AMD Ryzen 7 5800X drops below the US$300 mark at Micro Center
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The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X processor has hit a sub-US$300 price tag at one retailer, hot on the heels of Alder Lake’s release. Micro Center has listed the 8-core Zen 3 chip for US$299.99, which is a huge reduction from the MSRP of US$449.99. Other popular Vermeer SKUs like the Ryzen 5 5600X and Ryzen 9 5950X have also been discounted.
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