"We hurt AMD's feelings": Not even Gamers Nexus got Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 as AMD keeps review samples from many in media

[Redaktion]

The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 is here. The CPU features 16x Zen 5 cores, two 3D V-Cache chiplets, and an up to 5.6 GHz boost clock. This is all sounds fantastic on paper. However, AMD has reportedly been very stingy with Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 review samples, as even Gamers Nexus didn't get one.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/We-hurt-AMD-s-feelings-Not-even-Gamers-Nexus-got-Ryzen-9-9950X3D2-as-AMD-keeps-review-samples-from-many-in-media.1280419.0.html

[indyp]

Fascinating.  Seems pretty clear the market has shifted (very, very quickly) from consumer-focused to data-center focused, as that is where the mass profit is right now.  And AMD(and many others) sees profit before it's own guidelines/policies, so it's no wonder they are abandoning giving review samples or communication to the small PC/gaming markets.

It seems worthless to buy a PC new these days, beyond a few key areas that might be driven by profit for the end-user.  I've been watching benchmarks for years and the performance increases are nowhere near the cost-increases, so it's a no-brainer:  I'm not upgrading.

Greed trumps all, as they say.  I wonder when humility will catch up with these organizations?

Fascinating to watch.

[Worgarthe]

It seems worthless to buy a PC new these days, beyond a few key areas that might be driven by profit for the end-user.  I've been watching benchmarks for years and the performance increases are nowhere near the cost-increases, so it's a no-brainer:  I'm not upgrading.

Yep, you summed it up perfectly in this whole quote (the bold part especially). I was just watching that new Framework Laptop 13 Pro yesterday, not that I need it but I would really want it because all it's missing there is the TrackPoint to be basically perfect (for me). But holy hell, the cost is 2399€ for a prebuilt with X7 358H / 32GB / 1 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, which is crazy high. The specs are excellent, sure, but the value simply isn't there currently, just as you commented.

[Hazey Grey]

It could have to do with Steve's professionalism... Just sayin... There's a reason I stopped tuning in, a technician/enthusiast of 36 years. Somewhere around pandemic; some of us forgot about respect and professionalism, opting in favor of freedom of speech with no filter.