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AMD Ryzen 5 5500F and 7500 Available on Amazon at Prices Above MSRP
AMD's Ryzen 5 5500F and Ryzen 5 7500 are now available on Amazon in the U.S., but both are priced $20 above their suggested retail prices. The 5500F lists for $120 (MSRP: $99) and the 7500 for $210 (MSRP: $189), with Amazon selling both directly rather than through third-party resellers. This follows a similar pattern with AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 earlier this year, which also launched above MSRP before prices stabilized.
2 outletsHardwareAMD Adds Ryzen 5 7500 and Ryzen 5 5500F to Its CPU Lineup
AMD has released two new budget-focused processors, the Zen 4-based Ryzen 5 7500 and the Zen 3-based Ryzen 5 5500F, extending both its AM5 and aging AM4 platforms, though sources differ on pricing and availability details.
3 outletsHardwareRyzen 9 9950X3D Reportedly Dies Shortly After Motherboard Swap, Second CPU Also Fails on Same Board
A Reddit user says his Ryzen 9 9950X3D failed within an hour of being moved into an ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero motherboard, and a backup Ryzen 5 8500G later failed on the same board too, raising questions about whether the motherboard itself is at fault.
2 outletsGamesPS5 Emulator Runs GTA 5 at Up to 60 FPS, Though Only for a Few Minutes
The KytyPS5 emulator has advanced rapidly, running the PS5 version of Grand Theft Auto 5 at up to 60 FPS before crashing, alongside progress on several other PS5 titles.
2 outletsHardwareAMD Reportedly Prepping Ryzen 5 7500 With Integrated Graphics — But at a Steep Price
Leaker Roland Quandt says AMD is readying a non-F Ryzen 5 7500 for AM5, matching the 7500F's specs but adding integrated graphics and, oddly, a much higher price of around €230 ($267).
3 outletsHardwareColorful Unveils iGame X870E Vulcan W OC, an All-White Flagship AM5 Motherboard for Overclockers
Colorful has launched the iGame X870E Vulcan W OC, a white-finished flagship AM5 motherboard built for extreme memory overclocking, following recent reports of the platform pushing CXMT DDR5 chips to 9000 MT/s.
2 outletsHardwareIntel CPUs Break Back Into Amazon's Top 10 Best-Sellers After Months of AMD Dominance
Two Intel processors, the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Core i7-14700K, have re-entered Amazon's top 10 best-selling CPU list in the US, ending a long stretch in which AMD held every spot on the chart.
3 outletsHardwarePC Shop Says It Received Two Empty Ryzen 5 9600X Boxes From Amazon in Three Days
A New York-based computer shop says it ordered an AMD Ryzen 5 9600X from Amazon twice in three days and both times received a retail box with no processor inside, raising fresh concerns about third-party sellers on the platform.
2 outletsHardwareIntel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus Hits Its Lowest-Ever Price on Amazon
Amazon has cut the price of Intel's Core Ultra 5 250K Plus to around $153-$154, its lowest price since launch, with outlets calling it one of the best CPU deals of the year for gaming and productivity.
2 outletsHardwareLeak Details Power and Cache Specs for Intel's Nova Lake-S iGPU
New leaks from Intel leaker Jaykihn outline power limits, cache size, and core configurations for the integrated graphics on Intel's upcoming Nova Lake-S desktop chips, which are being positioned to compete with AMD's Ryzen APUs.
2 outletsHardwareAMD's Zen 6: A Third 'Low-Power' Core Design Emerges, While Server Chips Hint at Big Ryzen Gains
Leaked Linux kernel patches reveal AMD is building a new Zen 6 Low-Power core that blends elements from multiple past Zen architectures, while AMD's newly unveiled Zen 6-based Epyc 'Venice-X' server chips suggest major gains in cores, cache, clocks, and efficiency for future Ryzen CPUs.
2 outletsHardwareMSI Adds 'High-Efficiency Mode' to Bring EXPO ULL-Like Latency Gains to Standard DDR5 Kits
MSI has introduced a new BIOS feature called High-Efficiency Mode for its AM5 motherboards, aiming to replicate the latency improvements of AMD's EXPO ULL memory kits on standard EXPO memory, potentially reducing the need to buy pricier ULL-certified kits.
2 outletsHardwareTom's Hardware Marks 30 Years With a Look Back at Its History and Three Decades of CPU Battles
Tom's Hardware is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a series of retrospective articles, starting with the site's own founding story and a deep dive into 30 years of CPU competition between Intel and AMD, from the Pentium II era to today's Ryzen and Core chips.
1 outletHardwareTwo Pre-Built Gaming PC Deals Surface: RTX 5080 Rig at Costco and RTX 5070 Rig via Woot
Deal hunters have spotted steep discounts on two different high-end gaming PCs — an MSI AEGIS Gaming ZS2 with an RTX 5080 found at Costco, and an MSI Codex R2 with an RTX 5070 listed on Woot.
2 outletsHardwareAMD's Zen 6 CPUs Reportedly Targeting Smoother Gaming via Smarter Core Management
Leaked details suggest AMD's upcoming Zen 6 processors will lean on software-driven, per-core power and memory management to reduce in-game stuttering and improve 1% lows, rather than relying solely on hardware gains.
2 outletsBusinessAMD Posts Record Q2 2026 Revenue as Data Center Sales More Than Double, Gaming Slumps
AMD reported record second-quarter 2026 revenue of $11.5 billion, up 50% year-over-year, driven by a more than doubling of Data Center revenue, even as Gaming segment revenue fell 31% amid rising component costs and console-cycle declines.
2 outletsHardwareGigabyte's New B850 Motherboards Highlight AMD's Expanded AM5 Chipset Lineup
Wccftech's reviews of Gigabyte's B850 AORUS Elite X3D and B850M AORUS Stealth ICE motherboards detail AMD's second-generation AM5 chipset family, the B850's feature set, and the platform's long-term socket support.
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