AMD's Flagship Ryzen 9 7950X3D Processor Drops to Under $500

[btarunr]

Prices of AMD's flagship desktop processor, the Ryzen 9 7950X3D, dropped to under $500 for the first time, with Amazon listing it at $492. This 16-core/32-thread processor features 3D V-cache on one of its two 8-core CCDs, which gives it the gaming performance boost that the technology provides, while leaving its second CCD to sustain higher boost clocks, benefiting multithreaded productivity workloads. Is the 7950X3D a good buy at $492? In a recent interview with Tom's Hardware, AMD confided that the first wave of Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" desktop processors, codenamed "Granite Ridge," don't quite beat the gaming performance of the company's 7000X3D processors, but are significantly faster at productivity workloads, which makes the 7950X3D a tempting buy at $492. Meanwhile, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D, the fastest desktop processor for gaming, is priced at $339.



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[Chaitanya]

Right time to pick it up new or wait for 9000 X3D series to launch and pick up used.

 

[thesmokingman]

It's $470 at MC! The $200 7800X3D is back to $320 though.

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Raphael AM5 4.2GHz 16-Core Boxed Processor - Heatsink Not Included - Micro Center

Get it now! The 16-core processor that can do it all with incredible performance from AMD for the most demanding gamers and creators. Plus, enjoy the benefits of next-gen AMD 3D V-Cache technology for low latency and even more game performance.

www.microcenter.com

 

[Super Firm Tofu]

It's $470 at MC! The $200 7800X3D is back to $320 though.

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Raphael AM5 4.2GHz 16-Core Boxed Processor - Heatsink Not Included - Micro Center

Get it now! The 16-core processor that can do it all with incredible performance from AMD for the most demanding gamers and creators. Plus, enjoy the benefits of next-gen AMD 3D V-Cache technology for low latency and even more game performance.

www.microcenter.com

It's still there in a combo:

 

[Ferrum Master]

It itches for me to upgrade... but I am still on DDR4... I don't want to upgrade because that DDR5 stuff will still evolve and I will have to double upgrade... Call me cheapskate.

 

[mb194dc]

Another week another price cut, bullish.

 

[Broken Processor]

I got one of these chips for 250 used shortly after they released and people realised they were pants for gaming and to much of a pita to deal with at that time.
Tbh it's a brilliant chip, I regret selling it and should have used it in a home server. Still wouldn't buy one for gaming but would love to see an all x3d 16 core part.

 

[Icon Charlie]

HMM... I wonder what the AMD tax is going to be on these new motherboards... Meaning... I wonder how much money it is going to cost to upgrade to a newer motherboard.

Considering what happened to the CPU prices when they had a hard time selling motherboards at launch for the 7000 series CPU's... HMMM. I hope I'm wrong on this.

 

[evernessince]

HMM... I wonder what the AMD tax is going to be on these new motherboards... Meaning... I wonder how much money it is going to cost to upgrade to a newer motherboard.

Considering what happened to the CPU prices when they had a hard time selling motherboards at launch for the 7000 series CPU's... HMMM. I hope I'm wrong on this.

As HWUB recently pointed out, there is no AMD tax on motherboards. If you compare DDR5 to DDR5 capable motherboards between Intel and AMD right now, AMD is $10 cheaper.

Intel is only cheaper if you go DD4, which isn't really a good idea given you save a very small amount of money for what is a significant drop in performance.

 

[Daven]

HMM... I wonder what the AMD tax is going to be on these new motherboards... Meaning... I wonder how much money it is going to cost to upgrade to a newer motherboard.

Considering what happened to the CPU prices when they had a hard time selling motherboards at launch for the 7000 series CPU's... HMMM. I hope I'm wrong on this.

There is no such thing as an AMD motherboard tax. There is a split in sockets similar to the 754/939/940 K8 era. Budget boards use Socket AM4. High end boards use socket AM5.

 

[freeagent]

Another week another price cut, bullish.

This is what AMD does. They started dropping the price I paid on all 3 of my CPU's that I bought from them within months. Intel doesn't do that

So I am waiting to see what Intel does. I see no point in shelling out big dollars for a part, only for the price to start dropping a couple of months later makes me feel like my money means nothing.

So if it means nothing, maybe it will mean more to the other guy.

 

[maximumterror]

It itches for me to upgrade... but I am still on DDR4... I don't want to upgrade because that DDR5 stuff will still evolve and I will have to double upgrade... Call me cheapskate.

yea now DDR5 costs the same as DDR4 5 years ago

 

[A Computer Guy]

I nearly snagged 7950x twice on ebay for $320. Watch out for deals daily.

 

[Random_User]

What's all the fuss about. There's even no merrit of AMD, since it was not them to drop the price. They might even didn't think to adjust the MSRP of two years old stuff, in a brink of successor CPU generation.
This is just a bunch of US stores, made a usual discount. in 9/10, 8/10 parts of the world it remains, as overpriced, as before, simply due to the "gaming" and X3D monicker. But still good on them. Without such big stores to making sales and discounts, everyone would be paying through the nose.

 

[oxrufiioxo]

They were so cheap I had to try both although the 7950X3D was due to a bet..... I think I am gonna lose the bet though because I like it a lot more than the 7800X3D.

This is what AMD does. They started dropping the price I paid on all 3 of my CPU's that I bought from them within months. Intel doesn't do that

So I am waiting to see what Intel does. I see no point in shelling out big dollars for a part, only for the price to start dropping a couple of months later makes me feel like my money means nothing.

So if it means nothing, maybe it will mean more to the other guy.

Man you've sat on that mobo for a while bruh Lunar lake gonna be out before you grab somthing.

 

[Totally]

As HWUB recently pointed out, there is no AMD tax on motherboards. If you compare DDR5 to DDR5 capable motherboards between Intel and AMD right now, AMD is $10 cheaper.

Intel is only cheaper if you go DD4, which isn't really a good idea given you save a very small amount of money for what is a significant drop in performance.

There was tax but prices have come down but the stigma still lingers. $710 is what asus/asrock/retailers (i don't know who to blame) were asking for the same motherboards they are selling today for $450.

This is what AMD does. They started dropping the price I paid on all 3 of my CPU's that I bought from them within months. Intel doesn't do that

So I am waiting to see what Intel does. I see no point in shelling out big dollars for a part, only for the price to start dropping a couple of months later makes me feel like my money means nothing.

So if it means nothing, maybe it will mean more to the other guy.

That's an interesting take but why should a part that offers 75% performance cost the same as the part that replaces it?

 

[evernessince]

There was tax but prices have come down but the stigma still lingers. $710 is what asus/asrock/retailers (i don't know who to blame) were asking for the same motherboards they are selling today for $450.

True, perceptions take a long time to wipe away.

 

[Minus Infinity]

There is no such thing as an AMD motherboard tax. There is a split in sockets similar to the 754/939/940 K8 era. Budget boards use Socket AM4. High end boards use socket AM5.

What are the Intel fanboys gonna say when Arrow Lake launches and also only supports DDR5. DDR4 is dead.