Alder Lake sends AMD a clear message, that they need to lower their CPU prices

[WYP]

Intel's CPUs are offering consumers more value than their AMD counterparts. Do you think AMD needs to lower their Ryzen 5000 series prices?



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[AngryGoldfish]

Pretty much all their processors need a major price drop. I know Micro Center have just dropped the price of the 5800X by quite a lot, but AMD themselves need to drop prices of each one of their SKUs, especially the 5600X which was always a little too pricey to begin with anyway. There's no shame in it. If out of pride and arrogance they refuse to do it, I think they will be hurting their image in the long run. Zen3 V-cache will allow higher prices to return, so there's nothing wrong with dropping prices on what they have now and selling as much stock as possible to make way for the newer, faster versions.

 

[AlienALX]

Only thing I find alarming about AL at the moment are the terrible minimums. No one seems to hold this to account when putting it in a list VS AMD, which at some points have a 40 FPS higher minimum.

That's never ever been how I have graded a CPU (on the max FPS), as the lows are what are the worst.

And yes, AMD need to lower their prices. They were always too high, and they need more lower end models too. Having the 5600x as the starting point at poor value was never good.

 

[KingNosser]

They will at some stage soon enough, all them sweet CPU and mobo deals come zen4 too v cache or not to v cache when my 6800XT as sweet as it is won't ever need more than a 5950X so let me at them

I know the next gens will trounce the current crop but i can't upgrade every gen it's just not realistic for me to do so

 

[looz]

Only thing I find alarming about AL at the moment are the terrible minimums. No one seems to hold this to account when putting it in a list VS AMD, which at some points have a 40 FPS higher minimum.

Yeah, that's definitely a problem. Seems to be very game dependent as well - I wonder if something gets handed over to efficiency cores.

 

[NeverBackDown]

It's probably a scheduling mishap. It'll get fixed in software. I wouldn't be to alarmed by it unless it never gets fixed. Retesting will need to be a common thing on AL.

 

[KingNosser]

For me the larger issue that instantly turns me away is the temperatures they get upto.