Monday, May 29th 2023
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X & 7600 CPU Prices Drop Significantly
Newegg has been running various discount promotions on Ryzen 7000-series desktop processors over the past month, but their latest offer finally affects one of AMD's lower end models. The Ryzen 5 7600X CPU is on offer over at the American e-tailer - by using a time limited promo code (MDSCS2342) when checking out you can get the price down to $209 - resulting in a saving of about $31 (from the normal $240). The Ryzen 5 7600 (non-X) CPU is not part of this Memorial Weekend promotion - it is currently listed at $223, with no active Newegg promo code granting a generous saving.
Both of these Zen 4 (Raphael) Ryzen 5 processors were awarded TPU's Editor's Choice accolade - despite receiving criticism for "high platform costs," so it is nice to see that the 7600X is available for just north of $200 in the United States - this saving can offset the added premium of an AM5 motherboard, DDR5 RAM and necessary CPU cooling solution (no Wraith unit is included in the slimline box). Customers in China are fortunate to get an even better online deal - the Ryzen 5 7600X and 7600 are available for way below MSRP via JD.com, with both CPUs priced at an all-time low of $183 (1299 RMB) each.
Sources:
Tom's Hardware, IT Home, Wccftech
Both of these Zen 4 (Raphael) Ryzen 5 processors were awarded TPU's Editor's Choice accolade - despite receiving criticism for "high platform costs," so it is nice to see that the 7600X is available for just north of $200 in the United States - this saving can offset the added premium of an AM5 motherboard, DDR5 RAM and necessary CPU cooling solution (no Wraith unit is included in the slimline box). Customers in China are fortunate to get an even better online deal - the Ryzen 5 7600X and 7600 are available for way below MSRP via JD.com, with both CPUs priced at an all-time low of $183 (1299 RMB) each.
35 Comments on AMD Ryzen 5 7600X & 7600 CPU Prices Drop Significantly
Fwiw, I called it over a year ago: forcing everyone to move to DDR5 will bite back at AMD. They already had the DDR4 IO die, they didn't even need to design it from scratch. A few tweaks and everyone would have been happy. They chose to be cocky instead.
Maybe they couldn't, but it would have pleased a bunch of people if they were able to launch zen 4 on AM4 with the 12nm IO die
Especially after this 16MB bios problem they went through (there's ample space available on 32MB chip).
But then it would have either postponed AM5 or increased it's price even further due to lower volume.
It's a game AMD has been playing for a while (remember how they took their sweet time with B550, so everyone would have to buy the X570 if they wanted the latest and greatest?). They just took it to the next level now.
Ps.
Below $100 for another 6/12 AMD CPU.
Ps.2
$75.49 for lowest 6/12 AMD CPU.
Expensive for AM5 and I doubt people interested in a 7600X want the lowest tier end with poorly cooled VRM, another big point, at least for me, it's how, FOR GAMING, DDR5 is just useless and makes no difference in most case.
Truth is, the market is suffering greatly, they still don't understand that there's an inflation and tough macroeconomic context...and for 500 bucks people can have a PS5 and for 250-300 a Xbox serie S.
Do better, stop rebranding a 4050Ti and sell it with a xx60Ti price...do better, period.
You can't claim that 32GB DDR4 at $120 was cheap (especially when comparing to $300 DDR5), but now 32GB DDR5 at $120 is somehow expensive.
As for the cost of DDR5, there's no longer a significant difference between 2x16GB DDR5 6000 CL32 & DDR4 3600 CL16 RAM. Typical prices for both are around $100. The difference between the high CAS latency kits for both is less than $15.
And finally about the cost of motherboards. You can now find AM5 motherboards for under $100.
AM5 platform is no longer all that much more expensive than the intel platform, on DDR4 unless you're going ultra budget.
Back on topic, $209 for a 7600X/7600 is miiiighty tempting for me. And DDR5 RAM prices have gotten better since AM5 came out. It's just the motherboards that haven't changed much in price.
Oh the temptation! Send help! :ohwell::cry:
If no-one wants to buy AM5 CPUs, they can just use the same CCDs for EPYC, which has higher profit margins, and Dragon Range, which is in higher demand. The Ryzen 5 7600 and 7600X get the crap bins left over once the best dies have been used for these other markets where efficiency is more important.
The point is moot, AMD made their choice and are now looking at CPUs catching dust on shelves :(