Despite being on the market for several years and the arrival of the Zen 5 architecture, AMD‘s older AM4 platform continues to show surprising longevity.
The latest sales data from retailers such as Mindfactory in Germany and Amazon in the United States shows that AM4 is seeing a comeback as the newer AM5 platform becomes more expensive.
The main reason behind this is the continued rise in DDR5 memory prices and the need to replace the motherboard when moving to newer platforms. Faced with these higher costs, thousands of users prefer to get more from their current systems by upgrading their AM4 PCs instead of moving to a completely new platform.
Gamers Keep AM4 Alive as Ryzen 5000 CPUs Continue to Sell
In the sales rankings, while the Ryzen 7 9800X3D usually leads the lists among high-end users, Zen 3 processors from the Ryzen 5000 series dominate in terms of units sold. The Ryzen 5 5500 has become the clear leader in the entry-level segment, selling hundreds of units every month thanks to its hard-to-beat price-to-performance ratio.
Meanwhile, the well-known Ryzen 7 5800X3D continues to perform extremely well in the mid-to-high-end market, selling more units than many newer chips. Its 3D V-Cache technology still offers excellent gaming performance, making it one of the best upgrades for users who already own an AM4 system and want to extend the life of their PC without moving to an AM5 motherboard and expensive DDR5 memory.
AMD’s strategy of continuing to support the AM4 socket is still paying off, making processors such as the Ryzen 5 5500 and Ryzen 7 5800X3D real money-savers for consumers.
