AMD highlights Ryzen 5 5500 briefly topping Amazon CPU best sellers, beating 9800X3D — $80 DDR4 CPU remains a top seller during memory crunch
AMD's marketing director shared a screenshot of the Amazon CPU best sellers list, but the four-year-old, $80 Ryzen 5 5500 was at the top of the charts.
During a recent discussion on AMD's CPU performance, Senior Marketing Director Saša Marinković shared a screenshot of Amazon's CPU best-sellers list, showcasing the Ryzen 5 5500 at the top of the rankings. Despite being a four-year-old DDR4-based CPU, the 5500 remains a cost-effective option at just $80, offering six cores, 12 threads, and a boost clock of 4.2 GHz.
However, AMD's dominance on the list is not as pronounced as it once was, with Intel and a few other vendors occupying slots alongside AMD's offerings. The Ryzen 7 9800X3D, a more recent and powerful option, has reclaimed the top spot on the list, but the prevalence of DDR4 platforms continues to surprise many in the industry. This resurgence of interest in DDR4 platforms, nearly four years after the launch of Zen 4 and the introduction of DDR5 in AMD's lineup, highlights the enduring popularity of the cost-effective Ryzen 5 5500.
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