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X2 pricing?

To my way of thinking there are these levels of non sempron, non FX AMD desktop parts:

1. socket 754 small cache
2. socket 754 large cache
3. socket 939 small cache
4. socket 939 large cache
5. socket 939 X2 small cache
6. socket 939 X2 large cache

Since pricing overlaps so much among those groups I am just watching for sweet spots to simplify the picture. That means I'm only paying attention to prices for 4, 5, and 6 even though I bought a small cache 939 processor in the past.

http://labs.anandtech.com/search.php?q=athlon%2064%20San%20Diego&price=yes has the current prices for the San Diego parts but there are only two parts that matter the 3700+ and 4000+ because those are the parts that are the overlap with the X2 939 parts that are the tipping point for dual core adoption.

It's also worth noting that the low price for the sandiego is about $235 for a retail box. The text view at the URL above is showing OEM and retail. The charts below are showing only retail. Also the dual chart for the 3700+ is for ADA3700CFBOX and ADA3700BNBOX. Presumably one is a newer core rev and a no brainer to buy vs the other but the difference in price is almost unoticable so I'm putting both here for the historical comparison.






Prices for 939 X2 used to range from $300 to $1100. Current range is at http://labs.anandtech.com/products.php?sfilter=265&price=yes and at time of this post it was $300 to $950 presumably making room for the FX-62 to take over the $1100 price point.













I didn't expect the X2 3800+ to hold it's price as long as it has and the 3700 vs 3800 comparison is $235 or so vs $300 or so. There is still a noticable premium for the DIY builder to go dual core.

In the past I've posed the question: When will there be a $200 dual core desktop part? Now I'll add an optional rewording, When will the cheapest 939 X2 become a no brainer choice over the single core 939 San Diego parts?