[SOLVED] Current Intel CPU prices are bit retarded..

[Gintama69]

I don't get the new 10th gen Intel desktop CPU pricing at all..
9900K = AU$1000
10900X = AU$1200
10700K = AU$750 (new)
10900K = AU$1000 (new)

10700K is better than 9900K in many ways(and also faster), but $250(or 25%) cheaper than 9900K.
Same with 10900K, it's better than 10900X in many ways(and also faster), but $200(or 20% cheaper than 10900X..

I'd be super [censored] off if I bought 9900K or 10900X recently.. and u gotta be super retarded to buy new 9900K or 10900X now.

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10700K is better than 9900K cos:

1. $250 or 25% cheaper but better
2. it's newer, new socket with arguably better mobo(better cooling, upgradability and possible PCI Gen 4 support in future with 11th gen, etc).
3. 10700K also got bit more L3 cache, and probably also run bit cooler under same settings cos new improved thicker/larger IHS.

10900K is better than 10900X cos:

1. $200 or 20% cheaper but better
2. it's newer, new socket with arguably better mobo(better cooling, upgradability and possible PCI Gen 4 support in future with 11th gen, etc).
3. much faster boost clock speed, but probably run bit cooler under same settings cos new improved thicker/large IHS.

 

[velocityg4]

Previous gen Intel chips are almost always overpriced compared to current gen on release. Oddly enough it just gets worse. A new i5-7600K is $400 USD an i7-8700K is $470 USD. When an i5-10400 is $190 USD, an i7-10700K is $410 USD and an i9-10900K is $530. Who in their right mind would buy a new i5-7600K when they could get an i5-10400 and a Z490 motherboard for less.

Then there is an i7-980 for $1,100 USD on Amazon right now.

Anyways it'll probably fluctuate as sellers try to dump stock of 9900K. Then jump back up as a few sellers try to sit it out and wait for suckers trying to upgrade their computers without buying a new motherboard.

 

[eastonco]

Previous gen Intel chips are almost always overpriced compared to current gen on release. Oddly enough it just gets worse. A new i5-7600K is $400 USD an i7-8700K is $470 USD. When an i5-10400 is $190 USD, an i7-10700K is $410 USD and an i9-10900K is $530. Who in their right mind would buy a new i5-7600K when they could get an i5-10400 and a Z490 motherboard for less.

Then there is an i7-980 for $1,100 USD on Amazon right now.

Anyways it'll probably fluctuate as sellers try to dump stock of 9900K. Then jump back up as a few sellers try to sit it out and wait for suckers trying to upgrade their computers without buying a new motherboard.

As a Systems Administrator for a large web hosting company and the owner of a custom gaming PC building company, intel usually takes advantage of decreased compatibility for older generations CPUs. We see this a lot with Xeon processors for web servers. As new generations come out, the stock of the old generations begins to deplete as they typically stop producing those, particularly in large batches. This makes it so a dual-CPU server that has a single processor die will need to get the exact processor that was already in there, change both CPUs, or replace the server.

Typically, especially with higher end processors, it is still cheaper to buy the older model than it would be to buy two of the newer models or an entirely new system.

With home PCs it is less understood to me why this is still a common practice of intel, but I can only guess that it is similar in purpose as they have dwindling stock but still a demand.