Subj : Intel says those rumors of a CPU price hike are false
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Fri Jul 28 2023 10:00:03

Intel says those rumors of a CPU price hike are false

Date:
Fri, 28 Jul 2023 08:53:28 +0000

Description:
Intel squashes rumors surrounding CPU price increase

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Rumors have been swirling surrounding a potential price hike to Intels CPUs, 
which the tech company has directly addressed, dismissing the claims. 

German media outlet PCGamesHardware ran a story that claimed Intel had 
explicitly told multiple German wholesalers that the company would be raising 
the pricing of its Core processors. 

The original report from PCGH originated from an unnamed forum member on the 
site, claiming that they had been informed by wholesalers that Intel would be 
hiking the prices of its CPUs in a matter of weeks, as well as stating that 
letters confirming this had been issued to wholesalers. 

The individual noted the letters said Intels existing Core processors, like 
Alder Lake, Raptor Lake, and the upcoming Raptor Lake Refresh chips would be 
affected by this, including any future Core and Core Ultra chips - in case 
youre out of the loop, it looks like Intel will be dropping its iconic i 
branding for new generations of CPUs. 

 Toms Hardware actually reached out to Intel for more details, to which the 
company firmly squashed the rumors: 

Generally, Intel does not comment on speculation regarding price changes to 
its portfolio. However, we can confirm that Intel has not sent the letter 
described to customers or partners and has not initiated a price change to 
its CPU portfolio at this time. We have no further comment to share on the 
matter. 

Intels statement does eliminate speculation regarding this particular rumor, 
then, but doesnt rule out any future potential price hikes - only that if 
they are coming, we wont see any immediately.



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/cpu/intel-says-those-rumors-of-a-cpu-price
-hike-are-false


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