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11 Aug 2026, 11:06 PM	Tom's Hardware	3.5	AMD highlights Ryzen 5 5500 briefly topping Amazon CPU best sellers, beating 9800X3D — $80 DDR4 CPU remains a top seller during memory crunch AMD highlighted that its Ryzen 5 5500, an $80 DDR4-based CPU, briefly topped Amazon's CPU best-seller list, outselling the newer 9800X3D. The chip remains a top seller amid an ongoing memory crunch that has driven up DDR5 prices. Why: If you're speccing budget dev machines or homelab servers now, DDR4 platforms like the Ryzen 5 5500 offer a cost escape hatch from the current DDR5/memory price crunch — worth factoring into procurement decisions before assuming you need the latest generation. hardware cpu budget-builds memory-pricing

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11 Aug 2026, 11:06 PM

Tom's Hardware

3.5

AMD highlights Ryzen 5 5500 briefly topping Amazon CPU best sellers, beating 9800X3D — $80 DDR4 CPU remains a top seller during memory crunch

AMD highlighted that its Ryzen 5 5500, an $80 DDR4-based CPU, briefly topped Amazon's CPU best-seller list, outselling the newer 9800X3D. The chip remains a top seller amid an ongoing memory crunch that has driven up DDR5 prices.

Why: If you're speccing budget dev machines or homelab servers now, DDR4 platforms like the Ryzen 5 5500 offer a cost escape hatch from the current DDR5/memory price crunch — worth factoring into procurement decisions before assuming you need the latest generation.