This popular AMD Ryzen gaming CPU is on sale right now with a huge $215 discount

Amazon has just slashed the price of a popular AMD gaming CPU, and it could make upgrading your rig a whole lot cheaper. With a huge 33% discount now on offer, you could purchase an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X for just $434, down from $649, scoring you a 16-core powerhouse with $215 left spare.

This AMD processor was the company's flagship until it was recently dethroned by the 9950X3D, a variant with the game-changing 3D V-cache tech that you'll see in the best gaming CPUs from AMD right now, including the 9800X3D. While it lacks the extra bite of its X3D variant, the 9950X is still a fantastic option for gamers who need a good all-around powerhouse AMD CPU for their machine.

It might not have that bigger L3 cache to brag about, but the 9950X does still come with a decent set of specs. The 16-core, 32-thread processor has a base clock speed of 4.3GHz, boosting up to 5.7GHz, with a thermal design power rating of 170W.

That leaves plenty of room for solid gaming performance, even if it can't quite match the performance of an X3D chip like the 9800X3D, while easily competing with some of Intel's most recent offerings.

All in all, this Zen 5 CPU is a worthy option for an all-rounder machine for handling gaming and multi-purpose productivity. It's also a decent price, with the $434 price tag making it a competitive option compared to the 9950X3D, priced at $669.99 right now on Amazon. If you're a casual gamer running at 1080p, you're going to want to save the difference and pick the 9950X instead.

This is a stand-out bargain, but with Amazon Prime Day fast approaching, the stock (or the discount) isn't likely to last. Until then, you can pick it up for yourself from Amazon by clicking this link here.

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