16 cores? 32 threads? If you’re in the market to build or upgrade a 2025 power desktop, jump on this absolutely scorching deal. If I were upgrading my own system, I’d buy one myself, at this price.
I’ve been scouring the Prime Day deals all day for bargains on PC components. After all, Prime Day can be one of the best times to build or upgrade, or just stash some parts on sale for later. If you’ve been waiting for a proper CPU deal to build your next powerhouse desktop—or to give your current rig a shot of adrenaline—Prime Day has a few big deals out there. Intel’s Core i9-14900K and Core i7-14700K gamer darlings, as a couple of examples, are seeing decent sale pricing. But the Ryzen 9 9950X, the 16-core near-flagship of AMD’s “Zen 5” desktop lineup, has dropped to just $434, a full $240 off its launch MSRP. Excited yet? You should be. (And it was $409 earlier today.maybe it will be again!)
At PCMag, I oversee our component testing processes, as well as the steering and editing of our PC component reviews. So I’ve been through the testing wringer with chips like this for decades now. So, I can say with confidence: This isn’t just a solid CPU deal—it’s the Prime Day CPU deal for anyone looking to upgrade their desktop engine.
The 9950X is a 16-core/32-thread monster processor meant for serious multitasking, content-creation workloads, and heavy lifting of all kinds, so long as the task takes good advantage of multi-threading.
