AMD's 12-Core, 24-Thread Ryzen 9 3900X Drops to $420

By Niels Broekhuijsen
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That's $35 per core or $17.50 per thread.

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It's only been a few months since the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X launched with an MSRP of $499, but despite the chip's popularity, the price has already come down by $80, one of the best tech deals on a CPU right now. It's selling for $420 at Amazon, Walmart and B&H. This is after the chip was almost unobtainable around launch.

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X : was $499, now $420 @ Amazon

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X : was $499, now $420 @ Amazon
With 12 cores and 24 threads, the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X is a beat of a CPU, now coming in at a more reasonable price than ever. If the 3950X is still too expensive for you at $750 for 16 cores, the 3900X offers much higher performance per dollar.

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In our AMD Ryzen 9 3900X review, we praised the performance offered in heavily threaded applications. With 12 CPU cores running at a base clock of 3.8 GHz and a max boost clock of up to 4.6 GHz, the 3900X packs a significant punch that'll come in handy during  video editing or other highly threaded workloads. In addition, an improved architecture over its predecessor proved beneficial for gaming. 

For more CPU recommendations, see our deal roundups for the Best CPUs for Work, Best Gaming CPUs and Best Cheap CPUs.

Niels Broekhuijsen
Niels Broekhuijsen

Niels Broekhuijsen is a Contributing Writer for Tom's Hardware US. He reviews cases, water cooling and pc builds.

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5 Comments Comment from the forums
  • Callum Clarke
    420? Nice dude ;)
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  • Newtonius
    * cries onto the burning hole in my wallet *
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  • InvalidError
    The price-cutting to make room for 4000-series SKUs has begun already?
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  • scodd
    Now 400 at Microcenter. 380 if you buy a motherboard with it.
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  • mdd1963
    admin said:
    On sale for $420, the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X CPU offers great performance for those looking for extra punch on a mainstream platform.

    AMD's 12-Core, 24-Thread Ryzen 9 3900X Drops to $420 : Read more

    That's a darn good price! (A friend here is pulling the trigger on a set of parts around the 3900X now, in fact)

    Now if only the 9900K and 9700K fell to an appropriate $330 and $250 (respectively) or so, things would be at least semi- ' right with the world'!
    Reply