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Deals The Core Ultra 7 265K goes on sale for Amazon Prime Day at $259, down from the chip's $404 MSRP.
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AMD Ryzen 7000 series prices down to an all-time low.
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You can get a Ryzen 7 7800X3D for $341 at Amazon.
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