AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Drops to $269 at Walmart

By Ash Hill
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And you get some bonus flash drives!

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
(Image credit: AMD)

With RTX 3000 GPUs finally getting into the hands of the public, you'll want to make sure you have one of the best CPUs to go alongside yours, so you can take full advantage of its power. Lucky for you, the Walmart website is currently selling the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X at just $269 (down from $307). The offer also includes three 32GB SanDisk flash drives with printed patterns on them.

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X w/ three 32GB flash drives: was $307, now $269 @Walmart

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X w/ three 32GB flash drives: was $307, now $269 @Walmart

This offer includes the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X CPU, which can reach speeds as high as 4.4GHz when boosted. It also comes with three 32GB SanDisk flash drives.

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This particular CPU has 8 cores and 16 threads. Its base operating speed is around 3.6GHz and it can reach 4.4GHz when boosted. It supports DDR4 memory with speeds up to 3200MHz.

Cooling-wise, the Ryzen 7 3700X comes with AMD's Wraith Prism cooler. This might not be one of the best cpu coolers, but it gets the job done and features RGB LEDs for a flashy look.               

Check out this offer for yourself at the AMD Ryzen7 3700X product page on Walmart. There is no expiration listed on the website and it’s not clear how long the offer will be made available.

Ash Hill
Ash Hill
Freelance News and Features Writer

Ash Hill is a Freelance News and Features Writer at Tom's Hardware US. She manages the Pi projects of the month and much of our daily Raspberry Pi reporting.

11 Comments Comment from the forums
  • Phaaze88
    Maybe it's because I live in Louisiana, but I've never seen such parts in a Walmart.
    I'll see keyboards, speakers, USB flash, SD cards, monitors, laptops, prebuilt desktops, mics, webcams...

    Maybe it's an online only thing?
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  • Shadowclash10
    Phaaze88 said:
    Maybe it's because I live in Louisiana, but I've never seen such parts in a Walmart.
    I'll see keyboards, speakers, USB flash, SD cards, monitors, laptops, prebuilt desktops, mics, webcams...

    Maybe it's an online only thing?
    Same. I don't think it's you - not seen any such parts in California/New York Walmarts either. IE, componenets like CPUs. GPUs, RAM, etc.
    Reply
  • McGaz
    I've be waiting a few more days for the Zen 3 announcement before buying anything like this!
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  • drewthebrave
    McGaz said:
    I've be waiting a few more days for the Zen 3 announcement before buying anything like this!

    Agreed. If I'm going to by a processor that will last me a few years, I want to make sure I don't buy it right before the replacement is announced. At the very least, this 3700x could see a more significant price drop. At best, the newer generation could be such a significant jump in performance that it's worth waiting for.
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  • styymy
    Phaaze88 said:
    Maybe it's because I live in Louisiana, but I've never seen such parts in a Walmart.
    I'll see keyboards, speakers, USB flash, SD cards, monitors, laptops, prebuilt desktops, mics, webcams...

    Maybe it's an online only thing?
    Correct this would be an online only purchase from Walmart. Walmart actually does sell quite a bit in the area in PC building components but the sales are all online and not in-store purchases.
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  • Phaaze88
    @styymy
    Thanks for that! I wasn't sure at all.
    Reply
  • JamesSneed
    McGaz said:
    I've be waiting a few more days for the Zen 3 announcement before buying anything like this!
    Anyone sensible is waiting.
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  • Avro Arrow
    drewthebrave said:
    Agreed. If I'm going to by a processor that will last me a few years, I want to make sure I don't buy it right before the replacement is announced. At the very least, this 3700x could see a more significant price drop. At best, the newer generation could be such a significant jump in performance that it's worth waiting for.
    I understand your sentiment but there actually is a time when it's still ok to buy a CPU not too far off from its replacement being announced. In my case, I didn't feel like buying another motherboard (with the way motherboard prices are right now) so I bought an R5-3600X to replace my R7-1700 when AMD had their inevitable (what I call the) "stupid sale" in August where they drop the price stupidly low (in this case, they dropped it $100CAD) for the generation about to be replaced. which usually happens 2-3 months before a new architecture is released.

    I think that the point of the stupid sale is that AMD wants to liquidate stock of the previous generation so you pay about the same price that you would post-launch without having to wait. Since I specifically bought my X370 board so that I could upgrade the CPU on the same board, the release of Zen 3 was more or less irrelevant to me except that I knew to keep an eye out for the stupid sale. AMD makes REALLY good margins on its Zen chiplets so they can easily let the price plummet when they need to and still make money.

    If you are planning to buy a new motherboard (which is admittedly more common), then I 100% agree with you that waiting for Zen 3 is a no-brainer.
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  • punkncat
    I would mention that if you are ever in a WalMart during hours that both and electronics section individual is on, and that they aren't too busy to help you...They have a great deal of storage out on the floor and it can be very advantageous if they will let you look through the stock there. I have found the same is true with Best Buy and others. Often they have great items in there that aren't advertised anywhere and in some case that stock levels aren't aware of.
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  • 99wjtx
    Phaaze88 said:
    Maybe it's because I live in Louisiana, but I've never seen such parts in a Walmart.
    I'll see keyboards, speakers, USB flash, SD cards, monitors, laptops, prebuilt desktops, mics, webcams...

    Maybe it's an online only thing?

    Many years ago a typical Walmart carried a small assortment of components - hard drives, RAM, Graphics Cards, etc., though I don't believe I recall ever seeing CPUs in a store.

    My guess is they realized that despite their world class logistical and inventory system, they often found themselves behind the technology curve holding aging inventory nobody wanted because the tech had progressed too fast for them. To say they buy in bulk would be a huge understatement. They buy in BULK.

    That's OK for toilet paper and mustard but for PC components, it can leave you holding a very expensive bag, and I'll bet some Bentonville folks found themselves in just that position on more than one "you got some 'splainin' to do" occasion. Hence, they don't stock that stuff in their stores anymore.
    Reply