August 14, according to Intel (Intel) latest desktop (DT) processor plans to accelerate next-generation processor Core 2 Duo (Conroe) beyond the mainstream Pentium D, Intel recently told the channel, the end of 2006 will be discontinued 4 Pentium D processors, and finally set the date for the next 15 December, 2006, during the transitional period both old and new products will help channel business model dealing with discontinued inventory, channel manufacturers, Intel Pentium D processor discontinued 4 , in addition to a symbol of Pentium D and Core 2 Duo transition began, the substantial price cuts from AMD and the secret weapon Athlon 64 X2 3600 + debut, is also an important reason.
Channel manufacturers, Intel early in August that this channel of agents was discontinued 4 Pentium D processors, news, and promised to help clean up the last inventory, the main purpose is to speed up the conversion and prior planning to avoid the old and the new product market overlap.
According to Intel's plans, except July 27 debut of Conroe, 7 月 23 日 listed Pentium D 915 (2.8GHz/2MB L2 x2/800MHz FSB / no VT: Virtualization Technology) and the Pentium D 945 (3.4GHz/2MB L2 x2 / 800MHz FSB / no VT), the October 1 will be introduced Pentium D 925 (3GHz/2MB L2 x2/800MHz FSB / no VT), so as to prevent their products rally to happen, then planned shutdown Pentium D 830 (3GHz/1MB L2 x2/800MHz FSB), Pentium D 840 (3.2GHz/1MB L2 x2/800MHz FSB), Pentium D 930 (3GHz/2MB L2 x2/800MHz FSB) and Pentium D 940 (3.2GHz/2MB L2 x 2/800MHz FSB).
Channel business further pointed out that Intel discontinued four older Pentium D processors, manufacturers worry about inventory in order to avoid difficult to deal with the motivation to promote the new product, so will also help solve the four cut-off processor inventory problems; this industry, according to Intel who, in October 2006 after 6 shutdown of single 4-processor, all can not cancel orders or return, and the last order date is December 15, 2006, delivery date was March 9, 2007.
It is noteworthy that channel business that Intel cut prices after the launch 723, AMD also take immediate action to make Intel's price war was not making the absolute superiority, coupled with plans for the Pentium D AMD stock clearing operations, stop attacking Conroe Athlon 64 X2 3600 + recently launched, but also allow Intel to speed up the pace of replacement of old and new products to avoid lengthening the transition period to allow AMD to find opportunities to exploit any tiny opening.
DT product shipments, according to Intel's share of planning, Conroe, Pentium D in the fourth quarter of 2006 accounted for the overall processor shipments DT proportion was 20%, 40% from the first quarter of 2007 was upgraded to 35% of Conroe, beyond about 30% of mainstream Pentium D, Conroe will account for the second quarter of 2007, overall shipments of more than 50%, in addition, in October 2006 will be reduced by Pentium D 915 and Pentium D 820 dual-core processor entry-level price, unit price per 1,000 by the 133,113 U.S. dollars, fell to 113,93 U.S. dollars, the adjustment of 15%, 17.7%, to speed up inventory processing speed.