AMD Ryzen pricing: $500 for 8-core 1800X CPU, undercutting Intel by $600

AMD's Ryzen high-end Summit Ridge CPUs have been priced—and it looks like Intel better batten down the hatches, or be ready to slash its prices to compete. At the top end the Ryzen 1800X will cost $500 (~£500), versus $1,100 (~£1,050) for the Intel Core i7-6900K that AMD is putatively pitching it against. Further down the stack there's the Ryzen 1700X for $400, which AMD is comparing against the $450 Core i7-6800K...

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