It’s not a secret anymore: Ryzen 7000 are not selling well. This is due to the general context of inflation rather than to the real qualities of the new AMD systems. It must be said that to buy a new Ryzen, you also have to change your motherboard and get a DDR5. While we have just seen that AMD has made serious efforts to lower the price of its Ryzen 5000, some signs could indicate that the end of the year would be favorable to some promotions on the Ryzen 7000.
If in Europe nothing is moving, signs are already there in the US where many retailers are making significant efforts to encourage their customers to switch to a CPU/Motherboard/Ram bundle. We have seen significant discounts on motherboards and the most striking example is revealed by Tomshardware. Micro Center has started offering free 32GB DDR5-5600 kits with Ryzen 7000 purchases. An offer that would be difficult to consider without brand support.
In China, big promotions on Ryzen 7000
But the most interesting signal comes from China. The Zen 4 based chips are heavily discounted, probably in connection with the Singles’ Day, the equivalent of our Black Friday. On this occasion, we find Ryzen 7000 CPUs with a price much lower in China than in the rest of the world and especially much lower than the North American price.
The Ryzen 9 7950X was launched at $ 765 is displayed for the occasion at $ 557, 27% cheaper than when it was released. The Ryzen 9 7900X which sold for $598 is positioned at $459, a 23% drop. It seems obvious that such operations can not be conducted without direct assistance from AMD. Even though we have no information in this direction at the moment, it is not impossible that the reds will engage in a series of aggressive promotions for Black Friday. If you’re thinking of upgrading to AM5…just wait.
