How do 6x86MX prices compare to K6, Pentium MMX, and Pentium II prices?
A. In August 1997, a price war began. Intel fired the first salvo and slashed the price of Pentium II and Pentium MMX processors by 10 to 50 percent. AMD promptly retaliated by cutting prices on its K6 chips over 40 percent and escalated the price war with Intel. AMD states that they will maintain about a 25 percent price advantage over Intel at all times. Cyrix, last but not least, was forced to respond. Cyrix 6x86MX prices essential mirror those of the AMD K6. Cyrix will also maintain about a 25 percent price advantage over Intel. There are a few notables in all of this posturing that I would like to point out. • The price war that we are witnessing today is much different than price wars of the past. Pricing pressures exist at both the high and low end of microprocessor market. Even if you prefer Intel processors you should be thankful that AMD and Cyrix are doing extremely well. They are forcing Intel to run scared and everyone benefits from the increased competition. We wouldn’t b
