Intel cuts Core 2 and Xeon prices

Intel keeps piling the pressure on AMD with yet another round of price cuts.

Here's a rundown of the price cuts on the desktop:

• Q6600 (Quad-core, 2.40GHz) Now: $193 | Was: $224 - 14% cut
• E8500 (Dual-core, 3.16GHz) Now: $183 | Was: $266 - 31% cut
• E8400 (Dual-core, 3.00GHz) Now: $163 | Was: $183 - 11% cut
• E7200 (Dual-core, 2.53GHz) Now: $113 | Was: $133 - 15% cut

Here's what we have on the server side:

• X3220 (Quad-core, 2.40GHz) Now: $198 | Was: $224 - 12% cut
• X3210 (Quad-core, 2.13GHz) Now: $198 | Was: $224 - 12% cut
• E3110 (Quad-core, 2.13GHz) Now: $167 | Was: $188 - 11% cut

Prices for all other processors remain the same.