One of the best processors, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, is still in high demand several months after its launch. German news website Computer Database reports that AMD’s gaming champion is readily available in Germany, but at a higher price.
Ryzen 7 9800X3D availability is allegedly much more consistent than at launch two months ago, when you couldn’t find the CPU in stock at any price (unless you were willing to pay scalper prices). MindFactory is currently selling the Ryzen 7 9800X3D at €589 (~$604), €60 (~$62) above the MSRP, which helps prevent it from flying off store shelves.
MindFactory also allegedly shared statistics regarding the sales volume of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D. On January 1, the retailer sold almost 8,700 processors in one day. From January 1 to the morning of January 11, the retailer almost doubled its sales, selling 14,160 units. For perspective, MindFactory is selling Ryzen 7 9800X3D processors every two and a half minutes, assuming demand remains the same over the past 10 days.
The availability of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D is also becoming more positive in the United States. According to PCPartPicker data, Ryzen 9800X3D has been permanently available on Newegg’s offer since December 14, although this should be taken with a pinch of salt. The Ryzen 7 9800X3D is now available for just $10 off its $739 MSRP on Amazon and Newegg.
The Ryzen 7 9800X3D was one of, if not the most sought after processors in 2024. After the disappointing launch of the Ryzen 9000 series, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D turned things around, offering gamers an average of 15% performance improvement over the Ryzen 7 7800X3D and even greater performance improvements over non-X3D processors.
As a result, this high-performance part quickly attracted the attention of customers around the world, taking the top spot among Amazon’s best-selling processors just days after its launch. AMD believes the “terrible” launch of Intel’s Arrow Lake processor is responsible for the sky-high demand for the Ryzen 6 9800X3D, noting that demand was “slightly higher than we anticipated” due to Intel creating a “terrible” product.
