AMD confirmed right this moment that costs for its next-gen Ryzen 9000 desktop processors, beforehand leaked by Greatest Purchase, are correct. Surprisingly, these costs characterize a lower relative to the prior technology.
An official X/Twitter put up says that the Ryzen 7 9700X can be priced at $359 (down $40 from its earlier Ryzen 7 7700X) and the Ryzen 5 9600X can be priced at $279 (down $20 from its earlier Ryzen 5 7600X). They’re hitting the streets August 8.
Following per week afterward August fifteenth would be the Ryzen 9 9950X, $649, and the Ryzen 7 9900X, $499. These are cheaper than their 7000-series fashions by $50 every. Whereas not as little as the preliminary Greatest Purchase leak, the low cost must be a lot appreciated by system builders.
AMD initially introduced the Ryzen 9000 sequence earlier this yr in June at Computex, promising to ship by finish of July. The launch was then delayed to make sure high quality and handle points.
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Again when AMD first disclosed the 4 chips, the corporate talked about a few of their efficiency expectations rooted within the Ryzen 9000 efficiency particulars and what shoppers may count on from the Zen 5 structure and subsequent generations.
Inflation, shminflation! It’s uncommon to see retail costs truly lower at the moment, however AMD has pulled it off.
