AMD cuts production of Ryzen 7000 processors as demand falls – AMD

website Wccftech It claims to have obtained an internal company document calling for a reduced offer in the channel as the market response for the Ryzen 7000 series has been weaker than expected. The site’s claims are gaining more “core” as AMD revised/revised its revenue estimates for the third quarter of 2022, which are now down $1 billion due to weak demand in the PC market. However, we do not see the company taking any measures such as lowering the prices of its processors or the prices of motherboards that carry the AM5 socket.

The AMD platform started its commercial career at the same time as the announcement of the thirteenth generation Intel Core (Raptor Lake) processors. in contrast With the 13th generation Intel Core processors, the Ryzen 7000 series processors seem to be the victims of the new platform, while the cheaper model starts at $299 (the Ryzen 5 7600X), users still can’t get access to the cheaper motherboards while they’re It also has the higher prices of DDR5 SDRAM to consider. Conversely, Intel processors can be used with much cheaper motherboards – for example based on chips such as the H610 or B660 – and in combination with several cheaper DDR4 memory modules, resulting in a depth of consumer options. At the same time, there is also the option of a 12th generation Intel Core processor.

Of course, AMD’s AM4 platform is still on the market. However, what the new AMD platform needs right now are more budget motherboards based on the AMD B650E or B650 chipset and soon.