This week, AMD has significantly lowered the price of their high-end Ryzen 9 5950X desktop processor, which is great news for hardware enthusiasts and budget-conscious upgraders. Top retailers like Amazon, B&H, Walmart, and Best Buy are now selling the 16-core chip for only $379-$399, which is a significant reduction of up to $68 from the CPU’s already reasonable $447 MSRP.

• AMD Ryzen 9 5950X — $379 at Amazon & B&H Photo / $399 at Walmart & Best Buy

Sporting an impressive 32 threads thanks to AMD’s SMT technology, along with max boost clocks reaching 4.9 GHz, the 5950X has firmly established itself as the fastest gaming and creator-focused processor available for mainstream desktop platforms. While overkill for many casual users, power-hungry gamers, streamers, and content producers needing maximum multi-threaded horsepower have been chomping at the bit to pick one up.

The significant price cuts therefore come as a boon for these demanding use cases, further augmenting the value proposition of AMD’s Zen 3 microarchitecture. And with the AM4 platform set to remain viable for the foreseeable future, dropping a 5950X into an existing system promises to unlock substantial headroom at a newly discounted price.

Disclaimer: Prices and promotions mentioned in this article are accurate at the time of writing and are subject to change based on the retailers’ discretion. Please verify the current offer before making a purchase.