Supply Constraints Plague AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU Stock, Relief Expected Soon

[AleksandarK]

About a month ago, we reported about the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D "Zen 5" processor with 3D V-Cache that is flying off the shelves, with scalpers trying to make a profit from buying the retail inventory. The processor continues to face widespread availability issues more than a month after its launch, though the company assures consumers that relief is on the horizon. "We are working diligently to get as much supply to market as possible, with more processors being shipped every week," an AMD spokesperson told Tom's Hardware. "We expect availability to get better as shipments ramp throughout the quarter." The CPU is not only hard to find but also proves to be one of the most sought-after processors on Amazon.

The supply shortage has created opportunities for scalpers, who are listing the processor at prices reaching $1,000—more than double its retail price. Even established retailers like Walmart have listed the chip at inflated prices, approaching $800. Adding to consumers' challenges, some third-party sellers have posted fraudulent listings, making it crucial for buyers to verify seller credibility. While major retailers like Amazon, Newegg, Best Buy, and B&H Photo maintain the official $479 price point when in stock, securing a unit at this price has proven challenging for most consumers. As the holiday season is here, AMD's promised production ramp-up is much needed, as gamers have been planning their upgrade months in advance and are in dire need of pushing the performance of their systems up another notch.



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[csendesmark]

This was to be expected!
The newest-hottest gaming CPU is undersupplied just before the Christmas season.
What surprised me that the 4090-s are also harder to get - often only for a seemingly higher price

 

[lepudruk]

It's better already: my friend bought one online paying like $20 over MRSP just a few days ago.

 

[AcE]

Just buy a 7800X3D instead, the difference isn’t big. Never buy scalped items, never support scalpers no matter how much money you have.

 

[Dorek]

Seemed fairly okay in europe however.

 

[kondamin]

Seemed fairly okay in europe however.

Looking at idealo 760€ does not look like a normal price for an 8 core chip

 

[Quicks]

Just buy a 7800X3D instead, the difference isn’t big. Never buy scalped items, never support scalpers no matter how much money you have.

The price increases for the 7800X3D as well. Retailers are also scalping the customers.

Best wait till next year or when it's again in over supply. The world has certainly become a worse place since Bitcoin and Covid.

 

[AcE]

The price increases for the 7800X3D as well. Retailers are also scalping the customers.

True, however 7600X3D/7900X3D (the suboptimal cpus) are still pretty much available, the 7800X3D is about ~100 overpriced in europe, at least it's payable. If I'd be in a hurry, would probably just buy a 7600X3D and get the 9800X3D later.

 

[Dorek]

Looking at idealo 760€ does not look like a normal price for an 8 core chip

We got them at around 560+ euros depending on shops, is still not cheap but even the 7800x3d has gone up in price a lot.

 

[Chomiq]

It's COVID scalping by retailers all over again:

Something like €150 above MSRP.

Just like the PS5 optical drives.

What surprised me that the 4090-s are also harder to get - often only for a seemingly higher price

That's because:
- they are no longer produced (FE was out of stock for months)
- the demand is still high (I fully suspect that most of it goes to AI workflows)

 

[Daven]

I wonder if W1zzard was able to get a chip for the new GPU test rig.

 

[TumbleGeorge]

I wonder if W1zzard was able to get a chip for the new GPU test rig.

Do you mean 9950X3D or?

 

[Chaitanya]

This was to be expected!
The newest-hottest gaming CPU is undersupplied just before the Christmas season.
What surprised me that the 4090-s are also harder to get - often only for a seemingly higher price

Not just 4090s but almost all "current" gen cards are hard to find.

 

[Bwaze]

I don't know, RTX 4080 Super cheaper models are in stock almost everywhere here, and some were even heavily discounted during Black Friday / Cyber Monday / Holiday discounts now, and they're still available.

 

[Daven]

Do you mean 9950X3D or?

W1zzard already said he was basing the next GPU test rig on the 9800X3D. The added chiplet of the 9900 or 9950 typically hurts gaming benchmarks.

 

[TheinsanegamerN]

The price increases for the 7800X3D as well. Retailers are also scalping the customers.

Best wait till next year or when it's again in over supply. The world has certainly become a worse place since Bitcoin and Covid.

Bitcoin? Covid? People were scalping PS2 memory cards in 2000 and Wiis in 2006. This isnt a new phenomena. Widespread access to the internet and the ease of flipping items online for money is at the root of this issue becoming more widespread.

 

[TumbleGeorge]

W1zzard already said he was basing the next GPU test rig on the 9800X3D. The added chiplet of the 9900 or 9950 typically hurts gaming benchmarks.

Are you only testing gameplay here? Also, do you guarantee that the 9950X3D will show the same (d)effect like the 7950X3D?

 

[bonehead123]

#DieScalpersDie#

the need is won..
the deed is done....
but the greed is eternal.....

 

[Daven]

Are you only testing gameplay here? Also, do you guarantee that the 9950X3D will show the same (d)effect like the 7950X3D?

Ask W1zzard why he's picking the 9800X3D.

 

[rv8000]

W1zzard already said he was basing the next GPU test rig on the 9800X3D. The added chiplet of the 9900 or 9950 typically hurts gaming benchmarks.

The scheduling is what hurts the benchmark results, not really the chiplet; they shouldve invested time and money on a hardware scheduler if they plan to keep doing mixed chiplets for higher core count X3D variants. And no, dual vcache chiplets are not the answer.

 

[Metroid]

I will buy 9800x3d for 350 usd february 2025. AMD is making so many of it that it might fast crash to 300 usd. It will be fun to see idiots that bought it for 500 usd plus.

 

[Legacy-ZA]

If they want to build good will with their customers, they would limit selling them to 1 per customer every 30 days until stock stabilizes.

 

[konga]

Many of Thermalright's most popular CPU coolers are having trouble staying in stock in the US too. That in particular tells me that this isn't a problem of low supply, but a LOT of people are building new PCs right now. And the main reason I keep seeing from Americans asking for advice are the impending tariffs. A lot of people are building now in fear of rising prices.

 

[mb194dc]

You can get a 7950x for less with 8 extra cores. Most use cases going to be gpu bottlenecked anyway in the real world. Better off upgrading gpu before buying 9800x3d. Over hyped.

 

[x4it3n]

I was able to get a 9800X3D at Microcenter (Tustin, CA) last weekend and built a new PC during the week and do not regret it one bit!

I went from a 5900X very well optimized (Overclock with Curve Optimizer and also 4x8GB DDR4 @ 3733MHz 14-14-14-28), to a 9800X3D, and I can definitely tell that the 9800X3D is much faster and that the 1% and 0.1% Lows are greatly improved too, which means a much smoother Gaming experience (even at Native 4K...) !