Old Ryzen AM4 CPUs top US, UK Amazon charts as DDR5 pricing pushes buyers to last-gen platform — DDR4-friendly Ryzen 5 5800X, XT claim spots in the top 5
The five-year-old Ryzen 7 5800X and its 2024 refresh, the 5800XT, are among the best-selling CPUs this holiday season despite being two generations behind Zen 5.
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The AMD Ryzen 5 5800X — launched on November 5, 2020 — recently hit the top spot in Amazon UK’s list of best-selling CPUs. The refreshed 5800XT, which arrived in July last year, is likewise in the top ten most popular processors in Amazon US, with the chip sitting in fourth place.
This is unusual, given that these use the five-year-old Zen 3 architecture and the nearly decade-old AM4 platform. The age of these chips means that they’re often picked by PC builders sticking to a budget and are commonly eschewed by mainstream and high-end enthusiasts for more modern Zen 4 and Zen 5 options.
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Jowi Morales is a tech enthusiast with years of experience working in the industry. He’s been writing with several tech publications since 2021, where he’s been interested in tech hardware and consumer electronics.