The moment that AMD is living in today is much better than expected. The company is selling its Ryzen processors with brutal ease. They sell so well that there is even talk that TSMC would have trouble getting new processors built for the company. The top exponent of Zen2 @ 7nm for desktop is the 9-core Ryzen 3950 16X.
Well, the Ryzen 9 3950X processor that was launched on November 30 would be sold out in Japan. In addition, there has been an unusual phenomenon, and that is that significant queues were generated to buy it. Some had to queue for most of the day just to get an order confirmation coupon.
[amazon box="B07SXMZLP9"]Ryzen 9 3950X sold out in Japan
Initially, sales of this processor were scheduled for Saturday, November 30, according to Akiba-pc.watch. Users should make the payment in advance and have a coupon to exchange it for the processor. Isamu Kubo, editor of Akiba-pc.watch reports that some tried to queue overnight. The problem is that it is forbidden and they are advised to return early the next day.
A large number of stores in central Japan received a large number of buyers looking for the Ryzen 9 3950X. According to reports, a minimum of 200 people queued to buy the new Zen2 @ 7nm processor. All of these processors sold out quickly.
Stores were reportedly selling this Ryzen 9 3950X for about $ 913. Although they are more than 150 dollars above the normal price, it cost nothing to sell all these processors.
On Saturday, November 30, the Threadripper 3970X was also put on sale, which has a whopping 32 cores. A processor that sold in stores for $ 2370, which is an additional cost of $ 370 over the recommended retail price.
AMD is experiencing the best moment in its recent history, without a doubt.
Source: wccftech
