Intel is pushing AMD back with its 12th Gen Alder Lake processors which perform a lot better than AMD’s Ryzen 5000 series offering, however, AMD has no answer as they cancelled Zen 3+ based Rembrandt processors for PC. While it is still confirmed that 5nm based Zen 4 Ryzen 7000 is coming in 2022 itself, there’s a gap of performance between Intel and AMD as of now that is a headache for AMD.

Still, it couldn’t launch the Ryzen 7 5800X3D in the market, nor any higher-end SKUs with this new 3D V-cache stacking has been announced. So, naturally, it is getting beaten out by the likes of Core i7-12700K, Core i9-12900K and others from Intel, now, as it is not planning to launch an entire bunch of SKUs, especially cost-effective ones, AMD is playing the price game.

Yes, they are giving away huge discounts on all of its Ryzen 5000 series CPUs to compensate for what Intel is offering and in some ways this makes sense. However, one has to keep in mind that the AM4 socket’s validity ends with Ryzen 5000 or 5000X3D as next-gen will use an LGA socket and a completely new motherboard would be required.

So, even if you are tempted by the discounts by AMD you would have to keep in mind future upgradability as well. Here are the discounted prices of AMD Ryzen 5000 series processors:

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Discounted Price: $229

AMD’s fastest 6 core processor for mainstream desktop, with 12 processing threads
Can deliver elite 100+ FPS performance in the world’s most popular games
Bundled with the quiet, capable AMD Wraith Stealth cooler. System Memory Type: DDR4
4.6 GHz Max Boost, unlocked for overclocking, 35 MB of cache, DDR-3200 support
For the advanced Socket AM4 platform, can support PCIe 4.0 on X570 and B550 motherboards

Buy from here: https://amzn.to/3IClld2

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

Discounted Price: $349.95

AMD’s fastest 8 core processor for mainstream desktop, with 16 procesing threads. OS Support-Windows 10 64-Bit Edition
Can deliver elite 100-plus FPS performance in the world’s most popular games
Cooler not included, high-performance cooler recommended
4.7 GHz Max Boost, unlocked for overclocking, 36 MB of cache, DDR-3200 support
For the advanced Socket AM4 platform, can support PCIe 4.0 on X570 and B550 motherboards

Buy from here: https://amzn.to/3sB7IFy

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Discounted Price: $448.99

The world’s best gaming desktop processor, with 12 cores and 24 processing threads
Can deliver elite 100-plus FPS performance in the world’s most popular games
Cooler not included, high-performance cooler recommended. Max Temperature- 90°C
4.8 GHz Max Boost, unlocked for overclocking, 70 MB of cache, DDR-3200 support
For the advanced Socket AM4 platform, can support PCIe 4.0 on X570 and B550 motherboards

Buy from here: https://amzn.to/3IzIdd9

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Discounted Price: $599

The best processor for gamers meets the best processor for creators, with 16 cores and 32 processing threads
Can deliver elite 100+ FPS performance in the world’s most popular games
Cooler not included, liquid cooler recommended
4.9 GHz Max Boost, unlocked for overclocking, 72 MB of cache, DDR-3200 support
For the advanced Socket AM4 platform, can support PCIe 4.0 on X570 and B550 motherboards
OS Support: Windows 10 – 64-Bit Edition RHEL x86 64-Bit Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

Buy from here: https://amzn.to/3C8B5BT