HKEPC says it has yet another Intel roadmap (story in Chinese, translate here), this one giving a July 23 launch date for new "Conroe" Core 2 Duo processors. The roadmap also reveals prices, with the cheapest 1.86 GHz Core 2 Duo marked at $186. The relevant chunk of the roadmap is as follows:
| Speed | Cache | Price | |
| Core 2 Extreme X6800 | 2.93 GHz | 4 MB | $999 |
| Core 2 Duo E6700 | 2.67 GHz | 4 MB | $530 |
| Core 2 Duo E6600 | 2.40 GHz | 4 MB | $316 |
| Core 2 Duo E6400 | 2.13 GHz | 2 MB | $224 |
| Core 2 Duo E6300 | 1.86 GHz | 2 MB | $183 |
According to HKEPC's roadmap, all desktop Core 2 Duo processors—including the $999 "Extreme" variety—will have a 1066 MHz front side bus. Intel is also purportedly planning some price cuts for the Pentium D, Pentium 4, and Celeron lines to accompany the Conroe launch. The Pentium D 960 and 950 will reportedly drop down to $316 and $224, respectively, and the rest of the Pentium D line will sink below $200. Meanwhile, the single-core Pentium 4s will supposedly undergo massive cuts, with the 3.6 GHz P4 661 listed at just $183.
If these prices are correct, AMD may have to slash its own prices pretty dramatically in order to stay competitive. Going by our early Conroe benchmarks, not only could AMD have a hard time against the Core 2 Duo, but cheaper Pentium D and Pentium 4 processors could also create some very tough competition for AMD's single-core Athlon 64s and Semprons.
