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AMD’s Ryzen 3000 CPUs Get Price Cut at Micro Center: Get the Ryzen 5 3600 for Just $129, Ryzen 7 3700X for $259 and More

Micro-Center has kicked off a massive sale on AMD CPUs, and all red chips, old and new are being sold for an all-time low. The Ryzen 5 3600 which competes with Intel’s Core i5-9600K in gaming and the Core i7-8700K in productivity and content creation workloads is on sale for just $149.99. The Ryzen 7 3700X which is our personal recommendation for every mainstream consumer is selling for $279, down $40 from the launch price of $329. Let’s have a look:

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

  • Original Price: $199.99
  • Discounted Price: $149.99
  • Price with Motherboard: $129.99
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The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 is easily the best budget CPU on the market. In gaming, it’s 5% slower than the Core i5-9600K but crushes it everything else by a big margin. If you are strapped for money and have a versatile workload, then this is THE CPU for you.

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

  • Original Price: $249.99
  • Discounted Price: $179.99
  • Price with Motherboard: $159.99
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The Ryzen 5 3600X is for gamers. It offers performance in-line with the 3700X and 3900X in gaming workloads. Get this if you’re looking to build a gaming centric rig.

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs 3700X vs 3900X Gaming Performance Benchmarks: Averages, 1% and 0.1% Lows

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

  • Original Price: $329.99
  • Discounted Price: $279.99
  • Price with Motherboard: $259.99
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The Ryzen 7 3800X is ideal for folks who want a more flexible CPU. It offers gaming performance on par with the Core i5-9600K but Content Creation horsepower almost on the same level as the mighty Core i9-9900K. This is the most well-balanced CPU on the market.

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

  • Original Price: $399.99
  • Discounted Price: $299.99
  • Price with Motherboard: $279.99
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The Ryzen 7 3800X is a slightly overclocked 3700X. The benefits are largely negligible and only gaming performance is affected and that too by a small margin.

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

  • Original Price: $599.99
  • Discounted Price: $449.99
  • Price with Motherboard: $429.99
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The Ryzen 9 3900X is an HEDT level CPU. It murders Intel’s consumer lineup. Paired with an AIO closed-loop AIO cooler, it outperforms every other processor available at the moment.

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

  • Original Price: $749.99
  • Discounted Price: $729.99
  • Price with Motherboard: $709.99
  • Buy it here.

The Ryzen 9 3950X isn’t even a consumer CPU. While it will work with an X570 motherboard, it offers performance rivaling Intel’s Cascade Lake-X flagship, the Core i9-10980XE. Intel’s HEDT lineup was dead on arrival.

Areej Syed

Processors, PC gaming, and the past. I have been writing about computer hardware for over seven years with more than 5000 published articles. Started off during engineering college and haven't stopped since. Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Divinity, Torment, Baldur's Gate and so much more... Contact: areejs12@hardwaretimes.com.
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