The upcoming AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D gaming CPU has been sighted on a number of totally different retailer websites forward of its confirmed November 7 launch – it’s not trying constructive for avid gamers when it comes to pricing.
Wccftech noticed one of many listings on a French retailer, PC21, that reveals the retail worth of the processor in France will reportedly be €556.27 (€463.56 with out tax) – a bit over $600 / £460 / AU$910. A Lithuanian retailer, Inida, additionally listed the chip at €557.31, and this itemizing remains to be stay on the time of writing (although it lacks a picture, which means that it’s virtually actually a mistake).
That is pretty near its predecessor’s (the Ryzen 7 7800X3D) worth, which launched in April 2023 beginning at €530. In fact, the pricing particulars listed right here needs to be taken with a grain of salt till the CPU’s official launch.
Wccftech claims will probably be a minimum of 20% dearer in Europe, with the US MSRP ranging between $450 and $500. In fact, this doesn’t account for gross sales tax, which can range relying in your state, however even assuming a generational worth bump – the 7800X3D value $449 within the US at launch – it’s actually nonetheless going to finish up cheaper for Individuals. Avid gamers exterior the US who could have anticipated an inexpensive worth may very well be omitted within the chilly on what could also be (in accordance with earlier leaks) the brand new finest gaming CPU in the marketplace.
Is there any excellent news for avid gamers?
On a constructive observe, it seems that the earlier spec leak could maintain some fact if these listings are correct – PC21’s itemizing showcases a 5.2GHz max increase clock velocity, which corroborates the present leak. As we mentioned when analyzing earlier leaks, AMD’s advertising for the 9800X3D may very well be led by ‘Subsequent-Gen 3D V-Cache’ reportedly current throughout the new chip.
All of it is dependent upon how a lot of an impression this rumored Subsequent-Gen 3D V-Cache could have on the 8-core CPU. The 7800X3D processor stays among the finest choices for critical avid gamers and streamers, and whereas its successor may overtake it, this shouldn’t sway you from choosing the present AM5 CPU – though ready till Black Friday is likely to be a clever transfer at this level.
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It might even be value noting that the RTX 5000 GPU collection reveal is on the horizon from Nvidia, so it’s totally attainable that avid gamers planning to drop some critical money on upgrading their rigs will need to snap up the 9800X3D no matter worth, because it may very well be the right companion to a brand new flagship graphics card!
