AMD has dominated PC gaming CPU performance for more than two years. Its X3D chips have provided a boost that Intel has been unable to match, and its new $479 Ryzen 7 9800X3D goes a step further to not only improve gaming performance but also day-to-day tasks and creative workloads.

Good luck getting your hands on the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU — it’s sold out everywhere and scalpers are jacking prices up.

The Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor is AMDs latest CPU release, but where can you pick one up, and are they in stock?

AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D launch saw instant sellouts, leaving buyers scrambling and scalpers cashing in as restocks are weeks away across the U.S. and Europe.

As it turns out, AMD’s Ryzen 7 9800X3D is a smash hit right out of the gate, and nearly every major US retailer that sells it — including Amazon, Newegg, Best Buy, and Micro Center — is out of stock one day after the CPU’s launch.

One Bilibili user used a blowtorch on his Ryzen 7 9800X3D (via @9550pro on X) to examine the internal components of AMD’s latest gaming champ. The video of the autopsy“, filmed by someone whose username on Bilibili translates to “all nonsense,