Industry insiders have not heard or seen any indication of AMD wanting to raise Ryzen CPU pricing.
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(Image credit: Getty Images) It appears that AMD's Ryzen 9000 (codenamed Granite Ridge) series, renowned for delivering some of the best CPU performance out there, currently remains unaffected by rumored price hikes. Two industry sources that wish to remain anonymous, one from one of the largest U.S. distributors, have informed Tom's Hardware that there have been no indications of impending price adjustments for Ryzen processors, and no evidence suggests such changes are imminent, contrary to recent rumors.
The computer hardware industry has been under significant scrutiny due to sustained demand for DRAM and NAND, driven by artificial intelligence, which has affected both availability and pricing of consumer hardware components. Memory prices have surged to unprecedented levels. Following recent price increases for Radeon graphics cards , AMD has been the subject of considerable attention amid rumors of an alleged price increase for Ryzen processors. According to our sources, the manufacturer has not implemented any Ryzen price hikes thus far.
Unlike SSDs, graphics cards, or memory, processors are less susceptible to price fluctuations caused by NAND shortages. AMD recently revised the prices of Radeon products; therefore, the chip manufacturer may be delaying adjustments on processor pricing to prevent further customer dissatisfaction, assuming there was any minimal credence to the rumor to start with.
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- https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-isnt-increasing-prices-on-cpus-at-least-for-now-ryzen-appears-to-be-safe-from-the-ai-hysteria#main
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