Rejoice! AMD’s Ryzen 9000 CPUs are cheaper than last generation

AMD confirmed today that prices for its next-gen Ryzen 9000 desktop processors, previously leaked by Best Buy, are accurate. Surprisingly, these prices represent a decrease relative to the prior generation.

An official X/Twitter post says that the Ryzen 7 9700X will be priced at $359 (down $40 from its previous Ryzen 7 7700X) and the Ryzen 5 9600X will be priced at $279 (down $20 from its previous Ryzen 5 7600X). They’re hitting the streets August 8.

Following a week later on August 15th will be the Ryzen 9 9950X, $649, and the Ryzen 7 9900X, $499. Those are cheaper than their 7000-series models by $50 each. While not as low as the initial Best Buy leak, the discount should be much appreciated by system builders.

AMD originally announced the Ryzen 9000 series earlier this year in June at Computex, promising to deliver by end of July. The launch was then delayed to ensure quality and address issues.

In July, AMD disclosed that its new Ryzen 9000 series demonstrates substantial performance gains over the previous Ryzen 7000 series. We now know these latest chips are cheaper, too. In July, AMD disclosed that its new Ryzen 9000 series demonstrates substantial performance gains over the previous Ryzen 7000 series. We now know these latest chips are cheaper, too.

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In July, AMD disclosed that its new Ryzen 9000 series demonstrates substantial performance gains over the previous Ryzen 7000 series. We now know these latest chips are cheaper, too.

Mark Hachman / IDG

Mark Hachman / IDG

Back when AMD first disclosed the four chips, the company mentioned some of their performance expectations rooted in the Ryzen 9000 performance details and what consumers could expect from the Zen 5 architecture and subsequent generations.

Inflation, shminflation! It’s rare to see retail prices actually decrease in this day and age, but AMD has pulled it off.