AMD is facing low demand for its latest Ryzen 7000 processors in Europe. Such conclusions can be drawn on the basis of recent statistics from a very large German retailer Mindfactory. Daily sales of Zen 4 processors there are significantly lower than the previous generation models, Ryzen 5000.
Mindfactory is one of the few large retailers that provides up-to-date statistics on the sales of certain computer components in Europe. According to the German retailer, even the smallest model in the new AMD processor series, the six-core Ryzen 5 7600X, sells four times worse than its predecessor, the Ryzen 5 5600X. If 91 copies of the latter are sold daily, then sales of the new model are only regarding 22 pieces, which is 4.2 times less. The previous generation model is offered for €172. New generation processor €248.
The least popular Ryzen 7000 series processor was the 12-core Ryzen 9 7900X. Its daily sales are regarding 14 units. In comparison, the previous generation Ryzen 9 5900X sells 42 units daily, which is three times more.
Notably, the cumulative sales of the eight-core Ryzen 7 5700X (released in April this year), the least popular of the Ryzen 5000 processor series, almost match the cumulative sales of the entire new Ryzen 7000 chip series.
To stimulate buyers’ interest in the new series of AMD processors, retailers continue to reduce their prices or offer significant discounts. For example, the same Mindfactory is currently offering the flagship 16-core Ryzen 9 7950X for €599, which is regarding €240 less than its original price in September.
The low demand for Ryzen 7000 processors can be explained by the high cost of new motherboards for them, as well as DDR5 memory modules – new AMD chips only support it.
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