AMD's Ryzen 5 5500, an $80 DDR4 CPU, briefly topped Amazon's best-seller list, surpassing even the high-end Ryzen 7 9800X3D. This highlights the continued demand for older DDR4 platforms, nearly four years after the introduction of DDR5. Despite the Ryzen 7 9800X3D reclaiming the top spot, the prevalence of DDR4 in the best-seller charts indicates a strong market for budget-friendly components, with motherboard vendors increasing DDR4 production to meet this demand. AI
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- AMD
- Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- DDR4
- DDR5
- Intel
- Ryzen 5 5500
- Saša Marinković
- Tom's Hardware
- Wraith Stealth
- Zen 3
- Zen 4
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