AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Dominates CPU Sales on Amazon

Trouble for Intel?

Published on April 28, 2021 By Tatiora In Personal Computing

I haven't been looking into building a new computer or upgrading the one I have recently, but that doesn't mean I haven't been hearing the buzz about all of the hard-to-find CPUs that have hit the market over the last year or so.

I know, for instance, that AMD's Ryzen 5000 series has been fairly impossible to find. A few of my friends have been looking and the only luck they've had locating it is with a pretty inflated price tag attached. These processors have been around for a little while now, with its mid-range and high-end CPUs powering popular desktop PCs like the Alienware R10 Ryzen Edition or gaming laptops like ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo SE.

TechRadar, Hot Hardware, and other sites all report that AMD's sales of this particular card are extremely high on Amazon. Despite it selling for $800 USD - which is well above the MSRP of $549 - it has reached the number one sales spot on the online retailer's site, proving just how much demand there is for this particular card.

According to Tech Radar, this could spell some bad news for Intel, which finds itself out of the top six sale spots on Amazon's CPU best seller's list. All of the spots are dominated by AMD chips, and only three spots in the top 10 happen to be Intel processors. Intel's most popular CPU on Amazon at the moment is the Intel Core i7-10700K, a 10th gen 8-core processor that sells for around $319 USD.

Historically, Intel has dominated the market on places like Amazon, so it's a bit of a surprise to see AMD doing so well in one of the largest retail markets in the world. Their lead could slip as time goes by, since Amazon's best-seller list is constantly changing, but it does seem to bode well for the Red Team right now.

Tech Radar has a pretty thorough review on the Ryzen chip here. I have been trying to learn more about the tech lately - I admit that a lot of this is above me since I don't really live in PC hardware on the daily - so I'm curious about the experience of all the PC enthusiasts out there. What CPU do you use, have you been thinking of upgrading? Where does this chip fall on your priority list? Share with me!

Comments (Page 2)

Jafo

on May 01, 2021

admiralWillyWilber

reply 13

In 2025 I will have been at my job over32 years!!!

In 2018 I finally chucked it in...after 46 years ...

Publius of NV

on May 01, 2021

Jafo

reply 16

Quoting admiralWillyWilber,

reply 13

In 2025 I will have been at my job over32 years!!!

In 2018 I finally chucked it in...after 46 years ...

You've got me beat by a few years. I retired at the end of 2017 after 39 years with the same employer, after 3 years with different one.

admiralWillyWilber

on May 02, 2021

I’m confused

Jafo

reply 9

Quoting RedneckDude,

reply 6

In 2024, I will have been here at WC for 20 years. That should warrant Brad buying me one of these....hehe...

In 2024 it'll be 23 years for me.

Already 20 years and 2 months...

As for AMD, I don't think I've ever owned anything AMD - ever. Can't say I have an urge to jump ship after 30-odd years of Intel ...

hear your saying it has been 20 years. Mine is 28 years.

Jafo

reply 16

Quoting admiralWillyWilber,

reply 13

In 2025 I will have been at my job over32 years!!!

In 2018 I finally chucked it in...after 46 years ...

if you quit in 2018 are you saying you’ve been with stardock for 3, not 20 years.

Jafo

on May 02, 2021

admiralWillyWilber

reply 18

hear your saying it has been 20 years. Mine is 28 years.

You can't have been on WC for 28 years. It hasn't existed that long...namely 20 years and 2 months.... started in March 2001...

For me it's 20 and 2 with Stardock...and concurrently 17 of those were full time Architecture as well...of the 46 years since starting in 1972...

admiralWillyWilber

on May 02, 2021

Jafo

reply 19

Quoting admiralWillyWilber,

reply 18

hear your saying it has been 20 years. Mine is 28 years.

You can't have been on WC for 28 years. It hasn't existed that long...namely 20 years and 2 months.... started in March 2001...

For me it's 20 and 2 with Stardock...and concurrently 17 of those were full time Architecture as well...of the 46 years since starting in 1972...

im sorry I thought you were talking about your jobs. I meant I was at my job for 28 years. By the way what’s wc. Are you talking about architecture since 1972. I would have been 1. Being born in November of 1971.

admiralWillyWilber

on May 02, 2021

[quote who="admiralWillyWilber" reply="20" id="3805242"]

Quoting Jafo,

reply 19

Quoting admiralWillyWilber,

reply 18

hear your saying it has been 20 years. Mine is 28 years.

You can't have been on WC for 28 years. It hasn't existed that long...namely 20 years and 2 months.... started in March 2001...

For me it's 20 and 2 with Stardock...and concurrently 17 of those were full time Architecture as well...of the 46 years since starting in 1972...

Jafo

on May 02, 2021

admiralWillyWilber

reply 21

[quote who="admiralWillyWilber" reply="20" id="3805242"]

Quoting Jafo,

reply 19

Quoting admiralWillyWilber,

reply 18

hear your saying it has been 20 years. Mine is 28 years.

You can't have been on WC for 28 years. It hasn't existed that long...namely 20 years and 2 months.... started in March 2001...

For me it's 20 and 2 with Stardock...and concurrently 17 of those were full time Architecture as well...of the 46 years since starting in 1972...

'Wc'.... Wincustomize.com. .... Aussies are lazy....we shorten anything....

starkers

on Feb 14, 2022

williamricm

reply 23

though I've had to get builds or upgrades done at a local PC store in recent times due to arthritic hands and cramps making it difficult for me to do it myself.

That's my issue.... my hands are not up for it like they used to be. I can do smaller jobs that don't require a lot of work... like installing a SSD or HD, for example, maybe even a graphics card, but builds and major upgrades are taken to the local PC store.

I used to make icons and had to stop due to arthritis and cramps. Oh well, there's folks here who still make them and do a better job than I ever did.

PhoenixRising1

on Feb 14, 2022

The Alder Lake series of CPU's are actually really good so it can be a surprise to some to see AMD still dominating Intel.

However, AMD seems invincible at the moment. Either they have the top preforming chip and win sales or they default back into the "best bang for you buck" chips and win sales. Eitherway, intel is really struggling to regain its old advantage.

I remember when AMD's Phenom line came out it was my preferred choice simply because it was more affordable. Perhaps, because of that a lot of people just have more trust in AMD chips over Intel and know they are getting a good deal.

starkers

on Feb 15, 2022

PhoenixRising1

reply 25

I was using AMD CPUs even before the Phenom line was released.... and long after as well..... especially with the Ryzen chips. I currently have 4 AMD machines and 2 Intel ones. The AMD Ryzen 5900x is one I'd like to upgrade to at some time, but I'll probably upgrade my 2nd gen Threadripper to a more up-to-date version before that.

One of my Intel machines has a series 4 chip in it but it still performs quite well for its age. My other Intel rig has a gen 11 i7 and it's quite zippy but still lags behind my Theadripper and Ryzen rigs.

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