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When I bought my first CPU for a PC build (an i7 930), I remember that the top of the line model (an i7 975) was in the $1,000 USD range. According to an infla
by fabianhjr 7y ago
When I bought my first CPU for a PC build (an i7 930), I remember that the top of the line model (an i7 975) was in the $1,000 USD range.
According to an inflation calculator, there has been roughly a 20% inflation since 2009, so that price adjusted for inflation would be $1,200 USD for the top of the line processor.
However, the i9 9980XE is priced at $1,800 USD, a 50% increase.
I believe that rather than AMD underpricing, Intel has been marking up their prices since they have had a bigger market share and that $750 USD is a fair price for a top of the line AMD processor.
- zamadatix 7y agoThe 3900x is than half that adjusted price though and it's certainly not halfway in the product lineup. I mean yeah Intel has been steadily increasing the max price range for a while now but that doesn't change that this CPU is relatively cheap for where it is positioned (proud 3900X owner here). The real question here (which we won't get an answer to) is who's margins are better... somebody else's 7nm + chiplet design certainly make it easier to manufacture.