Newegg is offering a new low-cost bundle combining the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X CPU, ASRock's X670E PG Lightning AM5 ATX motherboard, and two G.Skill Flare X5 series 16 GB DDR5-6000 memory, for a total of 32 GB, for just $500 US.
Users should not sleep on this new bundle offer from Newegg offering an AMD Ryzen 7 7700X CPU, 32 GB DDR5 EXPO memory, & X670E motherboard for under $500
If one were to purchase the current bundle separately, the price would be $731.97. Let us break down the components in the bundle to see how well the savings are for consumers. First, we have the ASRock X670E PG Lightning AM5 ATX motherboard, released on Newegg for $259.99 at the end of October 2022.
The memory from G.Skill, the Flare X5 series DDR5-6000 32 GB memory (2x16 memory modules), retailed for $209.99 in September 2022. Lastly, the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X processor was initially released at $399.99 in October 2022. The total retail price was $869.97. Readers should note that all prices are from Newegg and reported on the retailer's website at release time. This means that on Newegg, this bundle saves consumers $369.98 (without taxes and shipping), and it is also the first time we have seen a bundle of this caliber under $500.
The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X "Zen 4" CPU packs eight cores and 16 threads. The processor features a base clock of 4.5 GHz and a peak boost clock of 5.4 GHz. This unique processor offers a lower 105W TDP or 142W PPT. The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X has an L3 cache of 32 MB and 8 MB of L2 cache.
AMD Ryzen 7000 Raphael Desktop CPU Specs:
| CPU Name | Architecture | Process Node | Cores / Threads | Base Clock | Boost Clock (SC Max) | Cache | TDP | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | Zen 4 3D V-Cache | 5nm | 16/32 | 4.2 GHz | 5.7 GHz | 144 MB (64+64+16) | 120W | $699 US |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | Zen 4 | 5nm | 16/32 | 4.5 GHz | 5.7 GHz | 80 MB (64+16) | 170W | $699 US |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D | Zen 4 3D V-Cache | 5nm | 12/24 | 4.4 GHz | 5.6 GHz | 144 MB (64+64+12) | 120W | $599 US |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | Zen 4 | 5nm | 12/24 | 4.7 GHz | 5.6 GHz | 76 MB (64+12) | 170W | $549 US |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7900 | Zen 4 | 5nm | 12/24 | 3.6 GHz | 5.4 GHz | 76 MB (64+12) | 65W | $429 US |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Zen 4 3D V-Cache | 5nm | 8/16 | 4.2 GHz | 5.0 GHz | 104 MB (32+64+8) | 120W | $449 US |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D | Zen 4 3D V-Cache | 5nm | 8/16 | 4.0 GHz | 4.5 GHz | 104 MB (32+64+8) | TBD | $299-$349? |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | Zen 4 | 5nm | 8/16 | 4.5 GHz | 5.4 GHz | 40 MB (32+8) | 105W | $399 US |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | Zen 4 | 5nm | 8/16 | 3.6 GHz | 5.3 GHz | 40 MB (32+8) | 65W | $329 US |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D | Zen 4 3D V-Cache | 5nm | 6/12 | TBD | TBD | 102 MB (32+6+64) | TBD | TBD |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | Zen 4 | 5nm | 6/12 | 4.7 GHz | 5.3 GHz | 38 MB (32+6) | 105W | $299 US |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7600 | Zen 4 | 5nm | 6/12 | 3.8 GHz | 5.1 GHz | 38 MB (32+6) | 65W | $229 US |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7500F | Zen 4 | 5nm | 6/12 | 3.7 GHz | 5.0 GHz | 38 MB (32+6) | 65W | $179 US |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7400F | Zen 4 | 5nm | 6/12 | 3.7 GHz | 4.7 GHz | 38 MB (32+6) | 65W | TBD |
In February, it was reported that the price of AMD's Ryzen 7 7700X was expected to drop and eventually did. It was speculated that it was an attempt by the company to offer a comparable processor to outsell rival competitor Intel in processor sales. But, users have remained stagnant in the DIY marketplace, avoiding purchasing new products from NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel because of initial high prices. Over the last several months, the "big three" have attempted to lower their products' costs to regain their foothold in the PC DIY market.
Now that AMD, ASRock, and G.Skill are at this dramatically low cost, this will assist in each company's overall overhead costs for manufacturing and lessen the growing inventory sitting idle on manufacturer shelves.
Users interested in this fantastic deal can check out the sale on Newegg while supplies last. There is a limit of two bundles per customer.
News Sources: VideoCardz, Josh Walrath
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