Due to the disparity in AM4 vs AM5 board and RAM cost, I doubt there is much market for a low-end AM5 CPU right now. I would expect stocks of AM4 supplies to start dwindling before low-end AM5 CPUs are produced.
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Yeah, AM4 is where the budgets at right now.
and AM4 will still be ridable for years gaming wise with a 5600x/56003d/58003d, a solid video card, and 32gb of ram.
Yeah that makes sense, AM4 would be better bang for your buck for now and if needed you could still upgrade. It would be nice to have the option though, but binning is only cost-effective up until a 6-core, I guess…
I wonder what the proper price range is for a low-end CPU these days, taking into account inflation and supply chain shortages. The Ryzen 7600 is $230 right now which is a little under $180 in 2015 money, which doesn't seem too bad for a low-end CPU.
The i3-13100 is currently $129 it seems (€150/$165 where I live). I think a $139 4C/8T chip would be appropriate? The current price of the 7600 is indeed fair imo.
We likely need monolithic mobile Zen 4 (Phoenix) to be in enough stock first for AMD to start packaging them for desktop use.
Consider buying second hand if you need to reduce costs more.