Intel cuts prices of energy-efficient desktop CPUs

Last month we reported that in September Intel is going to cut prices of energy-efficient desktop microprocessors from second-generation Core i5 and i7 families. Expected price reductions were minor, $12 at most. Yesterday Intel launched 16 new desktop and mobile CPUs, and revised the prices of all mid- and low-power "S" and "T" processors:

The price of Core i7-2600S was dropped by $12, from $306 to $294. The biggest price drop in Core i5 family was for Core i5-2500S and i5-2500T models. They are now cheaper by $11. The biggest relative price reduction, 5.6%, was for Core i5-2390T and Core i5-2400S. Core i5-2405S now costs $201 in 1K quantities:

Model	Cores	Threads	Frequency	L3 cache	Old price	New price	% Change
Core i5-2390T	2	4	2.7 GHz	3 MB	$195	$184	5.6%
Core i5-2400S	4	4	2.5 GHz	6 MB	$195	$184	5.6%
Core i5-2405S	4	4	2.5 GHz	6 MB	$205	$201	2%
Core i5-2500S	4	4	2.7 GHz	6 MB	$216	$205	5.1%
Core i5-2500T	4	4	2.3 GHz	6 MB	$216	$205	5.1%
Core i7-2600S	4	8	2.8 GHz	8 MB	$306	$294	3.9%

From all above mentioned models, only Core i5-2400S and i5-2405S are sold as boxed CPUs. Boxed Core i3-2600S can be pre-ordered from a a few US online stores, but it's not in stock yet.