AMD Drop's Ryzen 3000 Pricing By Up to $50: Official Price Drop Until 31st March
by Anton Shilov on March 13, 2020 12:00 PM EST- Posted in
- CPUs
- AMD
- Game Bundles
- Ryzen
- Ryzen 3000
AMD has started a new promotion and will sell its latest 3rd Generation Ryzen desktop processors with a noticeable discount for a few weeks. The campaign is effective worldwide, though in some countries reductions will be more significant, whereas in other regions they will be not. In addition, some buyers will get Xbox Game Pass with their new CPUs.
Starting this week and through March 31, AMD will reduce SEPs (standard e-tail prices) of select Ryzen 3000-series desktop processors by $25 - $50. As a result, the mid-range six-core Ryzen 5 3600 will cost $174, whereas the high-end 12-core Ryzen 9 3900X will be priced at $449. In addition, some buyers will also get a three-months Xbox Game Pass while supplies last. Note that the promotion is run by AMD itself, yet it may vary from retailer to retailer and from region to region. The list of offerings looks as follows.
AMD Ryzen 3000 March 2020 Promotion | ||||||
Old SEP | New SEP |
Discount | Amazon.com Price at Press Time | |||
Ryzen 9 3900X | $499 | $449 | $50 | $419 | ||
Ryzen 7 3800X | $399 | $359 | $40 | $340 | ||
Ryzen 7 3700X | $329 | $304 | $25 | $290 | ||
Ryzen 5 3600X | $249 | $224 | $25 | $200 | ||
Ryzen 5 3600 | $199 | $174 | $25 | $175 |
It should be noted that retailers are also running their own promotional pricing on top of AMD's new SEPs, which means we're seeing items like the 3900X, which should be at its new SEP of $449, even lower at $419.
Without any doubts, all discounts are always welcome by the end user, so AMD deserves a kudos. Meanwhile, the said AMD processors have cost lower than their new SEPs for weeks in the USA, so customers in the States will only be able enjoy the free subscription.
AMD is known for running limited time promotions and sell its products at discounts. To that end, it is hard to say whether this particular campaign is needed to boost the company’s retail sales in the final weeks of the quarter, or potentially that AMD might believe demand for PC hardware in the coming weeks will increase as people will turn to digital entertainment due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus, so AMD wants to offer more attractive prices to win the market. In any case, enjoy while it lasts.
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yannigr2 - Friday, March 13, 2020 - link
And why choose an AMD CPU and not a ****new**** Intel CPU, like the Core i9 10900T for example that is advertised as a 35W TDP CPU and consumer over 120W in reality?jordanclock - Friday, March 13, 2020 - link
As much as I like to point out Intel's failings, TDP is not power consumption.MenhirMike - Friday, March 13, 2020 - link
Let me be that guy: "Drop's" - really? (Headline at the moment, should be drops without the apostrophe)sheh - Friday, March 13, 2020 - link
Nonsense!http://drops-official.com/
3ogdy - Saturday, March 14, 2020 - link
AMD *DROPS.AshlayW - Saturday, March 14, 2020 - link
There is no viable reason to even consider an Intel CPU in 2020 for a desktop PC. This is just the further icing on the cake. AMD has done more for consumer/client computing in 3 years than Intel has done in 10+.harobikes333 - Saturday, March 14, 2020 - link
^ Agreed 100% - competition is a GOOD THING. If chips are similar I'll always purchase an AMD chip simply because they're the underdog so to speak. A quick search of Intel CPU pricing five years ago until recently shows that competition ensures fair pricing.watzupken - Sunday, March 15, 2020 - link
Seems like AMD is starting their clearance, and at the same time, making the Ryzen chips more attractive against the imminent release of the Intel 10xxx series.Humfuri - Sunday, March 15, 2020 - link
I just read that 7nm amd cpu isn't really 7nm. I searched for answers but haven't really cleared it yetmeacupla - Sunday, March 15, 2020 - link
It's just marketing BS about TSMC's 7nm Transistor DensityAMD (TSMC) 7nm has roughly the same transistor density as Intel 10nm.
However, TSMC 7nm still has reduced power consumption, so it's still better than Intel 10nm.