AMD launched its newest Ryzen 7 9800X3D to glowing evaluations this week, however if you wish to purchase one, you might need to attend for extra inventory. The 9800X3D is presently bought out at Newegg and Finest Purchase, with most Micro Middle places additionally promoting AMD's prime gaming processor.
The state of affairs is comparable in Europe. In Germany, most retailers are out of inventory and new shipments received't arrive till the top of this month. Within the UK, Scan is accepting pre-orders for the 9800X3D, however inventory received't arrive till November 29. Overclockers UK says that its inventory is presently being held at UK Customs and that the primary and second deliveries are allotted and bought out. One other supply is just not anticipated till December.
AMD head of computing and graphics Jack Huynh shared pictures on X of individuals lining up for the 9800X3D at retailers, whereas AMD CEO Lisa Su signed off on among the processors for “some particular companions.” In fact, scalpers are attempting to make the most of the low stock state of affairs, with some 9800X3D listings on eBay asking as a lot as $999 as an alternative of the processor's $479 retail worth.
Whereas there’ll doubtless be pent-up demand for the 9800X3D after the frustration of the desktop Zen 5 and Intel Core Extremely 9 285Ok processors, it's clear that AMD doesn't have sufficient inventory of this new processor for the launch interval. The timing of the 9800X3D's launch got here as a shock, coming lower than three months after AMD launched its first Zen 5 desktop processors in August. AMD didn't introduce its Zen four X3D components till 5 months after the Ryzen 9 7950X first launched in September 2022, with the 7800X3D arriving nearly seven months later.