Intel attempts to take advantage of AMD's Ryzen 5000 shortages with Comet Lake-S discounts

Intel has begun discounting its 10th generation desktop processors in multiple countries. The discounts vary depending on the processor, but they range from US$7.01 with the Core i3-10100 to US$80.01 for the Core i7-10700F. On average, Intel has discounted its Comet Lake-S processors by 11.5% in the US, although the 25.8% saving on the Core i7-10700F drags the average up by a few percentage points. Excluding this outlier, Comet Lake-S processors have dropped by 9.4%.

Meanwhile, Intel has reduced the price of the same processors in Poland by about 13%. All savings are greater than 10% in this instance, but the Core i5-10600KF is out in front with a 22% discount.

Intel is yet to announce that it has begun discounting the Comet Lake-S series, nor do we think it ever will. The release of the Ryzen 5000 series and the impending arrival of Rocket Lake-S processors probably explains the timing of Intel's reductions, though. As it stands, Intel's Comet Lake-S processors remain easier to source than AMD's Ryzen 5000 chipsets.

The Ryzen 5 5600X and Ryzen 7 5800X are slowly coming back into stock, but that is not the case for the Ryzen 9 5900X or Ryzen 9 5950X. The Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 7 variants continue to trade above MSRP at many retailers too, so it seems a good time for Intel to push its old stock at a discounted rate ahead of Rocket Lake-S.

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