Intel CPUs are reportedly getting a 10 percent price hike in October

# Intel CPUs are reportedly getting a 10 percent price hike in October Source: [https://www.theverge.com/tech/991285/intel-cpu-price-increase-october](https://www.theverge.com/tech/991285/intel-cpu-price-increase-october) [Skip to main content](https://www.theverge.com/tech/991285/intel-cpu-price-increase-october#content) Intel’s latest price hike would come just a month after competitor Qualcomm raised its chip prices\. Intel’s latest price hike would come just a month after competitor Qualcomm raised its chip prices\. by Sep 8, 2026, 1:41 PM UTC   Image: Alex Castro / The Verge [](https://www.theverge.com/authors/stevie-bonifield) Stevie Bonifield is a news writer covering all things consumer tech\. Stevie started out at Laptop Mag writing news and reviews on hardware, gaming, and AI\. Intel’s PC CPUs may get more expensive in a few weeks, with[*Digitimes*](https://www.digitimes.com.tw/tech/dt/n/shwnws.asp?CnlID=1&Cat=40&id=0000767646_L2Z53J8L54V5E950BHKUU)reporting that Intel has a 10 percent price hike planned, following[similar increases](https://www.techpowerup.com/347549/intel-reportedly-readies-a-10-price-hike-for-consumer-cpus)earlier this year\. According to*Digitimes*, the price hike is part of a shift for Intel toward increasing profitability for its PC CPU business, rather than keeping prices low to try to expand its market share\. *Digitimes*also says Intel may be planning to cut another 5 to 10 percent of its staff, although it may also bring in new hires at the same time\. Additionally, the report claims Intel could soon put its Small Core line in end\-of\-life, but this would mainly impact industrial PCs and IoT tech, not consumer PCs\. Intel’s price hike would come just a month after Qualcomm[raised its chip prices](https://www.theverge.com/tech/972894/qualcomm-price-hikes-q2-2026-earnings)on September 1st\. In July, Intel[reported](https://www.theverge.com/tech/970367/intel-q2-2026-earnings)its “strongest revenue growth in more than fifteen years,” largely driven by its data center and AI business\. Meanwhile, ongoing[component shortages](https://www.theverge.com/news/839353/pc-ram-shortage-pricing-spike-news)have been driving up prices on everything from RAM to[laptops](https://www.theverge.com/tech/971160/framework-laptop-13-pro-intel-review)and[phones](https://www.theverge.com/tech/978013/google-pixel-11-series-hands-on-hardware-software), and the higher prices[could last for years](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/914672/the-ram-shortage-could-last-years)\. **Follow topics and authors**from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates\. - Stevie Bonifield ## The Verge Daily A free daily digest of the news that matters most\.