The Ryzen 9000 is here, and we’ve already been able to offer you a few tests, notably of the Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X. These first tests show an interesting evolution of these new versions compared to the references of the previous generation. With a lower TDP, AMD seems to be positioning itself as the brand that deliberately goes against the grain of its main competitor…at the risk of leaving us a little perplexed for the time being. Is this sentiment reflected in sales, now that these two versions have been available for a few days?
Ryzen 9000: a slow start to sales?
The first figures come from Germany, with the traditional information distilled by MindFactory, a major wholesaler who habitually publishes weekly statistics on sales and the models they have shipped. I might as well say it straight away: it’s not great.
If we have to go by the numbers alone, Mindfactory is said to have sold just 10 units of the Ryzen 5 9600X , the same number as the Ryzen 7 3700X. Worse still, the Ryzen 7 9700X doesn’t even appear in the list, which means that not a single part has left the wholesaler’s stock. Should we be concerned, given that these figures reflect just a few days’ sales? Not really, for two reasons.
Ryzen 9000: no worries about sales for the moment
Firstly, the time of year and the generally tense economic climate are probably not conducive to a direct sales surge for a new product. Finally, the false start of the Ryzen 9000, with a launch delayed by 15 days, has, according to our own sources, caused a fair amount of disruption to the wholesalers and distributors responsible for marketing the Ryzen 9000. To make things clear, AMD took it upon itself to remove all problematic stock before delivering “correct” batches of processors, often just a few hours before the official launch. MindFactory’s figures must therefore be analyzed with this part of the story in mind.
