If you're looking for a capable CPU for slotting into your PC, the solid AMD Ryzen 7 5800X is a bargain at Amazon USA right now.

If you're in the process of building out a new gaming PC and you're looking for the best gaming processor, this is it. Right now, the recently released AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D AM5 desktop processor is back in stock at Amazon at its retail price of $479 shipped.

Now a few weeks later, AMD is pinning the Ryzen 7 9800X3D shortage on Arrow Lake, though perhaps not entirely. During the round table discussion, McAfee called the demand for the 9800X3D "unprecedented" and noted that AMD has been ramping its manufacturing capacity, both for 9800X3D and also the Ryzen 7000X3D series.

The Ryzen 7 9800X3D has been a phenomenal success among what had been a fairly underwhelming Zen 5 lineup – we called it the new gaming

AMD announced its Ryzen AI Max processors at CES, ushering in a new series of AMD-based AI PCs and laptops. The chipmaker also unveiled low- and midrange CPUs with AI capabilities, ensuring that buyers with different budgets have a chance to snag an AI PC.

W hen it comes to PC gaming if you’re looking to build a beast of a PC, you want the best components possible, and the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is arguably the best CPU on the market