Newegg Offers AMD Ryzen 7 7700X CPU, X670E Board & 32 GB DDR5 Memory For $500 US
Newegg is offering a new low-cost bundle combining the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X CPU, ASRock's X670E PG Lightning AM5 ATX motherboard, and two G.Skill Flare X5 series 16 GB DDR5-6000 memory, for a total of 32 GB, for just $500 US.
If one were to purchase the current bundle separately, the price would be $731.97. Let us break down the components in the bundle to see how well the savings are for consumers. First, we have the ASRock X670E PG Lightning AM5 ATX motherboard, released on Newegg for $259.99 at the end of October 2022.
The memory from G.Skill, the Flare X5 series DDR5-6000 32 GB memory (2x16 memory modules), retailed for $209.99 in September 2022. Lastly, the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X processor was initially released at $399.99 in October 2022. The total retail price was $869.97. Readers should note that all prices are from Newegg and reported on the retailer's website at release time. This means that on Newegg, this bundle saves consumers $369.98 (without taxes and shipping), and it is also the first time we have seen a bundle of this caliber under $500.
The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X "Zen 4" CPU packs eight cores and 16 threads. The processor features a base clock of 4.5 GHz and a peak boost clock of 5.4 GHz. This unique processor offers a lower 105W TDP or 142W PPT. The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X has an L3 cache of 32 MB and 8 MB of L2 cache.
In February, it was reported that the price of AMD's Ryzen 7 7700X was expected to drop and eventually did. It was speculated that it was an attempt by the company to offer a comparable processor to outsell rival competitor Intel in processor sales. But, users have remained stagnant in the DIY marketplace, avoiding purchasing new products from NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel because of initial high prices. Over the
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