AMD Repositions Ryzen 9 3900X at $410 Threatening both i9-10900K and i7-10700K

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Welp, that didn't take long... Competition is good!

https://www.techpowerup.com/267430/...-410-threatening-both-i9-10900k-and-i7-10700k

AMD marshaled its retailer ecosystem to cut the pricing of its 12-core/24-thread Ryzen 9 3900X processor down to USD $410. At this price, the 3900X is poised to threaten both the 10-core/20-thread Core i9-10900K and the 8-core/16-thread Core i7-10700K. Although bearing a $489 MSRP, the i9-10900K is seen going for upwards of $510. The i7-10700K, on the other hand, is being priced around the $410 mark. The iGPU-devoid i9-10900KF is expected to be around $20 cheaper, which should put its retail pricing around $480, while the i7-10700KF could go for around $380.

Pricing of both chips are along expected lines, as retail pre-tax prices typically end up roughly 5% above the 1,000-unit tray pricing Intel announces for its processors. The Hardware Unboxed review of the i9-10900K shows it taking a roughly 7% lead in gaming performance over the 3900X (averaged), while falling 12% behind in multi-threaded compute performance. The i7-10700K is expected to be slightly faster than the i9-9900K. Adding value to the AMD chip is the fact that AMD includes a cooling solution in the retail package, which Intel doesn't, for the i9-10900K/KF and the i7-10700K/KF. A February 2020 report postulated that AMD has significant headroom to cut prices of its 3rd generation Ryzen processors to maintain competitiveness against Intel, until they are relieved by the "Zen 3" based 4th gen Ryzen "Vermeer" processors in September 2020.
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Well, since we have been consistently seeing this price or lower for a bit now, this should be easy to do.
 
Checking the price history, it has been bouncing as low as that in the March but cool it is official now.
 
I am convinced that company is a myth. It's ok. I don't need it. I have FS/FT [H].
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I did get to go there once at a store that was over 300 miles away from me. I got my R7 2700 CPU + ASUS Prime Pro X470 system which is my server and linux based PVR. The only reason I was there was I was visiting relatives in the other side of the state of PA. The closest store is in Cleveland and is over a 2 hour drive from me.
 
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So tempting! But, I think I'm still going to hold out until next tax return and get a Ryzen 4000 series.
 
drescherjm said:
The closest store is in Cleveland and is over a 2 hour drive from me.
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There's a Micro Center about half hour drive for me. I've bought some stuff there and it's nice to go to a physical store. Best Buy sometimes has stock of stuff I need and there's one much closer. Generally I buy stuff online through Amazon or Newegg to save the drive. Though it is nice to be able to go to an actual store get a good look at stuff before buying it. You either have one within driving distance or don't. Brick and mortar stores are a lot more scarce than they used to be. Such a tough business now with so much online competition.
 
CraigHB said:
There's a Micro Center about half hour drive for me. I've bought some stuff there and it's nice to go to a physical store. Best Buy sometimes has stock of stuff I need and there's one much closer. Generally I buy stuff online through Amazon or Newegg to save the drive. Though it is nice to be able to go to an actual store get a good look at stuff before buying it. You either have one within driving distance or don't. Brick and mortar stores are a lot more scarce than they used to be. Such a tough business now with so much online competition.
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Not for Microcenter, since they seem to always have a steady stream of customers in their stores. :) I have regularly gone to the Mayfield Heights store but, I have been to the Cincinnati ones and the Columbus Ohio ones and one of them near Atlanta Georgia. I love going in those stores and have bought plenty from them. :)
 
1_rick said:
Ever since Fry's has started circling the drain, the Dallas Microcenter has been *packed* on weekends.
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Yeah, I think I am going to take a trip in July just to go and look around. (190 miles one way but, worth it.) In fact, for whatever reason, it always feels like the drive goes quicker than it really does.
 
Yeah Fry's was the shit some years ago. I built a few computers back in the day with parts from Fry's. Don't understand what happened to them. They always had plenty of customers and were opening new stores everywhere, then they just fizzled out. Hopefully it was just bad management. Must have hired a professional CEO, quickest way to kill a company.
 
1_rick said:
How does the 3900x clock?
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Almost all of them will do 4.2GHz all-core, most will do 4.3, above that is a crapshoot.

For gaming there's not much benefit over using Precision Boost Overdrive unless you can get 4.4+ allcore out of it.

I personally run my system at 4.3 all core 24x7.
 
CraigHB said:
There's a Micro Center about half hour drive for me. I've bought some stuff there and it's nice to go to a physical store. Best Buy sometimes has stock of stuff I need and there's one much closer. Generally I buy stuff online through Amazon or Newegg to save the drive. Though it is nice to be able to go to an actual store get a good look at stuff before buying it. You either have one within driving distance or don't. Brick and mortar stores are a lot more scarce than they used to be. Such a tough business now with so much online competition.
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Micro Center always has the best prices for CPUs and has CPU/mobo combo deals where you save even more. If you're buying high end stuff you could save $100+ compared to amazon or anyplace else. These deals are in-store only, you can't do them online.
They also have a good selection of parts. The memory I bought for my last build wasn't available on amazon. Sometimes you can find things sold out everywhere else there too. I bought my last monitor from them while it was sold out everywhere else.

I always buy my CPU and Mobo from Micro Center and most of the rest from Amazon. If there isn't one nearby I don't think it's worth driving 3 hours to save $100, but maybe it is for some people.
 
Gas costs money too. It's gone down some, but at its peak cost was a consideration. With the cars I have it was like ten bucks to go to Micro Center and back. Pretty much the same as shipping cost, but without the driving in traffic which where I live can be an undertaking. For a two hour drive fuel cost would be more considerable.

Stock does vary from what you see online. Generally they have less variety, but they do have some stuff others don't. For example I bought a couple laptops from them that were not in stock at online retailers, but I also wanted to buy them from a store where I could easily get customer service if needed. Didn't need it, no issues, but it's a real pain to deal with that through online sellers for big ticket items.
 
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Yeah Fry's was the shit some years ago. I built a few computers back in the day with parts from Fry's. Don't understand what happened to them. They always had plenty of customers and were opening new stores everywhere, then they just fizzled out. Hopefully it was just bad management. Must have hired a professional CEO, quickest way to kill a company.
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Prices at their Duluth, GA store were always crappy. Retail around it died and so did the store. Their Alpharetta store has alot of missing inventory. Prices not good. Used to shop in So Cal stores where prices were great and inventory teeming with cheap Chinese crap.

Lucky enough to have two Microcenters in the area, too. Smaller stores, but a ton of useful items crammed in them and excellent prices. They are what Fry's used to be. ...and all of the staff actually speaks English.
 
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