AMD is standing in its own way with the new processors. This is now driving up the price of other models.
The new Ryzen 9000 series has been on the market for a little over a month. However, the four different AMD CPUs seem to be turning out to be slow sellers.
In detail: As the YouTube channel Hardware Unboxed reports, sales of the Zen 5 generation are lagging worldwide.
- Australian retailers report that models from Ryzen 9000 sold less than ten times per shop in the first month after launch.
- Some are talking about the “worst Ryzen launch since Ryzen has existed”.
At the US retailer Newegg the situation also looks unfavorable for Ryzen 9000: the Ryzen 7 9700X is the only new CPU that can crack the top 20 bestseller charts there.
- This is probably also due to a special discount campaign, with which the Ryzen 7 9700X is only slightly more expensive than its direct predecessor.
- Interestingly, even the Intel Core i9-13900K and i9-14900K can push themselves ahead of Zen 5 in these top 20, although Intel has been in the headlines in recent months due to instability problems with the processors mentioned.
The X/Twitter user “TechEpiphany” regularly posts Mindfactory’s weekly sales statistics, which also paint a similarly poor picture for Zen 5 in Germany.
- In the past calendar week 37, for example, the Ryzen 9 9950X is still the most popular of the new AMD CPUs – with a shared 24th place in the sales charts.
- The 23 processors that perform better are almost all from AMD’s two previous generations.
- The only exception here is the Intel i7-14700K, which, like the Ryzen 9 9950X, sold around 30 units last week.
Also effects on AM4: The poor sales figures of Ryzen 9000 also have an effect on the previous generation.
- The lack of demand for Zen 5 simply appears for Zen 4 instead; in particular, the Ryzen 7000X3D, which is of interest to gamers, continues to be one of the most popular AMD products.
- As a result, it is now becoming more and more expensive. In the past month alone, the cheapest offer for the Ryzen 7 7800X3D rose from 355 euros to 405 euros, as can be seen from the Geizhals price comparison.
The reasons are complex: Based on our test of the Ryzen 9 9950X, it has already been determined that Zen 5 has not yet delivered a performance boost that justifies the higher price – even though they are still very good processors, of course.
In this sense, Ryzen 7000 offers the better price-performance ratio, which is why prospective buyers are more likely to turn to this generation
In addition, PC gamers are probably primarily waiting for the X3D variants of Ryzen 9000, which are supposed to be presented at the beginning of next year.
So whether you look at the past or the future, AMD is to some extent standing in its own way when it comes to the sales success of Ryzen 9000.
