The High-End processor market is made up of the fastest and most expensive CPUs that you can buy. This is also an area where money talks and money walks, especially at the top-end of the scale, where the budget-minded definitely fear to tread. To help select the right high-end CPU for your own specific configuration, we've sorted these based on model, speed and then split the CPUs into retail and OEM sections if required. This is an excellent method of gauging where the high-end "best buys" may be, especially between the OEM and Retail versions.
CPU Type
| Price
| Change
| Vendor
| Phone #
|
P4-2.66GHz/533 Sock 478 Northwood (OEM)
| $165
| -$2
| Newegg
| 800-390-1119
|
P4-2.4CGHz/800 Sock 478 Northwood (OEM)
| $135
| $0
| Newegg
| 800-390-1119
|
P4-2.8CGHz/800 Sock 478 Northwood (OEM)
| $196
| N/A
| Newegg
| 800-390-1119
|
P4-3.0CGHz/800 Sock 478 Northwood (OEM)
| $199
| N/A
| Newegg
| 800-390-1119
|
P4-3.0EGHz/800 Sock 478 Prescott (OEM)
| $180
| -$1
| Newegg
| 800-390-1119
|
P4-3.2EGHz/800 Sock 478 Prescott (OEM)
| $212
| $0
| Newegg
| 800-390-1119
|
P4-2.66GHz/533 Sock 478 Northwood (Retail)
| $179
| $2
| Newegg
| 800-390-1119
|
P4-2.4CGHz/800 Sock 478 Northwood (Retail)
| $145
| $3
| Newegg
| 800-390-1119
|
P4-2.8CGHz/800 Sock 478 Northwood (Retail)
| $195
| N/A
| Newegg
| 800-390-1119
|
P4-3.0EGHz/800 Sock 478 Prescott (Retail)
| $189
| $0
| Newegg
| 800-390-1119
|
P4-3.2CGHz/800 Sock 478 Northwood (Retail)
| $256
| N/A
| Newegg
| 800-390-1119
|
P4-3.2EGHz/800 Sock 478 Prescott (Retail)
| $220
| $1
| Newegg
| 800-390-1119
|
P4-3.2CGHz/800 Extreme Sock 478 Northwood (Retail)
| $909
| -$3
| Newegg
| 800-390-1119
|
P4-3.4CGHz/800 Extreme Sock 478 Northwood (Retail)
| $1019
| $18
| Newegg
| 800-390-1119
|
P4 520 2.8GHz/800 LGA775 (Retail)
| $157
| -$1
| ZipZoomFly
| 877-228-6958
|
P4 530 3.0GHz/800 LGA775 (Retail)
| $178
| $0
| ZipZoomFly
| 877-228-6958
|
P4 540 3.2GHz/800 LGA775 (Retail)
| $217
| $0
| ZipZoomFly
| 877-228-6958
|
P4 550 3.4GHz/800 LGA775 (Retail)
| $278
| $0
| ZipZoomFly
| 877-228-6958
|
P4 560 3.6GHz/800 LGA775 (Retail
| $445
| -$5
| ZipZoomFly
| 877-228-6958
|
P4 XEON 2.66GHz/533 Sock 604 (Retail)
| $229
| $0
| Newegg
| 800-390-1119
|
P4 XEON 2.8GHz/533 Sock 604 (Retail)
| $279
| $0
| Newegg
| 800-390-1119
|
P4 XEON 3.06GHz/533 Sock 604 (Retail)
| $335
| $0
| Newegg
| 800-390-1119
|
P4 XEON 3.2GHz/533 Sock 604 (Retail)
| $689
| $0
| Newegg
| 800-390-1119
|
Athlon 64 2800+ (1.8GHz/1600)
| $112
| $0
| SMKSuperstore
| 800-490-0626
|
Athlon 64 3000+ (1.8GHz/Socket 939)
| $157
| $1
| Newegg
| 800-390-1119
|
Athlon 64 3000+ (2.0GHz/1600)
| $137
| $2
| SMKSuperstore
| 800-490-0626
|
Athlon 64 3200+ (2.0GHz/Socket 939)
| $194
| $12
| Monarch
| 800-611-0875
|
Athlon 64 3200+ (2.2GHz/1600)
| $182
| $0
| SMKSuperstore
| 800-490-0626
|
Athlon 64 3400+ (2.2GHz/Socket 939)
| $269
| $0
| Newegg
| 800-390-1119
|
Athlon 64 3400+ (2.2GHz/1600)
| $202
| -$1
| SMKSuperstore
| 800-490-0626
|
Athlon 64 3500+ (2.2GHz/Socket 939)
| $261
| $0
| SMKSuperstore
| 800-490-0626
|
Athlon 64 3800+ (2.4GHz/Socket 939)
| $625
| -$5
| SMKSuperstore
| 800-490-0626
|
Athlon 64 4000+ (2.4GHz/Socket 939)
| $721
| $2
| Newegg
| 800-390-1119
|
Athlon 64 FX-53 (2.4GHz/Socket 939)
| $827
| $12
| Newegg
| 800-390-1119
|
Opteron 242 (1.6GHz - Retail)
| $229
| $3
| Newegg
| 800-390-1119
|
Opteron 244 (1.8GHz - Retail)
| $330
| -$5
| Newegg
| 800-390-1119
|
Opteron 246 (2.0GHz - Retail)
| $473
| $11
| Newegg
| 800-390-1119
|
Opteron 248 (2.2GHz - Retail)
| $715
| $10
| Newegg
| 800-390-1119
|
Opteron 250 (2.4GHz - Retail)
| $851
| $0
| Newegg
| 800-390-1119
|