Tech prices falling



This page is here just for the history. I followed prices of the CPUs and computer memories from June 1997 to July 2000. Around these times new CPUs and bigger memories were coming to market so fast that prices went down ridiculously fast. Highest tech CPU that cost 970 euros in June 1997, cost only 260 euros year later and there was already nearly twice faster CPUs available.

Prices on page are Finnish Marks that were still used at the time. To turn them euros, price need to be divided by 6 (or 5,94573 to be exact). Also, prices in Finland tend to be somewhat higher than in many other countries, so this page is not to find out exact/lowest price of some ancient technology. But relative price drop is still easy to see.


Page index

Processors

Pentium
Pentium Pro
Pentium MMX
Pentium II Xeon
Celeron
Pentium II
Pentium III
   Memory chips

SIMM / EDO
DIMM / EDO
DIMM / SDRAM, ECC
DIMM / SDRAM, 66 Mhz
DIMM / SDRAM, 100 Mhz
DIMM / SDRAM, 133 Mhz


Price tables - Processors


Pentium

  133 Mhz 150 Mhz 166 Mhz 200 Mhz
6-7 / 1997 1 045 1 230 1 916 3 326
8 / 1997 992 1 140 1 528 1 900
9 / 1997 780 868 1 003 1 278
10 / 1997 690 814 952 1 351

Pentium Pro

  180 Mhz 200 Mhz 200 Mhz (512 kb cache)
6-7 / 1997 2 965 3 849 -
8 / 1997 2 957 3 767 -
9 / 1997 3 010 3 671 -
10 / 1997 3 013 3 662 7 085
11 / 1997 3 023 3 680 7 500
12 / 1997 2 865 3 603 7 400
1 / 1998 2 980 3 676 -
2 / 1998 2 949 3 713 -
3 / 1998 - 3 820 -
4 / 1998 - 3 815 -
5 / 1998 - 3 670 -
6-7 / 1998 - 3 850 -

Pentium MMX

  166 Mhz 200 Mhz 233 Mhz
6-7 / 1997 2 529 3 760 -
8 / 1997 2 006 3 492 -
9 / 1997 1 232 1 993 3 035
10 / 1997 1 220 1 946 2 988
11 / 1997 1 184 1 897 2 866
12 / 1997 929 1 570 2 180
1 / 1998 916 1 518 2 126
2 / 1998 888 1 524 2 112
3 / 1998 865 1 165 1 644
4 / 1998 806 1 020 1 528
5 / 1998 750 908 1 331
6-7 / 1998 - 850 1 000
8 / 1998 - 800 950
9 / 1998 - 800 1000
10 / 1998 - - 900
11 / 1998 - - 850
12 / 1998 - - 790

Pentium II Xeon

  400 Mhz (512 kb cache) 400 Mhz (1024 kb cache)
2 / 1999 6 350 15 090
3 / 1999 6 310 15 050
4 / 1999 6 520 15 550

Celeron

  Slot 1 PPGA
  266 Mhz 300 Mhz A 300 Mhz A 333 Mhz A 366 Mhz A 400 Mhz A 300 Mhz A 333 Mhz A 366 Mhz A 400 Mhz
6-7 / 1998 1 400 - - - - - - - - -
8 / 1998 1 400 - - - - - - - - -
9 / 1998 800 900 - - - - - - - -
10 / 1998 700 800 - 1 500 - - - - - -
11 / 1998 650 700 1 100 1 400 - - - - - -
12 / 1998 650 690 1 000 1 200 - - - - - -
1 / 1999 - 690 770 1 020 - - - - - -
2 / 1999 - 550 600 720 1 080 - 550 750 970 1 250
3 / 1999 - 520 510 630 1 030 1 260 490 630 920 1 170


Pentium II

  233 Mhz 266 Mhz 300 Mhz 333 Mhz 350 Mhz 400 Mhz 450 Mhz
6-7 / 1997 5 780 - - - - - -
8 / 1997 4 760 5 850 - - - - -
9 / 1997 4 204 5 379 6 760 - - - -
10 / 1997 4 219 5 351 - - - - -
11 / 1997 3 996 5 076 6 800 - - - -
12 / 1997 3 014 3 919 6 048 - - - -
1 / 1998 2 940 3 828 5 785 - - - -
2 / 1998 2 416 3 862 5 627 - - - -
3 / 1998 2 292 3 162 4 554 5 927 - - -
4 / 1998 2 302 3 154 4 522 5 598 - - -
5 / 1998 1 880 2 516 3 531 4 219 - - -
6-7 / 1998 1 550 1 900 2 950 3 750 4 650 6 200 -
8 / 1998 1 350 1 600 2 450 3 250 4 200 5 650 -
9 / 1998 1 350 1 500 1 800 2 500 3 300 4 500 -
10 / 1998 - 1 550 1 900 2 350 3 150 4 400 5 000
11 / 1998 - - 1 500 1 800 2 100 3 500 4 800
12 / 1998 - - 1 450 1 440 1 620 3 000 3 960
1 / 1999 - - - 1 430 1 700 2 700 3 860
2 / 1999 - - - 1 400 1 580 2 640 3 850
3 / 1999 - - - 1 330 1 470 2 530 3 800
4 / 1999 - - - - 1 370 2 290 3 590
5 / 1999 - - - - 1 280 2 040 3 420
6-7 / 1999 - - - - 1 230 1 760 2 860
8 / 1999 - - - - 1 230 1 520 2 090
9 / 1999 - - - - 1 140 1 380 1 990
10 / 1999 - - - - 1 070 1 300 1 470
11 / 1999 - - - - 1 040 1 240 1 310
12 / 1999 - - - - 1 080 1 190 -
1 / 2000 - - - - - 1 170 -
2 / 2000 - - - - - 1 180 -

Pentium III (Slot 1, 100Mhz)

  450 Mhz 500 Mhz 550 Mhz 600 Mhz 650 Mhz 700 Mhz 750 Mhz
4 / 1999 3 810 5 180 - - - - -
5 / 1999 3 560 4 940 - - - - -
6-7 / 1999 2 940 4 620 - - - - -
8 / 1999 2 070 3 650 5 740 - - - -
9 / 1999 1 810 3 280 4 920 5 280 - - -
10 / 1999 1 460 1 980 3 520 4 940 - - -
11 / 1999 1 480 1 940 3 360 4 720 - - -
12 / 1999 1 470 1 840 2 920 3 830 - - -
1 / 2000 1 570 1 790 2 800 3 560 4 800 6 210 -
2 / 2000 1 730 1 920 2 760 3 640 4 700 5 980 -
3 / 2000 1 810 1 850 2 240 2 920 3 730 4 740 -
4 / 2000 - - 1 810 2 350 3 070 3 960 4 560
5 / 2000 - - 1 850 2 200 3 060 3 570 4 650
6-7 / 2000 - - 1 820 2 050 2 530 3 350 4 400


Price tables - Memory chips


SIMM / EDO

  4 Mb 8 Mb 16 Mb 32 Mb 64 Mb
6-7 / 1997 169 286 562 1 226 -
8 / 1997 167 260 463 945 -
9 / 1997 173 233 418 850 -
10 / 1997 168 224 410 823 -
11 / 1997 146 208 358 713 -
12 / 1997 173 200 293 645 -
1 / 1998 133 155 228 477 2 198
2 / 1998 110 149 249 506 1 948
3 / 1998 106 151 231 489 1 948
4 / 1998 118 146 230 469 1 623
5 / 1998 60 124 164 321 1 440
6-7 / 1998 - 120 150 290 1 700
8 / 1998 80 120 130 230 1 700
9 / 1998 90 90 120 250 1 700
10 / 1998 90 100 130 250 1 000
11 / 1998 100 - 120 250 -
12 / 1998 90 - 190 370 -

DIMM / EDO

  16 Mb 32 Mb 64 Mb
6-7 / 1997 717 1 533 2 625
8 / 1997 680 1 385 2 896
9 / 1997 654 1 047 2 692
10 / 1997 640 1 127 2 619
11 / 1997 548 943 2 095
12 / 1997 498 908 2 095
1 / 1998 395 723 1 695
2 / 1998 395 723 1 695
3 / 1998 395 650 1 695
4 / 1998 395 650 1 695
5 / 1998 600 1 170 2 620
6-7 / 1998 400 700 1 800
8 / 1998 380 1 150 2 600
9 / 1998 380 1 150 2 600
10 / 1998 380 1 150 2 600

DIMM / SDRAM, ECC

  32 Mb 64 Mb 128 Mb
6-7 / 1998 800 1 200 2 100
8 / 1998 800 950 2 000
9 / 1998 800 900 1 950
10 / 1998 700 850 2 050

DIMM / SDRAM, 66 Mhz

  16 Mb 32 Mb 64 Mb 128 Mb
11 / 1997 469 873 2 056 -
12 / 1997 468 768 1 888 4 665
1 / 1998 398 653 1 764 3 903
2 / 1998 388 679 1 765 3 780
3 / 1998 313 501 1 460 2 918
4 / 1998 298 443 1 226 2 478
5 / 1998 310 386 920 1 849
6-7 / 1998 430 330 750 1 550
8 / 1998 270 270 600 1 250
9 / 1998 270 260 620 1 200
10 / 1998 270 270 600 1 200
11 / 1998 - 250 550 1 000
12 / 1998 - 240 620 1 200
1 / 1999 - 300 580 1 080
2 / 1999 - 290 590 1 110
3 / 1999 - 290 560 1 030
4 / 1999 - 280 560 1 060
5 / 1999 - 280 520 1 080
6-7 / 1999 - 240 460 -

DIMM / SDRAM, 100 Mhz

  32 Mb 64 Mb 128 Mb 256 Mb
6-7 / 1998 500 950 2 100 -
8 / 1998 400 750 1 450 -
9 / 1998 340 700 1 400 -
10 / 1998 300 700 1 400 -
11 / 1998 260 600 1 200 -
12 / 1998 290 750 1 360 -
1 / 1999 350 610 1 210 -
2 / 1999 330 590 1 170 -
3 / 1999 320 570 1 110 -
4 / 1999 320 570 1 130 -
5 / 1999 300 540 1 080 -
6-7 / 1999 250 440 930 2 240
8 / 1999 210 350 700 1 720
9 / 1999 220 400 800 1 660
10 / 1999 370 700 1 360 2 490
11 / 1999 590 1 130 2 180 3 990
12 / 1999 440 670 1 370 3 480
1 / 2000 400 650 1 350 3 070
2 / 2000 340 590 1 200 2 810
3 / 2000 320 550 1 100 2 600
4 / 2000 300 490 910 2 400
5 / 2000 270 450 860 2 100
6-7 / 2000 280 470 910 2 030

DIMM / SDRAM, 133 Mhz

  64 Mb 128 Mb 256 Mb
10 / 1999 760 1 460 4 110
11 / 1999 1 190 2 250 -
12 / 1999 930 1 640 -
1 / 2000 810 1 580 4 660
2 / 2000 720 1 440 3 850
3 / 2000 660 1 280 3 690
4 / 2000 580 1 120 3 010
5 / 2000 530 990 2 680
6-7 / 2000 520 990 2 110


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