Intel cuts prices to see off Ryzen competition

[cruelsister]

There are signs that Intel is scared of AMD's new Ryzen and is slashing prices on its chips in a bid to take it on a bit. Intel has a lot to worry about, not only is Ryzen as good as anything Intel has, AMD is offering it at half the price.

According to Hot Hardware,Intel appears to be starting to counter the new chip, even before it has been released. At Micro Center we've seen the six-core Intel Core i7-6850K (3.60GHz) drop from $700 to $550, and the i7-6800K (3.40GHz) drop down to $360, from $500.

In the mid-range, the i7-6700K, a 4.0GHz chip has dropped from $400 to $260, and the 3.50GHz quad-core i5-6600K has dropped from $270 to $180. The Kaby Lake-based i7-7700K has dropped, from $380 to $299. Amazon and NewEgg have them at $349. Amazon is being a little slow at cutting prices but this is expected to change once Ryzen hits the shops.

All this is good news. The fact that Intel is worried enough to drop its prices, means that Ryzen is likely to live up to its hype. It also means that higher end chips are going to be a lot less expensive by the end of the year.

 

[SHvFl]

That is good for all of us. About time for prices to drop because the whole deal started to be stupid.

 

[BugCode]

It's all about business, money has the power, if you have more money than dude in next to you, you have the power. Money has the power and it's rules the world. It has been that forever and it will be like that, more money more power. End of story & [/offtopic]

 

[Nightwalker]

Competition is always good, finally six and eight cores processors will be mainstream.

Personally I am looking forward to Ryzen series 5 (6c/12 t), with overclock it will be amazing for games and multitasking.

 

[BoraMurdar]

I am no Intel nor AMD fan, just like @SHvFl said competition is healthy and we all win. Prices of four core CPUs will be more affordable, so I will probably go with 4C/8T Ryzen CPU if price per performance is justifiable, paired with RX 480, with a speed of SSD I ask nothing more

 

[Exterminator]

Nice time to build a nice new machine!!!
I have always been an Intel fan but you have to give the Ryzen a look and if you are a gamer you might want to take a second look.
Personally I would probably stick with the Intel but grab it at a good price.

 

[SHvFl]

Nice time to build a nice new machine!!!
I have always been an Intel fan but you have to give the Ryzen a look and if you are a gamer you might want to take a second look.
Personally I would probably stick with the Intel but grab it at a good price.

I wouldn't buy now. Intel will have to destroy amd on next release or drop prices to their level. The best deals atm will be on used high end cpu/motherboard combo.