After more than a year of rising prices for graphics cards, these ones have finally begun to fall, and the speed of decline is not an exaggeration. Friends who have not yet bought a graphics card must be very happy. However, if you plan to build a new computer or upgrade the CPU, you may need to keep a close eye on the current price, because there is news that CPUs are currently preparing to increase in price, and some models may be as high as 20%.
Graphics cards have just plummeted, but another computer component “CPU” is preparing to increase in price
according toJapan Economic NewsIntel plans to raise the prices of its flagship CPUs and other models later this year. It has already notified customers that the increases will mean that you will need to spend more to buy new PCs, laptops, or CPU components.
The price increase of each model has not yet been determined, but some may increase by 20%. Taking the i9-12900KS as an example (just an example, it does not mean that this model will definitely increase in price, or by that much). The recommended selling price in Taiwan is 22,888 yuan. If the price of this model 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 noticeable.
As for when it will start, it is still unclear. Currently, various channels are still selling at the current recommended selling price, and there is no increase. Therefore, if you plan to buy a new computer or upgrade the CPU, it is recommended to make a decision quickly, otherwise you may need to pay more to buy the same model of CPU if the price goes up later.
For this reason, the market in China seems to have undergone some changes. China Review shared on Weibo that “recently, various CPUs have gone up, mainly Intel’s CPUs, and some AMD models have also gone up.” It can be seen that AMD is the same, but the models that may increase in price are not as many as Intel’s:
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Chinese reviews also mentioned that at this time, they will deliberately enlarge their inventory to cover costs as much as possible, and will not start to adjust prices until they can no longer cover costs. To put it simply, the actual price increase may still take a while. In addition, Intel and AMD are expected to release a new generation of processors, Raptor Lake and Ryzen 7000 series, in September or October this year. It is estimated that when the new processors are launched, they will directly reflect the price increase trend.
The reason for CPU price increases is different from that of graphics cards. It is mainly affected by inflation and rising transportation and labor costs. It is not due to hype or insufficient inventory.
Although there has not been any news of price increases from AMD, if Intel raises prices, AMD is unlikely to remain unchanged. As early as January this year, it was reported that AMD would increase the price of EPYC server processors by 10% to 30%. Of course, even if the price of consumer-grade processors increases, it will not increase by that much.
Gartner in aPress releaseIt is mentioned in that the price increase will occur at a time when PC shipments have dropped significantly and inflation has affected the average selling price of PCs. Global PC shipments fell nearly 13% this quarter, the largest decline in the global PC market in nine years:
Source: KOCPC Chinese