From PC World: It may not be Black Friday, or even some version of Amazon’s Prime Day, but AMD is having a sale anyway: the company is taking up to $50 off its top Ryzen processors, just because. AMD is also confirming that next-gen Ryzen 9000 X3D parts are en route and scheduled for November 7, while providing frustratingly few details about them.
AMD isn’t offering any context for its actions, announcing that the discounts are an “early holiday promotion” that will take place starting October 20 and lasting an indeterminate amount of time. It’s slicing off anywhere between $30 to $50 off of the Ryzen 5 9600X, the Ryzen 7 9700X, the Ryzen 9 9900X, and the Ryzen 9 9950X.
Is it a little weird? Yes. AMD isn’t even saying what the final prices are for the processors in question: it’s up to channel partners.
“AMD is offering this promotional pricing to channel partners, starting on Oct. 20, but final street pricing is dynamic at most retailers – specifically Amazon and Newegg,” an AMD representative said in an email.
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