Ryzen 9 9900X | 12 cores | 24 threads | 5.6 GHz boost | 64 MB L3 cache | 120 W TDP | AM5 socket | $499 $409.99 (save $89.01) In our Ryzen 9 9900X review, our main criticism was the price, with it not majorly outshining the much cheaper Ryzen 9 7900X but, at this price, that value proposition is much better.
Recently, over the last few years, with Intel picking up many losses in the CPU division, the divide between content creation and gaming has mostly been down to AMD chips with and without 3D V-cache technology.
If you are looking for a dedicated content creation rig, which can also happily handle games, you end up paying a little more but, luckily, with a few sales, you can now get the rather impressive Ryzen 9 9900X at a reasonable price.
At Newegg right now, you can pick up this CPU for $409.99, which is $89.01 cheaper than its full retail price. With a relatively low TDP of 120 W, it's easy to cool and a great workhorse, but it, unfortunately, has a terrible eco mode if you plan on bringing it all the way down to 65 W, being outpaced by much cheaper CPUs.
As well as this, the original price puts it way above comparable chips, and it therefore becomes not great for the money. However, this sale puts it in a much more attractive range.