Wednesday, April 20th 2022
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D Starts Selling at 30% Mark-up
The unexpected parting-shot of Socket AM4 and "Zen 3" at Intel's new "Alder Lake" architecture, the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, started selling. There is, however, a rude catch. On popular US retailer Newegg, the processor is going for as high as USD $589, or $140 higher than the $449 MSRP, a 30 percent mark-up. This would also put its price a vulgar $230 higher (64 percent higher) than the Ryzen 7 5800X, a price difference that can get you a reasonably good motherboard based on the AMD X570 chipset, or perhaps even a combination of a well-priced AMD B550 chipset motherboard and 16 GB of DDR4-3600 memory. It is important to note, however, though, that the Newegg listing is fulfilled by one of its marketplace vendors, and not Newegg directly. The site isn't selling the 5800X3D through its own fulfillment inventory.
The Ryzen 7 5800X3D thoroughly impressed us and several other tech reviewers. AMD stands good on its claim that the 5800X3D is faster than the Core i9-12900K at gaming, and it does end up trading blows with the i9-12900KS (an $800 chip) in several titles. The $589 marked-up price, however, erodes much of that goodwill, and for that kind of money, you're better off just getting a Core i9-12900 (non-K), and unshackling its power limits in the motherboard BIOS. The i9-12900 will trade blows with the 5800X3D at gaming, but will thoroughly outclass it at productivity. Both the i9-12900 and the 5800X3D are "locked."
The Ryzen 7 5800X3D thoroughly impressed us and several other tech reviewers. AMD stands good on its claim that the 5800X3D is faster than the Core i9-12900K at gaming, and it does end up trading blows with the i9-12900KS (an $800 chip) in several titles. The $589 marked-up price, however, erodes much of that goodwill, and for that kind of money, you're better off just getting a Core i9-12900 (non-K), and unshackling its power limits in the motherboard BIOS. The i9-12900 will trade blows with the 5800X3D at gaming, but will thoroughly outclass it at productivity. Both the i9-12900 and the 5800X3D are "locked."
96 Comments on AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D Starts Selling at 30% Mark-up
Assetto Corso: 44 percent faster. Wow.
Starcraft 2: 33 percent faster.
War Thunder, Fortnite, Battlefield 5, Hitman 3, Flight Simulator. 20-30 percent faster. There's something for everyone. Call of Duty. Farcry 6. Valorant. Turns out almost every game can benefit from more and or faster cache. That's the entire reason the i9 is faster than the i5. Not because of more cores, but because of more cache.
The answer is simple. Don't be greedy or impatient enough to buy at the scalper rates unless you can make a case to yourself that the scalper price is worth it. Scalpers only operate in markets where there's a demand and if you feed that demand you are part of the problem.
AMD eshop: 511,22 euro + 22 euro shipping (VAT included), same price for both 5800X and 5800X3D
Lowest price in local shop: on Tsbohemia.cz for 5800X3D is 11890CZK (inc. VAT) resp. 473,78 euro (cz shipping included)
5800X goes in same eshop for 8918 CZK
meaning whooping 33 % overcharge
Out of stock in a lot of places now, I'm just surprised it didn't happen earlier..
Dang consumption tax system sounds like hitting you there
Some say doing this would eliminate or lower income or property tax but reality is, governments never get tiered of other peoples money so they just hike tax rates and or create new ones to feed themselves.
On topic they really should add Third party to the title.
And this is the main problem plus third party is not in the title either which is in fact should be added/ fixed asap.
if reading isn’t your strong point at least look at the picture attached to the article.
Yup, third party is key here, as most bigger stores still have decent prices.
From €499 to €539 within 24h.
and lets not dip into baiting.
What is funny is that 5900X is 470EUR. But purely for gaming, then yeah, 5800X3D is a better choice.
This whole article is baiting - and guess who bit?
between the 5900X and 5800X3D. You can add MS Flight simulator to that list. Also the 5900X has 20% more raw CPU performance.
Better gaming with an * next to it. Looking at the actual fps numbers @1080p and 1440p than just looking the at Relative performance chart makes a difference.