AMD’s Ryzen 9 5950X launched with a $799 MSRP back in November. That steep price tag was backed by the kind of performance that made it our Best Value for Productivity winner in the Best CPUs list. It shared the honors with the Core i7-12700K, which we said is more value-orientated, but that may no longer be as clear-cut now that team red’s chip has been discounted.
For those who prefer team blue, Newegg is also discounting the Core i9-12900K by $14. That might not sound like much, but it brings the price down to a similar level as the Ryzen 9 5950X. Don’t be surprised to see the prices of AMD’s Zen 3 chips, and probably some Alder Lake products, drop even further once the Zen 4 series launches in the second half of the year.
