What the Heck Happened to the Ryzen 3 3300X?!

[@mraltoid19]

What a great segment. Thank you for posting this. If you do a retrospective like this on old hardware (1070-Ti, 8700k, Vega56, 1700x) I'd definitely watch.

[@GregSalazar]

Thanks for watching! Glad ya enjoyed it.

[@mraltoid19]

@@mikeycrackson 100% I benched my old 4790k (w/2400mhz DDR3) and it's quicker than my 6700k (w/2800 DDR4), but slower than the 3300x. What an epic CPU, I'd definitely be down for a retrospective on the 4790k and see how it compares today. Hell, any of the old legends would be great...Q6600, 2500k, 4790k, 8350k, etc.

[@PinkyTech]

I remember being so excited and then so disappointed when this chip came out and just never came anywhere close to being on stock at MSRP.

[@sozzll]

the i3 10100, ironically a chip by intel, is very compareable by price and performance, it beats a 7700k too

[@PinkyTech]

@@sozzll Yeah, I have done a lot of builds with them. At the time though, the Ryzen motherboards were much cheaper and you could overclock it, which you couldn't do on the 10100.

[@sozzll]

@@PinkyTech it’s in stock at msrp though, so that’s all that matters

[@rawdez_]

@@sozzll 3100 is faster than 10100 and there are AM4 motherboards that are actually better & cheaper than any Intel's at the same time. so for the same price you get a much better PC with 3100 and as a bonus you get way better upgrade path with it.

[@sozzll]

@@rawdez_ this entire video is literally about how these cpus don’t exist at msrp

[@Phynellius]

watched on my 3300x + 5600xt gaming computer, was lucky enough to grab one of the last retail units before they disappeared for good. I only wish I had bought a second one when I had the chance, my buddy ended up wanting to build with one

[@rafjuh]

rocking the same 3300x and 5600xt here for a year now. great value combo for 1080p high fps gaming or 1440p for some older or slower paced games. but i am going to upgrade at some point to a 5600x and a 6000xt card when prices will eventually go down... So maybe next year :)

[@nsrfiji4492]

Same lol

[@paco8526]

im using that exact combo, its killer for the price i paid, here in Mexico i bought my 3300X for "only" 135Dlls, when the 3600 was selling for 220+Dlls

[@ziski]

best purchase i ever did. Yoinked it after the cpu arrived in my country at msrp with lil tax. Still loving it till this day

[@coreyhumes6860]

I can't wait for the scalper issue to be over im ready to back in 2019 where stuff was available

[@erickabundis7952]

Just sold my RTX 3060 for $850... I’m so happy

[@ILiketurtles68]

There is no going back. We move forward with a new normal.

[@christopherallard1693]

Buys MSRP 3060, sells for scalper price, buys 3080 MSRP, sells for scalper price, buys 3090. Stonks

[@broshbrolin2395]

just save up dude, bc u cant get anything at msrp anymore, scalpers miners they dont give a shit and they will never stop

[@erickabundis7952]

@@christopherallard1693 I was working my way up… I was hoping to get a 3070 but I just decided to part out my entire pc … if you have a decent gpu before the pandemic then you can definitely work your way up to a 3070 or 3080

[@johnmijo]

NOW if only Manscaped sold a shaver for all those tech scalpers out there :p

[@redcomn]

Manscape stuff suck tho tbh.

[@dustinweatherby5518]

all they deserve is dullest pair of scissors

[@venividivici4253]

@@redcomn overpriced crap.

[@janeleder6204]

Tech scalpers have no balls

[@richardrussell7082]

They used to have them in France, around the time of the revolution lol

[@PCTechHustle]

Yep! I was super excited about that CPU launch, specifically because my channel is so much about budget systems...well...I’ve never touched one...

[@dhawk5712]

I actually wanted this cpu for my first build but couldn't find it anywhere so I just saved up a bit more money and managed to get a 3600

[@geeopeeo3760]

intel 10100 = 73 pounds. ryzen 3300x = 130 pounds.

[@blamingfish432]

@@geeopeeo3760 that’s a lot of weight....

[@zmazn]

@@geeopeeo3760 so... is heavier better?

[@geeopeeo3760]

@@blamingfish432 they perform the same. AMD is not better value for money.

[@blamingfish432]

@@geeopeeo3760 who’s talking about money? We’re talking weight

[@CobiesTech]

Ive had the 3300x since launch last year (newegg managed to have some in stock and i was at the right place at the right time), but I havent really used it, let alone make a build out of it because of its rarity. Over the last couple months, newegg and b&h photo has had restocks of this unicorn randomly, not sure how or why, but there are more in the wild now than there were last year. Im gonna pair it with a rtx 3060 and see how well it does, compared to a 3700x

[@kaizel2264]

It won't really bottleneck the rtx 3060 you can probably pair it up with rtx 3060 ti in 1440p

[@dean_5234]

I spent sooo long looking for this to no avail in December... settled on a 1400. Great video!

[@TheSilviu8x]

Was in that boat and actually, the 1400 is really good with fast ram! Too bad mine was really a turd at overclocking, 3.7! max overclock... I've selled the 3600 before for this reason also, first batch, bad overclocking. I've bought the 3100, a later batch and it's true, can hold 4.6ghz with 1.3v It's really that much of a difference between the 3300x and 3100 at 4.6ghz? I don't know...

[@dean_5234]

@@TheSilviu8x Interesting! Yeah, for the $85 USD I payed for it the 1400 pairs really nicely with 2x8 3200 CL16 and a 1060 3GB. I could upgrade it, but rn it fulfills all my needs.

[@faniss1380]

@@dean_5234 I had a 1400. Max RAM speed I could hit was 2666 no matter the SOC voltage. It was really slow and also a turd to overclock. It was mostly stable at 3.8 GHz, but it needed 1.4V for it

[@dean_5234]

@@faniss1380 Interesting. I don't OC much, but mine ram 3200mhz cl16 by just enabling xmp.

[@Ikhwan_]

I was lucky enough to get this 2 weeks after launch at near MSRP. Still running this and I'm loving it.

[@joseph6489]

This cpu actually came in stock a few days ago a few times at msrp. Last time I saw it come in stock was three days before this comment (commenting on 4/22/2021).

[@RaichuAM]

any sites to look out for them?

[@joseph6489]

@@RaichuAM Amazon mostly, newegg had it like once. Follow @LeBlarstOfTimes on Twitter and you will see notifications that you need

[@FarrellMcGovern]

It's analysis like this that has kept me coming back to your channel. Great stuff.

[@jamesda3]

Anyone happen to stumble upon this today. The 3300x is back on stock between 130-150. As of today I ordered it off Newegg. Adorama and B&H also have it in stock. Definitely the best deal for cpus right now. The ryzen 5 3600 is up to 280 pretty much anywhere, lowest I have seen is 259 for the 3600 on Newegg.

[@mokeishrajan4202]

I got mine just on release for MSRP here in Malaysia

[@johnbeast4992]

I'm looking to build my first pc in over 14 years. Things have changed so much and I'm so lost. I'm ready to quit and look at pre built pc's.

[@Trick-Framed]

Now THAT was an EXCELLENT video. You combined some economics with tech just like you said you would after that last economic video gained traction and here we are! Well said, well presented and overall great content. I couldn't recommend this enough.

[@GregSalazar]

Glad you liked it!

[@Trick-Framed]

@@GregSalazar liked? I LOVED it. Great content!

[@itzkouiiii9699]

Perfect upload time👍👍

[@XxPuffyWolfxX]

Was soo lucky to grab some on restock during Walmart and Amazon 😭😭😭 the incredible deal

[@Weretarantula5]

I watched for two weeks straight for the release of the 3300x on Canada Computers, felt so good grabbing it on launch day after seeing all the reviews leading up to it. It's an absolute beast for 4 cores!

[@cocopuffz604]

Same. I asked Canada Computers in Richmond BC if they had it in stock and jumped at it when they showed me the box. The value was too good to pass up

[@Braffy]

I just recently picked one up for MSRP off of Amazon, super happy with it. Paired with an RX 580, it's perfect.

[@bertoo2355]

I've never regret searching the whole city for a R5 3600 since it came out. And it has never failed me for a budget CPU. A year later still having some good reviews.

[@dog_knight]

I've kept an eye on this CPU locally and it has been in stock almost constantly throughout 2021 locally. In Australia it is selling for about $155 USD. Compared to roughly $230 USD for the R5 3600. So supply seems fine locally. However its value prop has obviously decreased since its launch.

[@jebediahkerman4251]

i remember someone told me why i didn't go for the 3300X instead of the 10400, i never even knew the 3300X even existed in the first place, and it didn't have integrated graphics sadly.

[@alejandrobolanos4655]

One of the lucky ones who got a 3300x at MSRP, like a year ago and it's true: a complete beast (I see it as a 4-core 3600)

[@rayproductionsbackupchanne3862]

ryzen really shook up the pc market in just 3 main generations

[@GroundGame.]

Thank you for explaining this, always wondered about the binning for those.

[@carsplitter97]

I got my 3600 for &150 off Amazon last year and I couldn’t be happier with it.

[@CristuelCasto]

I wanted to get this chip for my mother's PC last year, but when I saw the prices, I figured I'd just give her my "old" 2600X and upgrade to a 2700X instead as soon as the prices on the "grey market" came down a bit. She now has a six core processor just for browsing the web but that's how we roll.

[@davidckj1]

Really really blessed to get the 3300x last year at MSRP when it just launched.

[@zx2184]

Nice 👍

[@TheJames1842]

All i gotta say is i love my Ryzen 5 1600af with 6 cores and 12 threads that i bought on release for just about $95 with tax $105 . Runs like a champ

[@you4125]

Bought mines for $85.I love it. I’ll upgrade when am5 comes out

[@dantevirgil1203]

Hey Greg, keep rocking !

[@JayzBeerz]

I bought 4 a few months ago when Amazon and Newegg had them.

[@stevenwex8966]

I have an interesting story about this story about this CPU, about 12 months about I was building a cheap B550M system and it started with great Black Friday deal on a TUF B550M motherboard, on Ebay I won a 3100 that the seller email and said it was really a 4100, but after waiting long then normal for the CPU to travel I any up getting a 3300X and don't feel any did to upgrade, it support PCI x 4 until the other CPUs. Know idea what happen at the sellers end but it made my budget build that much better. Someday 4 cores won't be enough, but thanks to products like the Steam Deck 4 core still go strong. Disclamier Spelling isn't my strony point and leaving comments on KZbin and Facebook is only for self improvement.

[@DesuVR]

I appreciate you saying "multi-threading" and not "Hyper-threading" like some KZbinrs are still doing when referring to AMD CPU's. That needs to be acknowledged.

[@jovpal5685]

In my country is already price the same with a 3600 and an i5 10400f so the 3300x is not a good option to have when you got others but 3100 is still a good option hehe

[@yuvenyeoh2165]

Guess I was lucky enough to snag this at MRSP at launch. Hopefully more gamers can get their hands on this beast.

[@richardduba9151]

Bought this around August when it suddenly appeared in a local shop (middle EU). It is practically uses the same methods as the new gen, just on 4 cores and despite me going for it as a filler until the 5000 series, I got fond of it and ended up holding on to it - especially after founding out it's unique manufacturing process and overall mythical nature later. This chip delivers 3700x level of performance in certain titles, so for a gaming build, the value is just unbeatable. Paired it with an rtx 2060 itx card (was also considered a rare find even before the gpu shortage) and got a small jewelry box of technology:)

[@shshankking]

It's a great cpu. It was tough to find, more than my hunt for 5950X. But because my brother wanted to upgrade his 1600X as he streams, it was must. And great thing was, we built the 1600 based system on its launch and just be able to update bios and swap is so good. His gigabyte ab350 gaming 3 still holds great, tuned the PBO, and voila..

[@no1be4me2]

Here in Canada on Amazon for AMD Ryzen 3 3300X. CDN$442.63 Add to Cart CDN$ 28.05 delivery: May 4 - 14 Plus tax 470.68 total Prices are so crazy here in Canada...

[@The_Chad_]

Thank you for being one of the few techtubers that has managed to come to terms with the reality of the current market. It's a breath of fresh air to see videos about things are are still important without constantly whining about mining and GPU prices and pointing fingers everywhere. I swear there are guys with PC gaming YT channels that constantly cry out PC gaming is dead and actively encourage their audiences to give up on PC hardware and leave PC gaming. Then they complain about their views being down. Smh. But you have it figured out Mr. Salazar. You are actually living in reality. Lol

[@BuildsByEli]

Microcenter has them right now for $119. Tustin, CA location has 25+ in stock!

[@Beehj84]

For my primary desktop (gaming and productivity - office, web-dev, some audio/video) I got a 3700x for just under MSRP (codes/cashback) at launch (I upgraded my 1600x on an x370 board from 2017) and loved it. Very impressed at the time for the price. Zero complaints since. Mid last year, I was looking for an upgrade to my i5 3470 based HTPC and I wanted to get a one of these 3300x models, as they looked like such good value, but they weren't in stock anywhere. I ended up getting an R3 3100 and an A320 board for £10 more than the price of the 3300x. Added a cheap 500gb nvme and 16gb of 3200 cl16 which worked at xmp out of the box. Frankly, it's been stellar for the price, and my housemate has been using it as his primary PC for coding and web-dev recently. They're little workhorses with decent ram and storage. It's handled all games I've thrown at it on my 4k60 TV, as my main desktop takes care of Cyberpunk. Everything else has been great on the little trooper, as it only needs to do 60fps and on cinematic, couch-games. As much as I wanted the extra 10% in clocks and latency of the 3300x, it would have cost me 40-50% more in the end. Eventually I'll swap the 3700x into the a320 HTPC build (microATX) and sell off the 3100 and x370 (ATX) in time to upgrade my main system to AM5 or equivalent (DDR5), where I'll go big with a 16c/32t 64gb monster. The ability for this process of conscious downcycling is the single best advantage of AM4's platform in the end for me.

[@ventsiboy]

It's so insane this cpu holds up to 3060ti without a problem. One of my favourite purchases ever!

[@marcuslagergren5632]

Where i live, the retailers never got them. I bought a total of three of this CPU from three stores in June 2020. These orders still hasn't been been sent to me. So it's really a unicorn.

[@coryandrum]

roll's mouse over thumbnail, preview shows Greg shaving.... that poor cpu!

[@el_james1254]

I built my first PC mid2020, and I was lucky to get this CPU in my country...later, my 5600x stopped working (PCIE 4.0 exactly), and got again a 3300x. Its the best value-performance CPU I have ever used. It exists.

[@renv6653]

I have bought it and yes its great! Especially for gaming. Though when it comes to multi tasking with 4 cores today, you can easily reach a limit. (I reach 100% cpu usage for playing minecraft w/ shaders, and a minimum of 12 chunk render, while watching a youtube livestream). If you use multi monitors and plan to multi task and not just focus on the gaming part AND a want a better headroom for future proofing. Ryzen 7 3700x has the best value for your money IMO.

[@orcsbelgenetic]

I buy it (3300x) last week. For 152$ Overclocked on 4.5ghz 1.36v With gamaax 400 white. And it perform very well

[@zx2184]

Sure 👍 so powerfull

[@reallyryan_]

Good video, I've never built an AMD system before I have a 2 year old I9 9900K this seems like a great deal at MSRP

[@IcyCubey]

The i9 ain't no slouch man.

[@jeffie8696]

I was able to pre order one at near MSRP and I put it in my nephews gaming PC, it works well but I have never seen it at anywhere near a reasonable price since

[@rkpw2960]

So happy I got this at msrp at launch

[@Sandesh98147]

I bought it for 125 $ last September. Its in my system right now and has handled everything I've thrown at it very well. It doesnt even need a special cooler guys. Its running in mid 70s for pretty much all my gaming sessions on a stock cooler. Its probably going to stay there for coming future. I plan to upgrade the bare bone 1650 I could get my hands on with a 2060 and this will probably handle it no problem

[@SaintPuppetS]

I literally got it like 1 day after the release didn't even know they were so rare, lmao. It's still in my pc and it's quite amazing ngl

[@kieranosullivan3680]

Been waiting on another video about MY CPU for a year . Got mine overclocked to 4.4 at 1.3v on a noctua nhu12s cooler . THANKYOU SO MUCH . Ps. Haven't even watched yet

[@DashUnderscore]

I have one in my main rig. Bought for MSRP, though in Canada. Zero issues as it's for gaming, browsing and office. It's still a killer CPU for the (base) price

[@Alex-Rainmaker]

I got mine back in Jul-2020 for $120 when every one were asking for 3600X. Back then I just grab whatever was available. Man, this little one is a rocket! 😆

[@flake4179]

this CPU is a myth, I never saw it in stock ANYWHERE. I managed to find the 3100 at the regular 99$ from amazon, and i remember soon after i bought it the price hiked to like 300$ dollars. I cant complain not getting a 3300x instead, i feel i dodged a giant bullet with pricing.

[@Ziggy405]

I bought a 1600af right before these came out. Still a incredible deal at $85

[@gordong11]

I picked one up last month for $150 on eBay. It was in a brand new retail box with cooler sealed but from Korea. The listing was ambiguous because it only said "new" I had no idea it was a new retail version in box. Since I only use it for gaming this was the obvious choice for me and it was better than spending $220 on a 3600. I would only get this CPU if only use is for gaming and workloads are not taken into consideration.

[@HydrateOrElse]

My first PC included a 3300x which i bought at msrp. Recently upgraded to a new system with a 5600x and sold the old system to a friend at a drastically reduced price 👍 Performance was pretty good

[@The1rust]

Apparently they all migrated to South Korea. Bought one for my friend which came to $210 CAD total which is about ~$80 cheaper than a 3600 with a good sale and likely still cheaper than it's even been when listed on Canadian retailers. Seeing as how it's only being paired with a 1060 3GB I picked up on the market it would likely just be a waste of money especially when WoW is essentially the only game she plays.

[@fabiosouza8828]

Back in February when they were available here, it costs just 25ish dollars less than a 10400F and a ridiculous 70% more than the 10100F. We lived to see Intel as the budget option, my god

[@rjbg84]

There was drop thru Amazon at MSRP about 15-17 days ago, and lasted a couple of days. I was able to get it and have it on hand.

[@jamieh4x4]

I got one in June 2020 for $205 aussie dollarydoos (about US$140) , no regrets. It goes like a little 4cyl turbo hot hatch, gives the bigger 6 cyls a run for their money.

[@everardoprado3875]

Very well explanation, I love the economist viewpoint to this phenomena

[@worldhello1234]

@5:35 Off course, they are always people who think X, Y and Z. In this case I think most people don't get anything wrong here. They are simply not willing to pay more, unless they really have to. MSRP is a reference for perceived value. :) @7:55 They sell for more, that is for sure. Unless the market is upside down.

[@FutureKLX300SMowner]

I only managed to get a 3100 but managed to push it to 4.37 ghz all core and beat out the 7700k by about 180pts in cinebench and pretty much matching it in games. and at 70cad or 50 USD I got a great deal

[@alexv182]

Since the begining of the shortage, I've shotdown my main computer that have a 3800X, 32gb of ram and a RTX 2070 (for fear of breaking it) and daily my 3100 chip with a 1650 non-super that I got at MSRP at the time. This chip is amazing still and get the gaming done. Overclocked at high voltage that is...

[@Behdad47]

I was desperately trying to buy a 3300X back in October 2020 but I couldn't find one in my country. Hence, I decided to buy a 3600XT, and boy oh boy am I so glad I did that.

[@Bunta1987qwerty]

Couldn’t find one a while back, but the 3600x was $195 new, so I got that. Eventually found a 3900x for $300, so I built another computer. Currently building a pc for my son, and could only find a 3700x in stock, but it was only $300 at Best Buy, so I’m not upset.

[@cocopuffz604]

I got mine when it came out for $120 CAD. Still going strong...

[@JackOfAllBladesCh]

I bought one recently from Walmart, sold by Walmart, of all places for MSRP. It will be fun to mess around with, and use for testing.

[@adityanugraha1007]

very good cpu for budget gaming PC, i pairing with 3060 and still get great performance without feel any bottleneck issues. the price in my country (Indonesia) is around $135 - $150 and availability its okay

[@adityafawzan312]

serius gk bonek bg ?

[@Swordonator]

LITERAL FACTS IVE BEEN WAITING SO LONG

[@silentwindbell]

I think the 10100f was just the better move because of avalibity but great video!

[@TheSilviu8x]

The 3100, the newest ones are capable of holding 4.6ghz at lower voltage, mine 1.3v

[@patientzero6325]

man my dream budget cpu. and until now no stocks.

[@theylen]

Realistically, the 3300X was not only competing for dies with Ryzen 5 and 7, but also with the EPYC SKUs that use 1 CCX per die, or 1 core per CCX.

[@mayerpro2985]

Is it good or no i go to buy it tomorrow

[@mayerpro2985]

Ryzen 3 3300x

[@bodasactra]

Saw this 4 core CPU $120, the 6 core 3600 $190, and 2600X $89. I went 2600X and it turned out to be late manufactured gold binned. Ican OC to 4.3GHz soundly beating 3600 stock CPU-Z scores easily. The numbers dont show the 4 core has a frame time issue causing severe stutter in new core demanding games like Cyberpunk.

[@edge21str]

It was in stock last month or so in Switzerland for around 155Sfr. (~$164) while you could get a 10400f for around 134Sfr. (~$145). Nice chip but the price to performance isn't there anymore even when it's in stock.

[@thomaszhu2277]

Not msrp but Asian markets such as China and South Korea seem to have gotten quite a few of them. Looking up the 3300x on aliexpress and ebay right now seems to get you sellers with these in stock shipping from those 2 former countries.

[@Hihellohihellogoodbye]

I recently bought one bundled with a gigabyte a320m as I'm modernising my system, never knew these were so hard to come by :0

[@fabiusmaximuscunctator7390]

At 120 bucks it's the 10400F imo. You could buy the i5 for several months at that price, at least in Europe.

[@Majkac16]

im using 3100, bought for 90€ oc @4,2ghz and with GTX1070 its the best 1080p ultra gaming rig. Its really ballanced, temps are about 65C with Arctic Freezer 34. great budget PC combo

[@RetroDaddyPH]

I bought mine for around $130 here in the Philippines about a week ago, and then I built my wife a work PC using my old trusty 2400G. This thing rocks! time to upgrade to a B550 :)

[@kheimogaming9539]

weeeeh san nabile?

[@RetroDaddyPH]

@@kheimogaming9539 Callo.PH on shopee :) kaso OOS na yata :(

[@crazyforblues1967]

Bought one if these at launch for MSRP. Great buy, great chip...now if I only had a gpu that could take full advantage of it 😐

[@jeffie8696]

Some 3300X CPUs have come back in stock at Newegg and B&H for $150 , makes me wonder if they just came out of a warehouse someplace or if they are still being made?

[@richardrussell7082]

Manscaped: makes a dedicated shaver to use on your 'nether regions', so you don't have to do double duty with the same shaver you use on your face. Greg: .....nvm...

[@2ndLastJedi]

Still rocking my 3300x from 2017....oh I mean my 7700k from 2017 ;) Still pushing out all the frames I need :)

[@copybookspoon6744]

I actually never thought of the 3300x before, only the 3200g and the 3400g.

[@HDAD419]

Was going to get this CPU when it got announce but hot damn the pc shop at our town won't sell me one unless it's bundle with MoBo, which jacked up the price for me and I didn't even need the extra baggage. Sadge that I'm still stuck with my 2200G up to this day.

[@neilg97]

I wanted one of these at £120.00 in the UK it was never available. Managed to snag a 3600X for £187 last year, £1 more than the 3600 at time of purchase following a bunch of price rises.

[@ScottG420]

I built my system around the 3300x that I bought from newegg for $149us August 2021. now on sale for $333.16us wow doubled in 3 months

[@antisocialgaming1814]

love your videos keep it up boss

[@GregSalazar]

Thanks, will do!

[@rekusamare2219]

I bought it a month ago for 150usd. Paired with legendary gtx 1060. Motherboard is asrock b550m steel legend for upgrading in the future

[@thenubbro4976]

In my country , it was always for around 160 - 170 $ . though now 3100 goes for 150 .

[@babanstreetking]

Getting it for 150USD, a lil but pricy but no regret at all since now this one would make a fortune to get near MSRPs.

[@digitalallstar]

I got one at MSRP. Didn't know it was so scarce.