Intel Pentium 4 Class Action Settlement Pays Consumers $15 Each

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Consumers who purchased a new computer equipped with an Intel Pentium 4 processor between 2000 and 2002 may be eligible to claim $15 from a class action lawsuit settlement.

The Intel Pentium 4 class action settlement resolves a nearly 10-year-old class action lawsuit accusing Intel Corp. of falsely advertising the performance of first-generation Pentium 4 processors by manipulating their performance benchmark scores. Plaintiffs also accused Hewlett-Packard Co. of aiding Intel with the deceptive practice.

Both companies deny the allegations and spent nearly a decade fighting the case in court. After a final failed attempt in April 2013 to dismiss the Pentium 4 class action lawsuit (Skold, et al. v. Intel Corporation, et al.), Intel agreed to a class action settlement deal in July to resolve the litigation.

Under the proposed settlement, Intel has agreed to pay Class Members $15 each and give $4 million to a computer and education nonprofit.

Class Members of the Intel Pentium 4 settlement include all U.S. residents, other than those residing in Illinois, who:

(i) purchased a new computer equipped with a Pentium 4 processor between Nov. 20, 2000 and Dec. 31, 2001 for personal, family or household use and (ii) purchased a new computer equipped with a first-generation (Willamette) Pentium 4 processor or Pentium 4 processor at speeds below 2.0 GHz between Jan. 1, 2002 and June 30, 2002 for personal, family or household use;

and

(i) purchased a new computer equipped with a first-generation (Willamette) Pentium 4 processor or a Pentium 4 processor at speeds below 2.0 GHz, (ii) purchased the computer between January 1, 2002 and June 30, 2002, and (iii) purchased the computer for personal, family, or household use.

The only way to receive the $15 cash benefit from the Intel Pentium 4 class action settlement is to submit a valid Claim Form on or before April 14, 2015.

See our detailed instructions on how to file a claim for the Intel Pentium 4 class action settlement, found in our Open Settlements section.

The case is Skold, et al. v. Intel Corp., et al., Case No. 05-CV-039231, in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Santa Clara.