News stories tagged with #Mindfactory
AMD CPU Market: 5800X3D Relaunch Drama, Scalping Issues, and Zen 5 Architecture Dominance
AMD relaunched the Ryzen 7 5800X3D as a 10th Anniversary Edition, triggering immediate shortages and intense scalping activity. Simultaneously, CPUs like the 9800X3D and 5800X3D dominate sales at major retailers. This market dynamic underscores AMD's sustained leadership, driven by the Zen 5 architecture and 3D V-Cache technology.
Memory Crisis Drives Demand for DDR4 and AM4 Products at Mindfactory
The ongoing memory crisis and high DDR5 prices are driving a resurgence of DDR4-compatible motherboards and Ryzen CPUs for the AM4 platform at Mindfactory. In the past week, DDR4 motherboards accounted for over a third of total sales, and five of the top ten best-selling CPUs were AM4 Ryzen processors. AMD holds a 90 percent market share, while overall CPU sales continue to decline.