Although AMD’s new Ryzen 9000 CPUs aren’t scheduled to be released until the end of July, one of them has already just appeared for sale on Amazon, possibly giving us an indication of pricing. The new six-core AMD Ryzen 5 9600X is listed for sale on the Canadian version of the site for a price of $475.51 CA, which works out at around $347 if you do a straight currency conversion.
This new CPU’s predecessor, the Ryzen 5 7600X, currently has a spot on our guide to the best gaming CPU, but only because it’s had a drop in price. When it first launched, it cost $299, which is a lot of money for a six-core processor. This AMD chip now goes for just $184.99, meaning the 9600X at the Amazon Canada price represents an 87.6% price increase, and we doubt it’s going to be anywhere near 87.6% faster.
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