Earlier this month we saw AMD unveiling its new Ryzen 9000 series desktop processors at Computex 2024. The new desktop processors feature AMD’s next-gen Zen 5 architecture, promising approximately 15% faster performance. During the announcement, AMD said that the new chips will arrive in July 2024, however, online retailer B&H suggests that preorders will only begin at 9 a.m. ET on July 31.
Additionally, we also have (unofficial) pricing information for the upcoming CPUs. According to a report, the flagship AMD Ryzen 9 9950X has been listed on Canada Computers for CAD 839 ($610), which is noticeably lower than the $699 launch price of the Ryzen 9 7950X. Another retailer from the Philippines has listed the entire Ryzen 9000 desktop CPU lineup with the Ryzen 9 9950X priced at 38,000 Pesos ($648), Ryzen 9 9900X at 35,000 Pesos ($597), Ryzen 7 9700X at 24,000 Pesos ($409), and the Ryzen 5 9600X at 18,500 Pesos ($315).
AMD HAS NOT YET COMFIRMED THESE PRICES
Performance-wise, the upcoming Ryzen 9000 series promises improvements despite maintaining similar core configurations and clock speeds to previous generations. The new Zen 5 architecture is built on a 4nm node, and AMD claims that it delivers a 16% increase in Instructions Per Clock (IPC) over its predecessors.
PRICING
- Ryzen 9 9950X – 16-cores: 38,000 Philippine pesos ($648)
- Ryzen 9 9900X – 12-cores: 35,000 Philippine pesos ($597)
- Ryzen 7 9700X – 8-cores: 24,000 Philippine pesos ($409)
- Ryzen 5 9600X – 6-cores: 18,500 Philippine pesos ($315)
Due to the fluctuating exchange rate, we can easily assume these represent $649, $599, $399, and $299 MSRP, respectively. Even so, some of these CPUs still carry an unusual price tag – namely the 9950X and 9900X. Where the six and eight-core models replaced their predecessors, the 12 and 16-core chips got much closer – a surprisingly small price difference for a noticeable increase in multi-core performance.
While the release date seems right where we expect it to be, pricing could easily be a placeholder. I’ll believe the unusually small $51 gap between the 16 and 12-core models when I see it. In any case, we don’t have to wait much longer to find out So, stay tuned.
