News Intel Core i5-12600K vs Ryzen 5 5600X and 5800X Face Off: Ryzen Has Fallen

[-Fran-]

https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Computers-Accessories-Computer-CPU-Processors/zgbs/pc/229189

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/bestsellers/computers/430515031

All I could find, lol.

It's hard to pull sell numbers/figures so early on, but at least Amazon doesn't paint* a rosy picture.

Regards.

 

[logainofhades]

Given how short of time it has been out, for the 12700k to be #8 already, is impressive, despite the lack of user reviews. I feel CPU sales, in general, are down, due to GPU shortages. Intel's IGP sucks, so that leaves many that cannot afford the sky high pricing, with a 5600g or 5700g. That would be my only reason for choosing AM4 over Alder Lake, at this time, is if you do not already have a decent enough GPU, to carry over, into a new system. Anything as fast, or faster, than a GTX 750ti would be considered good enough, in the current market, as it is faster than the IGP of a 5600g/5700g. But there are going to be those that have worse GPU's, or are wanting a second system, for their children or other family member, that do not have that luxury. If not for the fact that I have a GTX 970, that my nephew could borrow, I would be recommending he get a 5600g.

 

[-Fran-]

I've been tracking the price movements here in the UK (main stores: scan.co.uk, ocuk, ccl and amazon) and AMD is giving Alder Lake some good competition price-wise. While I'd like to see prices slashed further for AMD, they don't really need to. The markup for Z690 boards is ludicrous across all sites. That's not even talking DDR5, which is non-existent and stupid expensive. That is driving the overall platform cost high and it seems like AM4 owners are fawning all over the 5K series slashed prices.

I wonder if that's the same for the rest of Europe and, maybe, the USA as well?

Regards.

 

[TerryLaze]

I've been tracking the price movements here in the UK (main stores: scan.co.uk, ocuk, ccl and amazon) and AMD is giving Alder Lake some good competition price-wise. While I'd like to see prices slashed further for AMD, they don't really need to.

It's not AMD lowering prices, everything until now is retailers cutting their losses and trying to get rid of their old am4 stock before cheaper AL mobos come out and DDR5 becomes cheaper and more available, that's their windows for selling the older stock.
If AMD lowers prices it is going to be a news article on its own.

 

[-Fran-]

It's not AMD lowering prices, everything until now is retailers cutting their losses and trying to get rid of their old am4 stock before cheaper AL mobos come out and DDR5 becomes cheaper and more available, that's their windows for selling the older stock.
If AMD lowers prices it is going to be a news article on its own.

I guess that can be true. AMD doesn't have direct sale here in the UK, so there's no such thing as "MSRP", so what you say does make sense.

That being said, Alder Lake is* being discounted in some pages already.

Regards.