Saw this on the greater web, and it seems Amazon AU is doing it too. Ryzen 5 5600x at around half price.
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, 6-Core/12 Threads AM4 CPU $265 Delivered @ Computer Alliance via Amazon AU
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when in the last forever has this cpu been even close to $500? this is not a bargain, can be had cheaper at several IT stores, including CA which is even in the related stories. Neg.

its been $260~ on Amazon since early December.
Not a bargain at all.
Below $220 would be or $190 at its ATL on Amazon

5600 is higher in performance to price ratio:
https://www.amazon.com.au/AMD-Ryzen-5600-12-Thread-Processor…

https://www.amazon.com.au/AMD-Ryzen-5600-12-Thread-Processor…
5600 for $209 from Amazon AU, much better deal. 5700X for $309 also from Amazon.

Big not worth, Might as well get the 5600 or the 5700x as people have mentioned before. The 5600 is only a few percent behind in benchmarks and performance but for a lot cheaper.

Never trust the "original price" quoted by a seller, amazon says its been "cut down from $500" but that's total bs.

Half price.

Agree from above, get 5600, 12400f or 5700x instead. Especially 5600x can be purchased below $259 most of the time. Sometimes even with free game.

I wonder if OP is confusing this with the 5800X3D. $260ish seems to be the going rate on the 5600X, this isn’t especially cheap.

No. Get a Ryzen 7 7700X.

no deal

I don't understand why this doesn't ship to my location in Mackay, Qld, but for $1 more Amazon can get me this product with free shipping from Germany.





$259 at scorptec:
https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/cpu/amd-socket-am4/94024…