AMD Ryzen 9000 “Zen 5” CPU Prices Official: 9950X $649, 9900X $499, 9700X $359, 9600X $279

Aug 6, 2024 at 08:50pm EDT
AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPU Prices Official: 9950X $649, 9900X $499, 9700X $359, 9600X $279 1

AMD has confirmed the official prices of its Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs including 9950X, 9900X, 9700X & 9600X which start at $279 & up to $649.

AMD Has Officially Confirmed The Prices of Its Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPU Family, Slightly Lower Than Ryzen 7000 "Zen 4" At Each Segment

Today, AMD is confirming the prices of its entire Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPU family which starts at $279 US and goes as high as $649 US. While previous prices came from retailers, this time, AMD itself is confirming the prices which are pretty much the same as disclosed earlier besides the top SKUs.

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The Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs were originally planned to launch on 31st July but AMD had to push back the launch of these chips to August citing testing and quality issues encountered on the first batches. The new dates are the 8th of August for the Ryzen 7 9700X & Ryzen 5 9600X CPUs while the high-end chips, the Ryzen 9 9950X & the Ryzen 9 9900X, will hit retail shelves on the 15th of August.

Following are the prices disclosed for the next-gen Ryzen CPUs:

At $649, the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X will be aiming for the high-end Intel Core i9-14900K and Core i9-14900KS chips which end up around a similar price range. The 14900K can be found for around a $550-$560 US price point so it's around $100 cheaper but AMD has promised some superb multi-threading performance with the 9950X and the gaming performance should also be very strong if official benchmarks are to go by.

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X will be priced at $499 US which is once again $100 US more than the Intel Core i7-14700K but once again, AMD did highlight faster multi-threaded and gaming performance at a much lower TDP of just 120W. AMD positions the Ryzen 9 9900X chip as a 14900K CPU competitor which is $50 US more expensive. Following are the TDP comparisons between the four chips of this generation with the prior one:

The Ryzen 7 9700X at $359 US seems to be a good deal since it was recently revealed that the chip would end up slightly faster than the Ryzen 7 7800X3D, the best gaming chip at the moment while running at just 65W.

Lastly, the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X at $279 US makes it look much better than the previously expected $299 US pricing. The 6-core chip will be a decent mainstream solution for the AM5 segment while offering better value than the official prices of the last-gen parts.

Overall, it looks like AMD is going to attract many new PC builders to its AM5 platform with these price points, and with all the troubles that Intel is currently facing with its Desktop lineup, AMD might just take away a big chunk of that desktop market share.

AMD Ryzen 9000 "Granite Ridge" Desktop CPUs Specs:

CPU NameArchitectureCores / ThreadsBase / Boost ClockCacheGraphics (Integrated)Memory SupportTDPPrice (MSRP)
Ryzen 9 9950X3D2Zen 516/324.3 / 5.6 GHz192 MB L3 + 16 MB L22 x RDNA 2 CUsDDR5-5600200W$899
Ryzen 9 9950X3DZen 516/324.3 / 5.7 GHz128 MB L3 + 16 MB L22 x RDNA 2 CUsDDR5-5600170W$699
Ryzen 9 PRO 9965X3DZen 516/324.3 / 5.5 GHz128 MB L3 + 16 MB L22 x RDNA 2 CUsDDR5-5600170WTBD
Ryzen 9 9950XZen 516/324.3 / 5.7 GHz64 MB L3 + 16 MB L22 x RDNA 2 CUsDDR5-5600170W$599
Ryzen 9 9900X3DZen 512/244.4 / 5.5 GHz128 MB L3 + 12 MB L22 x RDNA 2 CUsDDR5-5600120W$599
Ryzen 9 9900XZen 512/244.4 / 5.6 GHz64 MB L3 + 12 MB L22 x RDNA 2 CUsDDR5-5600120W$469
Ryzen 9 PRO 9945Zen 512/243.4 / TBD GHz64 MB L3 + 12 MB L22x RDNA 2 CUsDDR5-560065WTBD
Ryzen 7 9850X3DZen 58/164.7 / 5.6 GHz96 MB L3 + 8 MB L22 x RDNA 2 CUsDDR5-5600120W$499
Ryzen 7 9800X3DZen 58/164.7 / 5.2 GHz96 MB L3 + 8 MB L22 x RDNA 2 CUsDDR5-5600120W$479
Ryzen 7 9700XZen 58/163.8 / 5.5 GHz32 MB L3 + 8 MB L22 x RDNA 2 CUsDDR5-560065W/105W$299
Ryzen 7 9700FZen 58/163.8 / 5.5 GHz32 MB L3 + 8 MB L2N/ADDR5-560065W$249
Ryzen 7 PRO 9745Zen 58/163.8 / TBD GHz32 MB L3 + 8 MB L22x RDNA 2 CUsDDR5-560065WTBD
Ryzen 5 9600X3DZen 56/12TBD96 MB L3 + 6 MB L22x RDNA 2 CUsDDR5-560065WTBD
Ryzen 5 9600XZen 56/123.9 / 5.4 GHz32 MB L3 + 6 MB L22 x RDNA 2 CUsDDR5-560065W/105W$199
Ryzen 5 PRO 9645Zen 56/123.9 / TBD GHz32 MB L3 + 6 MB L22x RDNA 2 CUsDDR5-560065WTBD
Ryzen 5 9600Zen 56/123.8 / 5.2 GHz32 MB L3 + 6 MB L22x RDNA 2 CUsDDR5-560065W$189

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