News Intel to slash chip prices by over 40 percent By - January 24, 2001 20 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsAppLinkedinReddItEmail Author: JT Smith ZDNET.co.uk also has the scoop on Intel’s upcoming price cuts. They say that Pentium 4 is coming down by 20%, and the Pentium 3 is dropping 42%. Time to upgrade. Category: Unix