U.S. retailers are now selling AMD's Ryzen 5000 (Vermeer) processors at a discounted price.
AMD's Ryzen 5000 CPUs Get Major Price Cuts Up To 25 Percent : Read more
AMD's Ryzen 5000 CPUs Get Major Price Cuts Up To 25 Percent : Read more
This is always going to be the case no matter its AMD or Intel in the forefront. The one who dominates performance will dominate the pricing as well. Intel was the underdog at the start of 2021, which is why it made sense that they try to undermine competition by offering a lower price. If we see the same trend in the next generation CPUs, then chances that Intel won’t remain that generous like they have been doing in the past before AMD caught up with them.Lack of meaningful competition allowed AMD to jack up prices for Zen 3. Now that Intel is back from its coma, AMD has to revisit its prices. Competition at work for a change.
This is always going to be the case no matter its AMD or Intel in the forefront. The one who dominates performance will dominate the pricing as well. Intel was the underdog at the start of 2021, which is why it made sense that they try to undermine competition by offering a lower price. If we see the same trend in the next generation CPUs, then chances that Intel won’t remain that generous like they have been doing in the past before AMD caught up with them.
Bizarrely, I'm still seeing prices for the Ryzen 3000 series sometimes being equal to or higher than their 5000 successors. What the crap is the deal with that?
Yup, happens with lots of out-of-production parts that are still in relatively high demand in the repair ecosystem, usually when companies need to keep systems running as-is because they had to fine-tune stuff for an exact specific system and doesn't want to have to troubleshoot all of the quirks that may appear using different hardware or go through the trouble of contacting support for every piece of node-locked software they use to get licenses migrated to new hardware.Low supply probably.
Yup, happens with lots of out-of-production parts that are still in relatively high demand in the repair ecosystem, usually when companies need to keep systems running as-is because they had to fine-tune stuff for an exact specific system and doesn't want to have to troubleshoot all of the quirks that may appear using different hardware or go through the trouble of contacting support for every piece of node-locked software they use to get licenses migrated to new hardware.
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cpuInfo = mo.Properties["processorID"].Value.ToString();
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Massive periodic price cuts across the board used to be the norm until AMD got left behind by Core 2 and beyond.This has been one of the best parts about AMD. In the past, Intel rarely had sales on CPUs (though that changed around when the Ryzen 5000 started to kick off), but AMD did.
This has been one of the best parts about AMD. In the past, Intel rarely had sales on CPUs (though that changed around when the Ryzen 5000 started to kick off), but AMD did.
However, this time, I paid full price for the AMD CPU. I don't regret it
$230 for a 5600X? Time to upgrade!
$225 from NewEgg, $230 from Amazon and Best Buy...
And if you're lucky enough to be close to a MicroCenter for in-store purchase, and you're a new customer (or have a family member or friend willing to be the new customer), the $50 off for new customers page seems to still be active. That'll put you at $180 for the 5600X or $250 for the 5800X.
The So Cal Micro Center is like a 20 minute drive from my house, I have bought tons of stuff there so I definitely wouldn't be a new customer. But they're selling the 5600X for $229 and the 5800X for $299. I'll be picking up a 5800x (upgrading from a 2600) for sure when they come back in stock and probably some 32GB DDR4-3600 RAM to go with it.
Yup, happens with lots of out-of-production parts that are still in relatively high demand in the repair ecosystem, usually when companies need to keep systems running as-is because they had to fine-tune stuff for an exact specific system and doesn't want to have to troubleshoot all of the quirks that may appear using different hardware or go through the trouble of contacting support for every piece of node-locked software they use to get licenses migrated to new hardware.
Probably cost more in petrol/dieselI convinced a friend to drive 2 hours to get cheaper stuff at micro center for a new build, mainly the 5800x for $299 and $20 off a board and then this happens.
No, they didn't.This is why competition is needed. When Intel had nothing to compete with AMD, the prices went north by a big margin.