More than the dates, which have been leaked pseudo-confirmed by several differnt people and sources, I'm more interested in pricing leaks. One of them I saw recetly put the 7700X at around $300 and the 7600X at around $200. That would be really good, but at the same time, it paints* a rather sad picture for AMD: they know they can't compete under 12 cores, which would be reasonable given how Intel is positioning Raptor Lake SKUs using Alder Lake as a reference. The i5 this generation is going to be, more than likely, another great performer in the price to performance category considering the whole platform cost. AMD will need to have a very reasonable entry to AM5 in order to get traction, I'd say.
All of this to say: I'm happy initial leaks point to low-ish entry price points. This is what competition brings!
Regards.
We have a complex market situation.
On the price-lowering side of the equation are:
- lower overall demand after huge sales numbers during the Covid19 pandemic
- accompanied with high(er) production, lower demand pulls prices down
- fierce competition from Intel may also contribute to lower AMD prices but only if Ryzen 7000 loses performance-wise to Intel
Price-increasing factors:
- significant inflation along increased production and transportation costs
- If Ryzen 7000 has similar or better performance compared with their Intel 13000 counterparts, this will keep its prices high - except if Intel reduces their own prices by so much that it beats AMD on the price-performance ratio significantly, which in turn would force AMD to adapt their prices somewhat.
So, there are many unknowns here. Get some popcorn and enjoy the show!