Ryzen 2600-like "1600 AF" $85!

[plonk420]

so it looks like the US and now Europe are being blessed with the Ryzen 1600 AF, which is 98-99% the performance of a 2600. sadly no AU yet :( ...$85 in the US, 100 EUR

reviews: GamersNexus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRO_AUdmfis
GamersNexus article with REALLY TINY CHARTS: https://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/3547-amd-r5-1600-af-cpu-review-best-cpu-under-100
HardwareUnboxed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkxrM9AvT-4
HardwareUnboxed's TechSpot: https://www.techspot.com/review/1977-amd-ryzen-1600-af/

US: https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Processor-Wraith-Stealth-YD1600BBAFBOX/dp/B07XTQZJ28
Europe (with better cooler): https://www.topachat.com/pages/detail2_cat_est_micro_puis_rubrique_est_wpr_puis_r ef_est_in11020603.html
edit: US (out of stock at the moment, too), $95: https://www.newegg.com/p/274-003V-00043

[plonk420]

oof, looks like this is the first time i'm seeing it out of stock on the US retailer: https://camelcamelcamel.com/product/B07XTQZJ28

[Dirk Broer]

They (the Ryzen 5 1600 12nm) are 110 Euro here - the 14nm version is 105 Euro.

[plonk420]

and not that it's 100% comparable, but to think that an i7-8700K was averaging $360-370 for 6c12t. ha! (for maybe 20% off the 8700K's blender/cb/x264 performance)

[Dirk Broer]

That 20% might get a shave-off if you add a setting, as explained here: https://www.reddit.com/r/matlab/comments/dxn38s/howto_force_matlab_to_use_a_fast_codepath_on_amd/

[plonk420]

aaaand it's back in stock! (was $97 this morning, but back down to $85 now!)