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Honestly, if you're chasing the best price-to-performance ratio, you basically have to look at the 1% lows. Not sure but IIRC, some of the recent benchmarks show this chip STILL beating out way more expensive silicon in titles that are heavy on the L3 cache. Tbh, I think the real value here isn't just the MSRP drop - it's the insane efficiency. Even at $399, you're getting top-tier gaming throughput with a TDP that most air coolers can handle easily. I've seen some data suggesting that the V-Cache performance uplift in simulation-heavy games is so massive that a price drop makes it a total NO-BRAINER for anyone on the AM5 platform. I'm not 100% certain how long these prices will stay low before stock gets weird - especially with production shifts - but if you're looking for that buttery smooth frame delivery, yeah, this is basically the sweet spot for high-end builds right now.

Exactly what I was thinking

Under $400 in this Summer.

Why not get 9800X3D?

Currently is already under $400.

$399 right now. https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Ryzen-7800X3D-16-Thread-Processor/dp/B0BTZB7F88?------123456890?7649-20