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May 19, 2024 6:15 PM

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Zen 3 12-Core 24-Thread 3.7 GHz AM4 105W Desktop Processor

$250

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AAAWave has AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Zen 3 12-Core 24 Thread 3.7 GHz AM4 105W Desktop Processor (100-100000252BOX) on sale for $249.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Hunter tDames for posting this deal.

Specs:
  • 12 Cores / 24 Threads
  • 3.7GHz Base / 4.8GHz Boost
  • Socket AM4
  • 6MB L2 & 64MB L3 Cache
  • DDR4-3200 Memory
  • Supports PCIe 4.0 x16

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  • About this Deal:
    • This is priced $9.01 less than the previous Frontpage Deal from earlier this month.
    • Please see the original post for additional details and give the WIKI and forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Written by tDames | Staff
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AAAWave has AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Zen 3 12-Core 24 Thread 3.7 GHz AM4 105W Desktop Processor (100-100000252BOX) on sale for $249.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Hunter tDames for posting this deal.

Specs:
  • 12 Cores / 24 Threads
  • 3.7GHz Base / 4.8GHz Boost
  • Socket AM4
  • 6MB L2 & 64MB L3 Cache
  • DDR4-3200 Memory
  • Supports PCIe 4.0 x16

Editor's Notes

Written by Corwin | Staff
  • About this Deal:
    • This is priced $9.01 less than the previous Frontpage Deal from earlier this month.
    • Please see the original post for additional details and give the WIKI and forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Written by tDames | Staff

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BoastfulSardine717
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most people looking at this have an am4 board right now
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Luigis3rdcousin
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Kinda hard to compare a $250 upgrade to a $700 upgrade bud
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Luigis3rdcousin
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Sinking more money into AM4? Again. How can you compare 250$ to a 700$ upgrade? Changing to AM5 is gonna be 3x the price of this. And for similar performance for a 7700x too
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May 20, 2024 5:32 AM
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Gb1908May 20, 2024 5:32 AM
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Too little of a price drop and too close to next gen replacements.
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May 20, 2024 9:53 AM
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BoastfulSardine717May 20, 2024 9:53 AM
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Quote from Gb1908 View quoted comment :
Too little of a price drop and too close to next gen replacements.
most people looking at this have an am4 board right now
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May 20, 2024 10:39 AM
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Gb1908May 20, 2024 10:39 AM
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Quote from BoastfulSardine717 View quoted comment :
most people looking at this have an am4 board right now
I have a 3700x from about 2018.. i don't see much in the way of life changing improvement over clearing a slight fps bottleneck on an amd 7900xt
May 20, 2024 6:39 PM
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sagar.solankiMay 20, 2024 6:39 PM
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Quote from Gb1908 View quoted comment :
I have a 3700x from about 2018.. i don't see much in the way of life changing improvement over clearing a slight fps bottleneck on an amd 7900xt
I have 3700x also on my budget build and it is using the stock AMD cooler, upgrading to this would be nice for the future proofing but it would also need a new cooler. Not sure if I want to spend $300
May 20, 2024 6:47 PM
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May 20, 2024 11:41 PM
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Luigis3rdcousinMay 20, 2024 11:41 PM
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Quote from Gb1908 View quoted comment :
5900 is not future proofing at this stage with next gen so close. Objectively one would need to look at the overall budget and what that may buy on AM5 OR INTEL socket XXXX
Kinda hard to compare a $250 upgrade to a $700 upgrade bud
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May 20, 2024 11:44 PM
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ltusmcMay 20, 2024 11:44 PM
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I've got a 5800x and am thinking about this. Solely so I can max out my board without upgrading everything.

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May 21, 2024 12:29 AM
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Luigis3rdcousinMay 21, 2024 12:29 AM
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Quote from ltusmc View quoted comment :
I've got a 5800x and am thinking about this. Solely so I can max out my board without upgrading everything.
Depends on what your doing. I'm currently working on a video project and it would turn a 24 minute render into about 12 minutes for me. I have a ryzen 5 3600. I have a friend with a 5900x and it would be the way to go. Although. I've seen the 5950x for sale similar price
May 21, 2024 12:35 AM
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DandyChigginsMay 21, 2024 12:35 AM
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Quote from BoastfulSardine717 View quoted comment :
most people looking at this have an am4 board right now
Exactly
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May 21, 2024 12:44 AM
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elnino2783May 21, 2024 12:44 AM
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Quote from ltusmc View quoted comment :
I've got a 5800x and am thinking about this. Solely so I can max out my board without upgrading everything.
You'd have to consider if your cooling needs to be upgraded, as the 5900x runs hotter
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May 21, 2024 12:46 AM
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elnino2783May 21, 2024 12:46 AM
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Quote from Gb1908 View quoted comment :
5900 is not future proofing at this stage with next gen so close. Objectively one would need to look at the overall budget and what that may buy on AM5 OR INTEL socket XXXX
I'd add this:

It's not future proofing at this price.

It is a performance boost, but it's not really substantial compared to what you could probably get on newer platforms when value for the price is considered
May 21, 2024 1:55 AM
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Luigis3rdcousinMay 21, 2024 1:55 AM
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Quote from essix8 View quoted comment :
Not really a deal, the 5900x isnt aging well and is priced too high still. For example a 13600kf is the same price and is faster in every regard, gaming, single thread and multi-thread. The only people that might even consider this are people on AM4 that refuse to upgrade to a newer/better platform and dont care that they arent getting a good performance to price CPU. I'd skip this and just invest into another platform when you are able to, instead of sinking more money into AM4.
Sinking more money into AM4? Again. How can you compare 250$ to a 700$ upgrade? Changing to AM5 is gonna be 3x the price of this. And for similar performance for a 7700x too
May 21, 2024 2:05 AM
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Asian888May 21, 2024 2:05 AM
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I love my 5900x it mine 39cents per day in BTC. My 7800xd mine .19cents

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May 21, 2024 2:08 AM
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kane9287May 21, 2024 2:08 AM
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Quote from essix8 View quoted comment :
Not really a deal, the 5900x isnt aging well and is priced too high still. For example a 13600kf is the same price and is faster in every regard, gaming, single thread and multi-thread. The only people that might even consider this are people on AM4 that refuse to upgrade to a newer/better platform and dont care that they arent getting a good performance to price CPU. I'd skip this and just invest into another platform when you are able to, instead of sinking more money into AM4.
You compared a 2022 CPU with a 2020 CPU. And the 13600 is only about 20% better. If you have an AM4 build you aren't going to pay $400-700 for a 20% performance boost. This isn't apples to apples.

I would say this future proofs compared to an R7 3700 or anything but current gen R5s. CPU won't likely be your bottleneck until its 6-8 generations old. GPU on the other hand, that's where the real expense is. Its kind of dirty advice to be pushing BRAND NEW as though its the only way to future proof. If buying this put off upgrading my whole platform for 4 years then I future proofed for 4 years. If I can get 6, or 8 well you know what that means.

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