It's clear that Ryzen X3D CPUs are here to dominate for a long time, but it's surprising to see a single CPU selling almost as many units as the entire Intel CPU stack.
Amazon US October CPU Sales Reveal AMD Sold 16,000 Units of Ryzen 9800X3D and 7800X3D While Intel Struggles to Go Past 10,000 Units With All It Has
It has been a while since we covered the CPU sales stats, but it's time to take a look at the numbers again. It shouldn't be surprising to see AMD dominating month after month, but the domination is too brutal. This is even though AMD is now down to 83.80% from nearly 90% of the share in total units shipped on Amazon. As you may expect, the Ryzen X3D processors are still at the top of the chart, and there is no sign of any Intel CPU in the top 10 for months.
The Raptor Lake Refresh 14th-gen CPUs continue to perform better than Core Ultra 200 series, and it's mostly due to Core Ultra 7 265K, a decently powerful CPU for both gaming and productivity. But it couldn't have been possible to sell nearly 1,000 units in a month if it was selling for its launch MSRP. At a sub-$300 price point, it's really attractive, but not enough for gamers. Gamers still continue to spend more on X3D chips such as Ryzen 7 9800X3D and 7800X3D, which offer leading gaming performance.
Both CPUs have sold 8,000 units in a month, and the combined numbers are much higher than the entire CPU stack from Intel, including processors from as old as the 7th generation. That said, with Intel's 12th, 13th, and 14th gen rising prices, most popular Intel CPUs are now in a much less appealing position than in the previous month. AMD CPUs from the previous gen are also seeing some price hikes, but's Ryzen 9000 series is still unaffected.
It's also interesting to see Ryzen 5 5500 sitting at the third position and having sold almost 5,000 units, it's easily considered as the best entry-level processor due to its 6-core/12-thread configuration. Despite a lackluster gaming performance compared to bigger siblings like Ryzen 5600X, it continues to sell more than its rivals like Intel Core i3 12100 and Core i3 14100F, which offer not more than four cores. Surely, they do offer hyperthreading, but so does the Ryzen 5600X, making it better overall.
It's clear from the numbers that gamers are looking for either the "best" possible gaming performance or something that can do both gaming and productivity on a budget. Despite AMD's expensive offerings such as 9800X3D and 7800X3D, the average selling price is much lower than Intel's, and this is mostly due to good sales of budget processors.
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