After the graphics card has risen for more than a year, these few have finally started to fall, and the speed of the decline is not an exaggeration to describe it. For those who haven’t bought a graphics card, I must be very happy, but if you plan to form a group If you have a new computer or plan to upgrade the CPU, you may need to take a good grasp of the current price, because there is news that the CPU is currently preparing to increase the price, and some models may reach up to 20%.
The graphics card has just plummeted, but another computer component “CPU” is regarding to increase in price
according toNihon Keizai ShimbunIntel plans to raise the price of its flagship CPU and other models later this year, and has notified customers that it is ready to increase, which means that you will need to spend more money to buy a new PC, laptop, or CPU later. components.
The price of each model has not yet been determined, but some may increase by 20%. Take the i9-12900KS as an example (just an example, it does not mean that this model will definitely increase in price, or so much), Taiwan recommends selling The price is 22,888 yuan. If this price increases by 20%, it will become nearly 27,500 yuan, which is several thousand yuan more. This price increase can be said to be very impressive.
As for when it will start, it is still unclear. Now all channels are still sold at the current suggested price, and there has not been any increase. Therefore, friends who plan to buy a new computer and upgrade the CPU, I suggest you decide quickly, otherwise it will go up later. You may have to pay more for the same model CPU.
For this reason, the market in China seems to have undergone some changes. China Review shared on Weibo that “CPUs have recently risen, mainly Intel’s CPUs, and some AMD models have also risen.” It can be seen that AMD is the same, but it may rise. The price models do not have as many as Intel:
The Chinese review also mentioned that at this time, they will deliberately enlarge the inventory to cover the cost as much as possible, and will not start to adjust the price until it can’t cover it. In short, the actual price increase may take a little time. AMD is expected to release a new generation of processors in September or October this year, the Raptor Lake and Ryzen 7000 series, and it is estimated that when the new processors are launched, it will directly reflect the trend of price increases.
The reason for the price increase of CPU is not the same as that of graphics card. It is mainly affected by inflation and rising transportation and labor costs. It is not due to speculation or insufficient inventory.
Although there is no news of any increase in AMD’s part, if Intel raises prices, AMD is unlikely to move. As early as January this year, it was reported that AMD raised the price of EPYC server processors to 10%~30%. Of course, even if the price of consumer-grade processors increases, it is impossible to increase the price so much.
Gartner in aPress releaseThe price hikes will come at a time when PC shipments have dropped significantly, and inflation has impacted PC average selling prices. Worldwide PC shipments fell nearly 13 percent in the quarter, the largest drop in the global PC market in nine years:
