AMD today silently cut prices on its current Opteron processors. The price cuts affect single and dual-core Opteron Socket F and 940 processors. Seven boxed AMD Opteron processors for Socket 940 have received price cuts including dual-core models 290, 285, 280, 275 and single-core models 256, 254 and 252. Five Opteron 8000 and eight Opteron 800 models also receive price cuts. These models are configurable in multi-CPU configurations with more than four CPUs. The price cuts affect tray processors and not retail box ones. Eleven dual-core Opteron 2000 series processors receive cuts, including the low power HE models. These are Socket F processors for dual processor configurations. Existing users with Socket 940 systems can rejoice as the Opteron 200 series receive price cuts as well.
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