the same as the 7350k would've cost you. However, I still don't believe these are enough for Intel. The 1800x is very similar in performance to the 6900k yet it's still exactly half the price (fine, it's half a cent under half the price of the 6900k, does it really matter?). The 6850k is still more expensive than the obviously better 1800x, and the 6800k is still slightly more than the better 1700 and the 5820k is only barely under the 1700. The quad core i7s and i5s might be a good deal, but once the AMD Ryzen 5 SKUs launch they'll be in trouble.

 

While these price cuts might make some of Intel's CPUs attractive, for the most part I think Ryzen still has stole all the thunder. I imagine that once Ryzen launches and goes on sale Intel will have to react much more strongly, at the very least with its HEDT CPUs.

[zMeul]

those are most likely MicroCenter discounts and not Intel retail chain discounts

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, zMeul said:

those are most likely MicroCenter discounts and not Intel retail chain discounts

agree here, i dont see why discounts on microcenter suddenly mean that intel is dunking prices.

 

if anything, this is microcenter trying to get rid of inventory before zen *actually* launches.

[Brooksie359]

the 6700k priced at 260 usd sounds like a steal to me. the competition to that price range doesn't come out until later so i could see people buying the 6700k just because you don't have to wait and its a really good cpu for gaming. 

[MakeAMDGreatAgain]

In store only

[MageTank]

12 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

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I see these prices at our local Microcenter all the time. We just had a sale a couple weeks ago with the exact same prices (still have the email to prove it). The only difference is that the 6700k was $280, not $260, but the rest were the same prices. 

[ThinkWithPortals]

It's a start. This is exactly what I wanted to see from Ryzen, competition that pushes down prices.

[MakeAMDGreatAgain]

Just now, ThinkWithPortals said:

It's a start. This is exactly what I wanted to see from Ryzen, competition that pushes down prices.

not real mate. Just basic microcenter discounts for in-store pickup only  they do this shit all the time

[Glenwing]

Retailers set their own prices, not Intel; title should be changed to reflect that this is a retailer offering discounts, not Intel slashing MSRP.

 

I'm not really sure this qualifies as tech news at all though, may be better in the Deals section.

[DocSwag]

19 minutes ago, zMeul said:

those are most likely MicroCenter discounts and not Intel retail chain discounts

 

16 minutes ago, manikyath said:

agree here, i dont see why discounts on microcenter suddenly mean that intel is dunking prices.

 

if anything, this is microcenter trying to get rid of inventory before zen *actually* launches.

 

7 minutes ago, MageTank said:

I see these prices at our local Microcenter all the time. We just had a sale a couple weeks ago with the exact same prices (still have the email to prove it). The only difference is that the 6700k was $280, not $260, but the rest were the same prices. 

 

4 minutes ago, MakeAMDGreatAgain said:

not real mate. Just basic microcenter discounts for in-store pickup only  they do this shit all the time

 

1 minute ago, Glenwing said:

Retailers set their own prices, not Intel; title should be changed to reflect that this is a retailer offering discounts, not Intel slashing MSRP.

My bad, I was not aware. Screw you, WCCFTech .

 

If so, I don't see much point in this article. Please remove it. And thanks .