Reports are indicating that AMD’s Ryzen 9000 CPUs are performing disastrously in sales charts.
AMD’s Ryzen 9000 series is facing a challenging reception in the desktop CPU market. Just over a month since its release, new reports indicate that the Ryzen 9000 series has experienced low sales, making it one of AMD’s most disappointing launches since the ill-fated Bulldozer architecture in 2011.
This downturn has significant implications for AMD’s fight against Intel, especially given the momentum it gained with its previous Ryzen generations.Retail struggles and global impact
Retailers across various regions are reporting poor sales numbers for the Ryzen 9000 series. For instance, TechSpot reports that Australian retailers have described this as the worst Ryzen launch since AMD first introduced the brand. Sales were so low that some stores reported single-digit figures for units sold within the first few weeks.
As pointed out by Hardware Unboxed, popular German retailer Mindfactory sold only 160 units of the Ryzen 7 9700X after a month on the market. Comparatively, during the same period post-launch, Ryzen 7000 CPUs saw significantly higher sales .
The situation is similarly grim in the U.S. market. Both Newegg and Amazon’s “Best Sellers” lists reflect the sluggish sales of AMD’s Zen 5 CPUs. On Newegg, no Zen 5 models make it into the top 20. Similarly, on Amazon, the Ryzen 9 9700X ranks at a modest 28th, while the higher-end Ryzen 9 9950X sits at 32nd place. This data supports the narrative of poor adoption and consumer preference for older or alternative models. Other models like the Ryzen 9700X and 9600X are buried deeper in the list, far outpaced by Intel’s 13th and 14th generation chips, as well as older Ryzen 7000 processors .
For many consumers, the jump in performance from Zen 4 to Zen 5 doesn’t appear to have been enough to justify an upgrade, especially when accounting for pricing.
