If you’ve been eyeing AMD’s gaming champ but holding out for the right moment, this is it. Ryzen 7 9800X3D, a blisteringly fast eight-core chip with 3D V-Cache magic, has hit its lowest-ever price since release back in November 2024, making for a stellar PC upgrade without breaking the bank.
Spiralling down to £445.99 on Amazon, that’s a rare 7% discount on one of the fastest gaming CPUs on the market. Not to let folks in Blighty have all the fun, the same processor has plummeted down to as little as €499 in parts of Europe, such as Germany, saving you 23%. You won’t find better prices anywhere else.
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
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Previously retailing closer to £480, this marks the first notable drop since January. In fact, today’s price is the first time it’s fallen below its recommended retail pricing, finally making it an ideal upgrade. With stock appearing limited, there’s a fair chance this deal won’t hang about for long.
Built on the latest Zen 5 architecture and boasting 96MB of stacked L3 cache, 9800X3D delivers truly phenomenal gaming performance. It combines eight powerful cores with AMD’s game-changing 3D V-Cache technology, giving it the edge in latency-sensitive workloads.
The chip runs at a base clock of 4.7GHz and boosts up to 5.2GHz. Overclocking is permitted, though gains are modest due to thermal and power constraints inherent to 3D V-Cache chips. Fortunately, you won’t need to tinker – it’s tuned for top-tier frame rates right out of the box.
It slots into an AM5 motherboard, meaning it’s best paired with DDR5 memory and a modern board. For a cost-effective build, B650 boards pair nicely enough, but if you’re chasing the best that Zen 5 has to offer – think faster USB, PCIe Gen 5 across the board, and superior VRMs – then X870E is the enthusiast’s pick.
Not sacrificing productivity to “doll out frame rates,” as we highlight in our review, Ryzen 7 9800X3D is just another in a long line of great deals for Amazon Gaming Week. Make sure you pop a follow on Google News, as Club386 will be uncovering more absolute steals in the days to come.
