What would beat a R5 1600 for $100 in price/performance for gaming?

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Unless this is a mistake, but a Ryzen 5 1600 for $99.99 no strings attached:
https://www.microcenter.com/product/478826/ryzen-5-1600-32ghz-6-core-am4-boxed-processor-with-wraith-spire-cooler

Is there anything out there that beats this for price/performance with respect to gaming?

Why should anyone pay nearly double for 7% gain (OC-ed) for a 2600x:
https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-5-2600X-vs-AMD-Ryzen-5-1600/3956vs3919

or nearly triple for the 2700x:
https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-7-2700X-vs-AMD-Ryzen-5-1600/3958vs3919
When it won't improve gaming by even 10%