I think it’s mostly that they had leftover cache.

This video made the argument that AMD released it to not give Intel a look-in: [AMD KILLED Intel's 290K Dreams w/ R9 9950X3D2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7SyrDPbKls)

	▲	stingraycharles 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I like this theory more, perhaps it’s both.

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magicalhippo 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Makes sense. RAM pricing surely has lead to a fall of AM5 high-end CPU purchases, might as well try to get some extra cash from those who still buy. Bin the remaining now non-X3D chips as something else.